New York S 4577: Requires public authorities to negotiate with most qualified architectural, engineering, geological, landscape architectural and/or surveying professional firms before negotiating with other firms

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S04577 Summary:

BILL NOS04577 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05520

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SPONSORCOMRIE

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COSPNSRPARKER, SKOUFIS

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §2879, Pub Auth L

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Requires public authorities and public benefit corporations to negotiate with professional firms providing architectural, engineering, geological, landscape architectural or surveying services in order from the most qualified to the least qualified with regard to the provision of services to the authority or corporation.

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BILL NOS04577 

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02/07/2025REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

05/13/2025REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS

05/19/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4577

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 7, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
 and Commissions

 AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to requiring
 public authorities and public benefit corporations to negotiate with
 professional firms providing architectural, engineering, geological,
 landscape architectural or surveying services in order from the most
 qualified to the least qualified with regard to the provision of
 services to the authority or corporation

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

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (iv) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 3 of
 2 section 2879 of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 383 of
 3 the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (iv) as used in this subparagraph, the term "professional firm" shall
 5 be defined as any individual or sole proprietorship, partnership, corpo-
 6 ration, association, or other legal entity permitted by law to practice
 7 the professions of architecture, engineering or surveying.
 8 It is the policy of New York state to negotiate contracts for archi-
 9 tectural services and/or engineering services and/or geological services
 10 and/or landscape architectural services and/or surveying services on the
 11 basis of demonstrated competence and qualification for the type of
 12 professional services required and at fair and reasonable fees.
 13 In the procurement of architectural, engineering, geological, land-
 14 scape architectural and surveying services, the corporation is required
 15 to encourage professional firms engaged in the lawful practice of the
 16 profession to submit an annual statement of qualifications and perform-
 17 ance data. The corporation for each proposed project is required to
 18 evaluate current statements of qualifications and performance data on
 19 file with the corporation. If desired, the corporation may conduct
 20 discussions with three or more professional firms regarding anticipated

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06047-01-5

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 1 design concepts and proposed methods of approach to the assignment. The
 2 corporation is required to select, in order of preference, based upon
 3 criteria established by the corporation, no less than three professional
 4 firms deemed to be the most highly qualified to provide the services
 5 required.
 6 Every corporation is required to negotiate a contract with the highest
 7 qualified professional firm for architectural services and/or engineer-
 8 ing services and/or geological services and/or landscape architectural
 9 services and/or surveying services at compensation which the corporation
 10 determines in writing to be fair and reasonable to such corporation. In
 11 making this decision, the corporation is required to take into account
 12 the estimated value of the services to be rendered, including the costs,
 13 the scope, complexity and professional nature thereof.
 14 The corporation shall not refuse to negotiate with a professional firm
 15 solely beca