What's happening
This bill allows New York municipalities to contract for services through any other governmental entity, expanding cooperative purchasing options.
Why it matters
Expands local government purchasing flexibility. , which could lead to cost savings and increased efficiency for municipalities by allowing them to leverage contracts from a broader range of governmental entities, not just within New York State.
May improve access to better or more specialized services. , as municipalities can now contract for services through any other government entity’s contract, potentially accessing vendors or terms not otherwise available.
Requires continued adherence to MWBE (Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise) and preferred source laws. , ensuring that expanded purchasing power does not bypass existing mandates to support these groups.
Local governments retain control over best value purchasing. by requiring a local law, rule, regulation, or resolution to use "best value" (not just lowest bid), meaning municipalities must opt in and set their own standards for this expanded authority.
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Share Government Service Contracts
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Sponsors
3 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to local governments
- Referred to local governments
Companion bill
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Let Towns Share Contracts
In Senate Committee · Local Government · Sponsor Betty Little
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1388
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 12, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. JENNE, FRIEND, BUCHWALD -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PALMESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing municipalities to contract for services through any other governmental entity
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 16 of section 103 of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 497 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
16. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions one, two and three of this section, and section one hundred four of this article, any officer, board or agency of a political subdivision or of any district therein authorized to make purchases of apparatus, materials, equipment or supplies, or to contract for services related to the installation, maintenance or repair of apparatus, materials, equipment, and supplies, may make such purchases, or may contract for [such] services [related to the installation, maintenance or repair of apparatus, materials, equipment, and supplies], as may be required by such political subdivision or district therein through the use of a contract let by the United States of America or any agency thereof, any state or any other political subdivision or district therein if such contract was let to the lowest responsible bidder or on the basis of best value in a manner consistent with this section and made available for use by other governmental entities; provided, however, that no political subdivision or district therein, other than a city with a population of one million or more inhabitants or any district, board or agency with jurisdiction exclusively therein, may make such purchases or contract for such services through the use of such a contract let on the basis of best value in a manner consistent with this section unless the political subdivision or
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[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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district shall first adopt a local law, rule, regulation or resolution, as the case may be, pursuant to subdivision one of this section, authorizing the use of best value for awarding purchase contracts.
The authority provided to political subdivisions and districts therein pursuant to this subdivision shall not relieve any obligation of such political subdivision or district therein to comply with any applicable minority and women-owned business enterprise program mandates and the preferred source requirements of section one hundred sixty-two of the state finance law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, that the amendments to subdivision 16 of section 103 of the general municipal law, made by section one of this act, shall not affect the repeal of such subdivision and shall be deemed repealed therewith.
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