N.Y. Public Authorities Law § 2875-a: Definitions

§ 2875-a. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms

shall have the following meanings unless otherwise specified:

1. "Construction item" means any such item or material used in

construction and which is procured directly by the public authority or

office or any such item or material commonly used in construction which

is procured by a person, other than a municipality, under contract with

the public authority or office.

2. "Office" means the office of general services.

3. "Practicable" means capable of being used without violating the

following criteria: performance, availability at a reasonable price,

availability within a reasonable period of time and maintenance of a

satisfactory level of competition.

4. "Product" means any material, supply, equipment or construction

item or other item whether real or personal property which is the

subject of any purchase, barter, or other exchange made to procure such

product.

5. "Secondary materials" means any material recovered from or

otherwise destined for the waste stream, including but not limited to,

post-consumer material, industrial scrap material, and overstock or

obsolete inventories from distributors, wholesalers and other companies

as defined in rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner of

general services but such term does not include those materials and

byproducts generated from, and commonly reused within an original

manufacturing process.

6. "Specification" means any description of the physical or functional

characteristics, or of the nature of a material, supply, equipment or

construction item. It may include a description of any requirement for

inspecting, testing or preparing a material, supply, equipment or

construction item for delivery.