N.Y. Second Class Cities Law § 121: Proposals

§ 121. Proposals. No contract shall be let, except after the receipt

of sealed bids or proposals therefor, and no bids or proposals shall be

received at any time other than at a regular meeting of said board, and

unless they conform to the rules of the board and the general ordinances

of the common council. All bids or proposals must be indorsed with the

title of the work or materials to which they relate, the name of the

bidder and his residence. It shall be the duty of each member of the

board to be present at the time and place mentioned in the public notice

for the receipt and opening of bids or proposals, and such meetings

shall be open to the public. After all the bids or proposals have been

presented, but not until one-half hour after the time stated in the

public notice for holding the meeting, all bids or proposals shall be

opened by some member of the board or by its secretary, publicly and in

the presence of the bidders and other persons there present, and an

abstract of all of such bids or proposals, with the prices and security

offered, shall be transcribed in a book kept for that purpose, without

any change, correction or addition whatever. A majority of the board

need not be present when such bids or proposals are opened. The board

may reject all bids or proposals received at any meeting and advertise

again for new bids or proposals to be received at another meeting as

above prescribed. No person submitting, or on whose behalf a bid or

proposal is submitted, nor the principal or sureties on any bond or

security accompanying the same, shall have the right to withdraw or

cancel any such bid, proposal, or bond until the board shall have

awarded the contract for which such bid or proposal is made, and such

contract shall have been duly executed.