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History
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1210
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 58–0
- Advanced to third reading
Show 3 earlier actions
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.765
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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Relates to contracts by the New York city school construction authority
In Assembly Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Peter Abbate
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S1989
Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to contracts by the New York city school construction authority
Purpose or general idea of bill
Prohibits a bid to SCA from being rejected or declared invalid solely for harmless, technical, or ministerial defects where the intent is clearly discernible and unintentional.
Summary of specific provisions
Amends paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 1734 of the public authorities law to prohibit a bid from being rejected or be deemed invalid, impaired or in any manner defective solely for harmless, technical, or ministerial defects, where the intent is clearly discernible and unintentional. Additionally provides that this shall not be deemed to relieve any bidder from any criminal or civil liability, or to enlarge the actual authority of any officer of the authority, nor, except as stated here, to limit any other statute or law.
Justification
The SCA has the power to accept or reject bids for various reasons, but lacks the ability to overlook harmless defects in a bid--for example, where the written description of a number varies slightly from the number itself. This bill remedies the defect in its bidding powers. It does not change or alter any other grounds for accepting or rejecting a bid or bidder.
Prior legislative history
2007-2008: S.6948 - Referred to Corporations, Authorities & Commissions, Passed the Senate 2009-2010: S.2120 - Referred to Corporations, Authorities & Commissions
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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