§ 1265-a. Contracts. 1. The provisions of this section shall only\napply to procurements by the authority commenced during the period from\nApril first, nineteen hundred eighty-seven until December thirty-first,\nnineteen hundred ninety-one, and during the period from December\nsixteenth, nineteen hundred ninety-three until June thirtieth, two\nthousand twenty-eight; provided, however, that the provisions of this\nsection shall not apply to (i) the award of any contract of the\nauthority if the bid documents for such contract so provide and such bid\ndocuments are issued within sixty days of the effective date of this\nsection or within sixty days of December sixteenth, nineteen hundred\nninety-three, or (ii) for a period of one hundred eighty days after the\neffective date of this section or for a period of one hundred eighty\ndays after December sixteenth, nineteen hundred ninety-three, the award\nof any contract for which an invitation to bid, solicitation, request\nfor proposal, or any similar document has been issued by the authority\nprior to the effective date of this section or during the period from\nJanuary first, nineteen hundred ninety-two until December sixteenth,\nnineteen hundred ninety-three.\n 2. * (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all purchase\ncontracts for supplies, materials or equipment involving an estimated\nexpenditure in excess of one million dollars and all contracts for\npublic work involving an estimated expenditure in excess of one million\ndollars shall be awarded by the authority to the lowest responsible\nbidder after obtaining sealed bids in the manner hereinafter set forth.\nFor purposes hereof, contracts for public work shall exclude contracts\nfor personal, engineering and architectural, or professional services.\nThe authority may reject all bids and obtain new bids in the manner\nprovided by this section when it is deemed in the public interest to do\nso or, in cases where two or more responsible bidders submit identical\nbids which are the lowest bids, award the contract to any of such\nbidders or obtain new bids from such bidders. Nothing in this paragraph\nshall obligate the authority to seek new bids after the rejection of\nbids or after cancellation of an invitation to bid. Nothing in this\nsection shall prohibit the evaluation of bids on the basis of costs or\nsavings including life cycle costs of the item to be purchased,\ndiscounts, and inspection services so long as the invitation to bid\nreasonably sets forth the criteria to be used in evaluating such costs\nor savings. Life cycle costs may include but shall not be limited to\ncosts or savings associated with installation, energy use, maintenance,\noperation and salvage or disposal.\n * NB Effective until June 30, 2028\n * (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all purchase\ncontracts for supplies, materials or equipment involving an estimated\nexpenditure in excess of fifteen thousand dollars and all contracts for\npublic work involving an estimated expenditure in excess of twenty-five\nthousand dollars shall be awarded by the authority to the lowest\nresponsible bidder after obtaining sealed bids in the manner hereinafter\nset forth. For purposes hereof, contracts for public work shall exclude\ncontracts for personal, engineering and architectural, or professional\nservices. The authority may reject all bids and obtain new bids in the\nmanner provided by this section when it is deemed in the public interest\nto do so or, in cases where two or more responsible bidders submit\nidentical bids which are the lowest bids, award the contract to any of\nsuch bidders or obtain new bids from such bidders. Nothing herein shall\nobligate the authority to seek new bids after the rejection of bids or\nafter cancellation of an invitation to bid. Nothing in this section\nshall prohibit the evaluation of bids on the basis of costs or savings\nincluding life cycle costs of the item to be purchased, discounts, and\
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