What's happening
This bill allows municipal housing authorities in New York to participate in shared purchasing contracts for cost savings, except in cities with over one million people.
Why it matters
Expands cost-saving opportunities. By allowing municipal housing authorities (except those in New York City) to join shared purchasing contracts, the bill could help them get lower prices on supplies and services, freeing up resources for other priorities, such as maintenance or tenant support.
Levels the playing field for smaller authorities. Smaller municipal housing authorities often lack the bargaining power of larger entities; this bill enables them to access the same bulk purchasing deals as other local governments, helping them operate more efficiently.
Includes oversight and equity safeguards. The bill maintains requirements for minority- and women-owned business participation and preferred source rules, ensuring that expanded purchasing flexibility does not undermine existing equity programs.
Excludes New York City. By explicitly exempting municipal housing authorities in cities over one million people, the bill targets its benefits to smaller cities and towns, possibly because New York City already has its own procurement systems and scale advantages.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7807
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 15, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. JENNE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to providing municipal housing authorities greater flexibility and cost savings by permitting certain shared purchasing among political subdivisions and municipal housing authorities
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, or of a municipal housing authority 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, or municipal housing authority 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, or municipal housing authority 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, or municipal housing authority, 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
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such a contract let on the basis of best value in a manner consistent with this section unless the political subdivision [or], district or municipal housing authority 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, and municipal housing authorities pursuant to this subdivision shall not relieve any obligation of such political subdivision or district therein and municipal housing authority 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. For the purposes of this subdivision the term "municipal housing authority or authorities" shall not include any municipal housing authority located in a city with a population of one million or more.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, 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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