N.Y. State Finance Law § 144: Opening and reading of bids for contracts for public work; criminal conspiracies

§ 144. Opening and reading of bids for contracts for public work;

criminal conspiracies. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions of

any general or special law, contracts for public work in excess of five

thousand dollars shall be awarded by any board, officer, agency,

department or commission of the state only after advertisement for bids

shall contain a statement of the time and place where all bids received

in pursuance of such notice will be publicly opened and read and,

pursuant to such notice, all bids received shall be publicly opened and

read at the time and place so specified.

2. A person or corporation who conspires to prevent competitive

bidding on a contract for public work or purchase advertised for bidding

shall be guilty of a misdemeanor as provided in section one hundred

three-e of the general municipal law.