What's happening
This bill raises the threshold for requiring competitive bidding on local highway construction projects from $250,000 or $50,000 to $500,000.
Why it matters
Could allow smaller local highway projects (under $500,000) to be completed more quickly and with less administrative burden. , since municipalities would not need to go through the competitive bidding process for these projects.
May give local governments greater flexibility to use in-house staff or negotiate directly with contractors. for mid-sized projects, potentially leading to more tailored project management but also raising concerns about transparency and oversight.
Could reduce costs related to preparing, advertising, and managing competitive bids for projects under the new threshold. , freeing up administrative resources, but also possibly increasing the risk of favoritism, inefficiency, or higher prices due to reduced competition.
Might impact local contractors and the competitive landscape. while larger firms may see fewer opportunities on smaller projects, local or preferred vendors could benefit from direct negotiations or assignments.
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Raise Local Project Limits
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Sponsors
14 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
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Raise Local Highway Bid Limits
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Thomas F. O'Mara
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3695
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PALMESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the highway law and the transportation law, in relation to consolidated local highway assistance payments
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 4 of section 10-c of the highway law, as amended by section 2 of subpart B of part C of chapter 97 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
(e) Funds allocated for local street or highway projects under this subdivision shall be used to undertake work on a project either with the municipality's own forces or by contract, provided however, that whenever the estimate for the construction contract work exceeds one hundred thousand dollars but does not exceed [two] five hundred [fifty] thousand dollars such work must be performed either with the municipality's own forces or by contract let by competitive bid in accordance with the provisions of section one hundred three of the general municipal law and provided further, however, that whenever the estimate for the construction contract work exceeds [two] five hundred [fifty] thousand dollars such work must be performed by contract let by competitive bid in accordance with the provisions of section one hundred three of the general municipal law.
§ 2. Subdivision 6 of section 234 of the transportation law, as amended by chapter 369 of the laws of 1979, is amended to read as follows:
6. for local street or highway projects, to undertake the work of the project either with its own forces or by contract, however, whenever the estimate for the construction contract work exceeds [fifty] five hundred thousand dollars such work must be performed by contract let by the competitive bid process.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05818-01-9
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