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NYS Laws Affecting SUNY Procurements

The following is a list of the major, but not all, NYS laws that affect SUNY procurement. Detailed information about these specific laws may be obtain from the NYS Assembly website at Laws of New York.  

Economic Development Law

•  Article 4-C - Procurement opportunities newsletter
  
  • §142 - Procurement opportunities newsletter

Education Law  

• Article 8 - State University ans State Financial Assistance for Higher Education 
  
  • §355 (Powers of Trustees)
  • §376 (Letting of construction contracts)
  • §7307 (Architecture—Special Provisions)

 Executive Law

• Article 15-A  - Participation by Minority Group Members and Women with Respect to State Contracts

Finance Law:

• Article 2 - General Fiscal Provisions
  • §8 (Duties of the comptroller)
• Article 9 - Contracts
  • §139i (Obligations with respect to procurement contracts with New York state and foreign business enterprises)
  • §139j (Restrictions on contacts during the procurement process)
  • §139k (Disclosure of contacts and responsibility of offerers)
• Article 11 - State Purchasing
  • §160 (State Purchasing)
  • §162 (Preferred Sources)
  • §163(9) (Soliciting and Accepting Offers)
  • §165(2) (Prohibition of Tropical Hardwoods)
  • §165(3) (Recyclable commodities)
  • §165(4) (Food Products)
  • §165(4-a) (NYS Labeled Wines)
  • §165(5) (MacBride Fair Employment Principles)
  • §165(6) (Discriminatory Jurisdictions)
  • §165(7) (Purchase of Apparel)

Labor Law

• Article 8 - Public Work
• Article 9 - Prevailing Wage for Building Service Employees 
• Article 10 - Building Construction, Demolition and Repair Work 

Legislative Law

• Article 1-A - Lobbying Act

Public Officers Law

• Article 4 - Powers and Duties of Public Officers
  • §73(4) (Business or professional activities)
  • §74 (Code of ethics)

Tax Law

• Article 1 - (1 - 28*2) Definitions: Miscellaneous
  • §5-a (Certification of registration to collect sales and compensating use taxes by certain contractors, affiliates and subcontractors)
  • §19 (Green building credit)