N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 2050-p: Contracts

§ 2050-p. Contracts. All contracts or orders, for work, material or

supplies performed or furnished in connection with construction, shall

be awarded by the agency pursuant to resolution of the governing body

except as hereinafter provided. Such awards, when applicable, shall be

made in compliance with the general municipal law. Prior to entering

into any contract, the agency shall seek the opinion of the attorney

general with respect to conformance of such contract with the anti-trust

laws, and of the comptroller with respect to conformance to the general

municipal law. The agency may execute any contract within thirty days

after such opinions are sought, whether nor not they have been received.

In any construction contract, the agency may provide a program for the

payment of damages for delays and incentive awards in order to encourage

timely project completion. An action, suit or proceeding contesting the

validity of a contract awarded pursuant to this section, or the validity

of the procedures relating to such award, shall be governed by the

provisions of subdivision six of section one hundred twenty-w of the

general municipal law and the term "municipality" as used in such

subdivision six shall mean the agency.