New York S 10326: Relates to cooperative purchasing agreements for public works

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S10326 Summary:

BILL NOS10326 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCOONEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §109-e, Gen Muni L

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Authorizes political subdivisions to utilize cooperative purchasing agreements for goods, services and public works.

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BILL NOS10326 

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05/14/2026REFERRED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 10326

 IN SENATE

 May 14, 2026
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 Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Procurement and Contracts

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the regulation
 and use of cooperative purchasing agreements for public works projects
 by political subdivisions in the state of New York

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

 1 Section 1. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature finds and
 2 declares that subdivision 16 of section 103 of the general municipal law
 3 was enacted to enhance procurement efficiency by permitting New York
 4 political subdivisions to use cooperative purchasing agreements, includ-
 5 ing piggybacking competitively awarded contracts from other jurisdic-
 6 tions. However, the increasing use of national cooperative contracts and
 7 those from other states with divergent procurement standards has led to
 8 diminished oversight, lower worker protections, and a departure from New
 9 York's public bidding laws.
 10 This act affirms that cooperative purchasing for public works must be
 11 subject to New York's public procurement laws and safeguards and explic-
 12 itly limits such agreements to those that are bid, advertised, and
 13 awarded solely by political subdivisions located within the state of New
 14 York. It seeks to clarify allowable uses of cooperative purchasing,
 15 improve transparency and accountability, and strengthen prevailing wage
 16 enforcement mechanisms to protect workers and ensure fair competition.
 17 The legislature further finds that clarification is necessary regard-
 18 ing the definition and scope of services related to public works
 19 construction, to ensure that such services are subject to New York state
 20 labor protections, including prevailing wage requirements and appropri-
 21 ate craft or trade separation. The legislature is concerned that cooper-
 22 ative agreements awarded by jurisdictions outside New York have led to
 23 inconsistent enforcement practices, improper assignment of trades under
 24 Job Order Contracting (JOC) arrangements, and diminished public trans-
 25 parency.
 26 § 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
 27 109-e to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15839-01-6

 S. 10326 2

 1 § 109-e. Cooperative purchasing agreements for public works. 1. (a)
 2 Political subdivisions may utilize cooperative purchasing agreements for
 3 goods and services, provided the contracts were competitively bid by
 4 political subdivisions either within or outside New York.
 5 (b) Cooperative purchasing agreements for public works construction
 6 and any services related to public works construction shall only be
 7 permitted when such contracts are competitively bid, publicly adver-
 8 tised, and awarded by a political subdivision located within the state
 9 of New York, in full compliance with all applicable New York public
 10 procurement laws, including but not limited to section one hundred one
 11 of this article, prevailing wage statutes, and requirements for craft or
 12 trade separation.
 13 (c) For the purposes of this section, any project executed under a
 14 cooperative purchasing agreement shall be considered a covered project
 15 subject to paragraph d of subdivision one of section two hundred twen-
 16 ty-j of the labor law.
 17 (d) For the purposes of this section, "services related to public
 18 works construction" shall include construction management, general
 19 contracting, inspection