New York A 3965: Relates to contracting for certain construction projects by public housing authorities

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A03965 Summary:

BILL NOA03965 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06672

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SPONSORRosenthal

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COSPNSRTaylor

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§402, 3 & 151, add §160, Pub Hous L

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Relates to alternative project delivery contracts for certain construction projects by housing authorities.

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BILL NOA03965 

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01/30/2025referred to housing

01/07/2026referred to housing

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3965

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Housing

 AN ACT to amend the public housing law, in relation to contracting for
 certain construction projects by public housing authorities

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of section 402 of the public
 2 housing law, as amended by chapter 916 of the laws of 1958, is amended
 3 to read as follows:
 4 (d) undertake administration of personnel in consonance with the size
 5 and scope of the authority's functions. [It is further found and
 6 declared that private enterprise should be encouraged to the greatest
 7 extent possible to enter the field of housing in which the authority now
 8 operates so that the authority may be able to concentrate its activities
 9 at the earliest possible moment on providing housing exclusively for the
 10 lower income families.]
 11 § 2. Section 3 of the public housing law is amended by adding a new
 12 subdivision 28 to read as follows:
 13 28. The term "alternative project delivery contract" means any project
 14 delivery method authorized by article eight of this chapter, including
 15 construction manager build, construction manager at risk, and design-
 16 build, pursuant to which one or more contracts for the provision of
 17 design or construction management and construction services are awarded
 18 pursuant to an open and competitive method of procurement, as specified
 19 in subdivision six of section one hundred fifty-one of this chapter.
 20 § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 151 of the public housing law, as
 21 amended by chapter 185 of the laws of 1997, is amended and a new subdi-
 22 vision 7 is added to read as follows:
 23 1. Contracts of an authority for demolition, excavation, construction,
 24 alteration, renovation or for purchase of materials or supplies shall be
 25 in such form and contain such combination of work or trades and such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02495-01-5

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 1 terms and provisions as may be deemed advisable by the authority. All
 2 such contracts, except contracts for the purchase of materials or
 3 supplies, in excess of fifty thousand dollars shall be made on sealed
 4 bids, in compliance with a public notice advertised at least once, not
 5 less than twenty days before the date set for the receipt of bids, in
 6 the official publication of the municipality, or if none exists, in a
 7 newspaper circulating in the municipality; provided, however, that such
 8 notice requirement shall not apply in cases where an alternative project
 9 delivery contract is authorized and utilized pursuant to subdivision six
 10 of this section, and such utilization is in compliance with the condi-
 11 tions and requirements set forth in subdivision seven of this section or
 12 any other applicable provision of law. With respect to contracts for the
 13 purchase of materials or supplies in excess of twenty-five thousand
 14 dollars, the period of advertisement shall be not less than ten days
 15 before the date set for the receipt of bids. If the authority shall deem
 16 it to its best interest or necessary or desirable to effectuate the
 17 purposes of this chapter or the economy and efficiency in construction
 18 and operation of a project, the authority by majority vote of its
 19 members may either reject all bids or readvertise for bids or by unani-
 20 mous vote of its members may accept a