N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 2591: Contracts

§ 2591. Contracts. 1. Construction contracts let by the authority

shall be in conformity with the applicable provisions of section one

hundred thirty-five of the state finance law.

2. The authority may, in its discretion, assign contracts for

supervision and coordination to the successful bidder for any

subdivision of work for which the authority receives bids. Any

construction contract awarded by the authority shall contain such other

terms and conditions as the authority may deem desirable. The authority

shall not award any construction contract except to the lowest bidder

who, in its opinion, is qualified to perform the work required and who

is responsible and reliable. The authority may, however, reject any or

all bids or waive any informality in a bid if it believes that the

public interest will be promoted thereby. The authority may reject any

bid, if, in its judgment, the business and technical organization,

plant, resources, financial standing, or experience of the bidder

justifies such rejection in view of the work to be performed.

3. All contracts or leases for the construction, reconstruction,

rehabilitation or improvement of buildings let by the authority shall

comply with the provisions of section two hundred twenty of the labor

law.

4. For the purposes of article fifteen-A of the executive law only,

the authority shall be deemed a state agency as that term is used in

such article, and all contracts for procurement, design, construction,

services and materials shall be deemed state contracts within the

meaning of that term as set forth in such article.

5. If after consideration, the authority determines acting within its

discretion and proprietary capacity that given the purpose of any

project and the impact of delay, the possibility of cost savings

advantages, and the local history of labor unrest, if any, its interest

in obtaining the best work at the lowest possible price and preventing

favoritism, fraud and corruption are best met by requiring a project

labor agreement as an incident of any contract let by the authority

regarding any project, it may require such a project labor agreement.