§ 8. Contracts. 1. Whenever the commissioner of general services, in\naccordance with the provisions of this chapter, has caused to be\nprepared the drawings and specifications for the work of construction,\nreconstruction, alteration, repair or improvement of any state buildings\nsuch drawings and specifications shall be a part of the contract\ntherefor. Such drawings and specifications when prepared shall be filed\nin the office of the office of general services, and in the office of\nthe board, department, commission or officer having jurisdiction over\nsuch state buildings whether constructed or to be reconstructed, and the\noffice of the state comptroller at his request; and shall at all times\nbe open to public inspection. The department or other agency having such\njurisdiction shall adopt, modify or reject any such drawings and\nspecifications, and no such work shall be begun until the drawings and\nspecifications therefor have been adopted, but before the adoption\nthereof, the department or other agency having such jurisdiction shall\nsubmit the same to the board of visitors, if any, of the said department\nor other agency, in case such board of visitors is authorized by law to\nreview such drawings and specifications for the purposes of this\nsection, and shall allow such board of visitors a period of not more\nthan thirty days in which to submit a statement of their opinions and\nsuggestions in regard thereto.\n 2. The said department or other agency having jurisdiction shall,\nexcept as otherwise provided in this chapter, advertise for proposals\nfor such work of construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or\nimprovement, or, upon the request of said department or other agency,\nthe commissioner of general services is authorized to advertise for and\nto receive and open such proposals for such work of construction,\nreconstruction, alteration, repair or improvement, and upon the opening\nof such proposals he shall, in appropriate cases, transmit to said\ndepartment or other agency a tabulation of such proposals. Except as\nprovided in section twenty of this chapter, such advertisement for\nproposals shall be printed in a newspaper published in the city of\nAlbany, and in such other newspaper or newspapers as will be most likely\nto give adequate notice to contractors of the work contemplated and of\nthe invitation to submit proposals therefor. Such advertisement shall be\npublished for such time and in such manner as shall be determined by the\ncommissioner of general services. Such advertisement shall be a public\nnotice which shall contain a brief description of the work of\nconstruction, reconstruction, alteration, repair or improvement, a\nreference to the drawings and specifications therefor and where they may\nbe seen and obtained, the time when and the place where the proposals\ninvited by such advertisement will be received, the requirement of a\ndeposit with the proposal, the requirement of a bond to accompany the\ncontract and in such amount as may be prescribed for the faithful\nperformance of the contract, and such other matters as the commissioner\nof general services may deem advisable.\n 3. Every proposal received by the said department or other agency or\nthe commissioner of general services, as the case may be, must be sealed\nand enclosed therewith the bidder shall deposit with the said department\nor other agency, or with the commissioner of general services, as the\ncase may be, such security as the commissioner of general services shall\ndetermine as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the contract if\nit be awarded to him. Such security shall be returned as soon as\npracticable after the bid opening to all bidders other than the two\nlowest bidders. The security of the two lowest bidders shall be returned\nto each of them upon the execution of the contract and the bonds, if\nany, required by law for the performance of the work of a public\nimprovement for the state of New York
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