{"data":{"id":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-315","jurisdiction":"us-nyc","citation":"N.Y.C. Charter § 315","heading":"Section 315. Emergency procurement.","body":"Notwithstanding the provisions of section three hundred twelve of this chapter, in the case of unforeseen danger to life, safety, property or a necessary service, an emergency procurement may be made with the prior approval of the comptroller and corporation counsel, provided that such procurement shall be made with such competition as is practicable under the circumstances, consistent with the provisions of section three hundred seventeen of this chapter. The term of any emergency contract awarded pursuant to this section shall not exceed ninety days, except with the prior specific determination of the comptroller and the corporation counsel that a longer term is necessary to avoid or mitigate serious danger to life, safety, property, or a necessary service and that such danger cannot be successfully avoided or mitigated through normal procurement methods. A written determination of the basis for the emergency, the selection of the contractor, and the term of the contract, including a justification for any term exceeding ninety days and why such longer term meets the requirements of this section, shall be placed in the agency contract file, and shall further be submitted to the council no later than fifteen days following contract award, and the determination or summary of such determination shall be included in the notice of the award of contract published pursuant to section three hundred twenty-five of this chapter.","path":["New York City Charter","Chapter 13: Procurement"],"source_url":"https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/NewYorkCity/Charter/XML.zip","current_through":"Local Law 2026/135 (enacted August 31, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:48:59Z","sha256":"e0946d21acae558f386f3ccad475054d00995d04a6cccf21b7f38694a6d05da4","source_id":"us-nyc","stale":true,"prev":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-314","next":"us-nyc/n.y.c.-charter-316"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}