New York A 9344: Regulates the use of cooperative purchasing agreements for public works projects by political subdivisions of the state

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A09344 Summary:

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Regulates the use of cooperative purchasing agreements for public works projects by political subdivisions of the state by implementing certain advertisement requirements.

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BILL NOA09344A

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12/10/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

05/22/2026amend and recommit to local governments

05/22/2026print number 9344a

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9344--A

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 December 10, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Local Governments -- recommitted to the Committee on Local
 Governments in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
 discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
 to said committee

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

 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. It seeks
 12 to clarify allowable uses of cooperative purchasing, improve transparen-
 13 cy and accountability, and strengthen prevailing wage enforcement mech-
 14 anisms to protect workers and ensure fair competition.
 15 The Legislature further finds that clarification is necessary regard-
 16 ing the definition and scope of services related to public works
 17 construction, in order to ensure that such services are subject to New
 18 York State labor protections, including prevailing wage requirements and
 19 appropriate craft or trade separation. The Legislature is concerned that
 20 cooperative agreements awarded by jurisdictions outside New York have
 21 led to inconsistent enforcement practices, improper assignment of trades

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13261-02-6

 A. 9344--A 2

 1 under Job Order Contracting (JOC) arrangements, and diminished public
 2 transparency.
 3 § 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section
 4 109-e to read as follows:
 5 § 109-e. Cooperative purchasing agreements for public works. 1. Poli-
 6 tical subdivisions may utilize cooperative purchasing agreements for
 7 goods and services, including services related to public works
 8 construction, provided any associated contracts were competitively bid
 9 by political subdivisions either within or outside the state.
 10 2. Cooperative purchasing agreements for public works construction and
 11 any services related to public works construction shall only be permit-
 12 ted when associated contracts are competitively bid, publicly adver-
 13 tised, and awarded by a New York political subdivision in full compli-
 14 ance with all applicable public procurement laws, including but not
 15 limited to the provisions of this article, including section one hundred
 16 one, prevailing wage statutes, and requirements for craft or trade sepa-
 17 ration.
 18 3. All cooperative contracts for public works shall be locally adver-
 19 tised to ensure fair and open competition. Notices shall include
 20 detai