N.Y. Public Buildings Law § 20: Work done by special order

§ 20. Work done by special order. The commissioner of general services

shall determine when minor work of construction, reconstruction,

alteration or repair of any state building may be done by special order.

Special orders for such work shall be short-form contracts approved by

the attorney general and by the comptroller. No work shall be done by

special order in an amount in excess of one hundred thousand dollars and

a bond shall not be required for special orders. No work shall be done

by special order unless the commissioner has presented to the

comptroller evidence that he has made a diligent effort to obtain

competition sufficient to protect the interests of the state prior to

selecting the contractor to perform the work. Notwithstanding the

provisions of subdivision two of section eight of this chapter, work

done by special order under this section may be advertised solely

through the regular public notification service of the office of general

services. At least five days shall elapse between the first publication

of such public notice and the date so specified for the public opening

of bids. All payments on special orders shall be made on the certificate

of the commissioner of general services and audited and approved by the

state comptroller. All special orders shall contain a clause that the

special order shall only be deemed executory to the extent of the moneys

available and no liability shall be incurred by the state beyond the

moneys available for the purpose.