What's happening
This bill allows municipalities in New York to contract for services through any other governmental entity, expanding current procurement options.
Why it matters
Expands local government flexibility. , allowing cities, towns, and other local entities to contract for a wider range of services—not just goods—through contracts already established by any other governmental entity, potentially streamlining procurement.
Could lead to cost savings and efficiency. for taxpayers, as municipalities may be able to secure better rates or terms by leveraging larger or more competitive contracts, rather than negotiating independently.
May improve access to specialized services. for smaller municipalities that lack resources or expertise to conduct their own bidding processes, helping them benefit from work done by larger or more experienced governments.
Maintains important regulatory safeguards. by explicitly preserving requirements for minority and women-owned business participation and preferred source mandates, ensuring that expanded procurement options do not bypass these equity and inclusion standards.
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Let Towns Share Contracts
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Sponsors
Senator · Senate District 45
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to local government
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.234
- Referred to local government
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Share Government Service Contracts
In Assembly Committee · Local Governments · Sponsor Addie Jenne
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2948
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 18, 2017
Introduced by Sen. LITTLE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
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 district shall first adopt a local law, rule, regulation or resolution,
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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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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to authorizing municipalities to contract for services through any other governmental entity
Purpose
Authorizes municipalities and districts to contract for services jointly with federal and any state or other municipality.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 - Subdivision 16 of Section 103 of general municipal law as amended by chapter 497 of the laws of 2013 to allow for municipalities and districts to contract for services jointly with federal and any state or other municipality.
Section 2 - Contains the effective date.
Existing law
Chapter 308 of 2012 and Chapter 487 authorizes municipalities and districts to contract for goods jointly with federal and any state or other municipality.
Justification
Cooperative purchasing, also commonly referred to as piggy-backing, is a procurement method whereby if a government agency has already gone through the procurement process and awarded a contract to one or more venders for a particular product or service, the contract can be utilized by other government agencies on the same terms and conditions. Piggy-backing has been proven to reduce administrative and product cost, increase efficiencies and stretch shrinking budgets during difficult times.
Forty-eight states have either explicitly authorized cooperative purchasing or they have enacted a general joint powers statute or intergovernmental cooperation law that permits local public agencies to purchase from cooperative contracts that were solicited by another public agency. New York authorizes cooperative purchasing between New York's local governments and the federal, state or local governments elsewhere in the United States for goods but does not include provisions for cooperative purchasing for services. This bill would amend the General Municipal Law to allow for such cooperative purchasing.
Legislative history
2015-16: S.1682 Passed Senate; Referred to Local Government 2014: S. 6520 Committed to Rules; A. 9138 Referred to Local Government
Fiscal implications
This legislation would provide savings to municipalities through expanding access to cooperative purchasing of services.
Local fiscal implications
This legislation would provide savings to municipalities through expanding access to cooperative purchasing of services.
Effective date
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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