N.Y. Public Buildings Law § 21: Removal, relocation and payment of costs thereof of certain water mains, sewer pipes and other facilities owned by municipalities or publ...

§ 21. Removal, relocation and payment of costs thereof of certain

water mains, sewer pipes and other facilities owned by municipalities or

public service corporations. 1. Whenever the commissioner of general

services deems it necessary as a result of the construction,

reconstruction or maintenance of any state project, to provide for the

removal, relocation, replacement, reconstruction or repair of water

mains, sewer pipes and other facilities maintained for public use and

owned by any municipality or public service corporation, he shall have

the power to contract with such municipality or public service

corporation for such removal, relocation, replacement, or

reconstruction. The expense of such removal, relocation, replacement,

reconstruction or repair shall be a proper charge against funds

available for the construction, reconstruction or maintenance of such

state project, and the work necessary therefor may be performed by

contract, or by the use of office of general services forces and

equipment and of materials purchased therefor. However, if the

commissioner of general services deems it to be in the public interest,

he may contract with the municipality or public service corporation,

upon such terms as he may deem advantageous to the state; to have such

work performed (a) by the employment of the forces and for the use of

the equipment of such municipality and by the use of any material on

hand or necessary to be purchased by such municipality or public service

corporation or (b) by such other method as such commissioner of general

services shall approve or (c) by a combination of the methods provided

in this section. Any municipality is hereby authorized to enter into

such contract for the purposes of this section. Upon the completion and

acceptance of the work, such water mains, sewer pipes and other

facilities shall be maintained by the municipality or such public

service corporation as the case may be.

2. In all cases in which the contracts to be let are for the purpose

of removal, relocation, replacement, reconstruction or repair of water

mains, sewer pipes and any other facilities owned by any municipality or

public service corporation, such municipality or public service

corporation shall not be required to make the preliminary deposit or to

give the certified check upon submitting its proposal, nor to give any

bond for the performance of the work, nor shall any advertising for

proposals be necessary where such municipality or public service

corporation is to perform the work.