N.Y. Rapid Transit Law § 17: Advertising for proposals

§ 17. Advertising for proposals. The board of transportation before

awarding any contract except where there is an extraordinary emergency

involving danger to life or property or where the estimated expense of a

contract does not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars shall advertise

for proposals for such contract by a notice to be printed once a week

for two successive weeks in no less than two of the daily newspapers

published in such city, and in such newspapers published elsewhere than

in such city as such board shall determine. Such notice shall set forth

and state the points within the city, between which such road is to run,

the general method of construction, the route to be followed, the term

of years for which it is proposed to make such contract, and such other

details and specifications as the board shall deem to be proper. Such

notice shall state the time and place at which such proposals will be

opened. The board shall attend at the time and place so specified, and

shall publicly open all proposals that shall have been received, but the

board shall not be bound to accept any proposals so received, but may

reject all such proposals and readvertise for proposals in the manner

provided in this chapter, or may accept any of such proposals as, in the

judgment of such board, will best promote the public interest, and award

a contract accordingly. All such contracts must before execution be

approved as to form by the corporation counsel and consented to by the

board of estimate and the mayor of such city.