§ 151. Authority construction contracts, cancellation of contracts,\ndisqualification to contract with authority, statement of non-collusion\nin bids or proposals. 1. Contracts of an authority for demolition,\nexcavation, construction, alteration, renovation or for purchase of\nmaterials or supplies shall be in such form and contain such combination\nof work or trades and such terms and provisions as may be deemed\nadvisable by the authority. All such contracts, except contracts for the\npurchase of materials or supplies, in excess of fifty thousand dollars\nshall be made on sealed bids, in compliance with a public notice\nadvertised at least once, not less than twenty days before the date set\nfor the receipt of bids, in the official publication of the\nmunicipality, or if none exists, in a newspaper circulating in the\nmunicipality. With respect to contracts for the purchase of materials or\nsupplies in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars, the period of\nadvertisement shall be not less than ten days before the date set for\nthe receipt of bids. If the authority shall deem it to its best interest\nor necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes of this chapter or\nthe economy and efficiency in construction and operation of a project,\nthe authority by majority vote of its members may either reject all bids\nor readvertise for bids or by unanimous vote of its members may accept a\nbid other than the lowest bid. In any such contract there may be\ninserted in the discretion of the authority, a provision that additional\nwork may be done or materials and supplies furnished or that work or\nmaterials may be omitted for the purpose of completing such contract in\naccordance with any changes, omissions or additions in the\nspecifications of any such contract. Each contract shall provide that in\nthe case of default by the contractor the authority may adopt on behalf\nof the authority all subcontracts made by such contractor and all such\nsubcontractors shall be bound by such adoption if made, and the\nauthority may relet, with or without public advertisement, the work\nspecified in the original contract, exclusive of so much thereof as\nshall be provided in any subcontracts so adopted. An authority may make\nrules and regulations governing the qualifications of bidders, the\nsubmission of combined bids by two or more contractors, the award and\nexecution of the contract, security, if any, for execution and\nperformance of the contract, and any other matters relating to the\ncontract. The bidding may be restricted to those who shall have\nqualified prior to the receipt of bids according to standards fixed by\nthe authority, provided that notice or notices for the submission of\nqualifications shall be published in the official publication of the\nmunicipality, or if none exists, in a newspaper circulating in the\nmunicipality, at least once, not less than ten days prior to the date\nfixed for the filing of qualifications. Nothing in this section shall\nbe construed to limit the power of the authority to carry out a project\nor any part thereof directly by the officers, agencies and employees of\nthe authority, or by any government, or to purchase or acquire materials\nor supplies through the purchasing officer, department or agency of a\ngovernment.\n 2. A clause shall be inserted in all specifications or contracts\nhereafter made or awarded by any municipal housing authority or by any\nofficial of any municipal housing authority, for work or services\nperformed or to be performed or goods sold or to be sold, to provide\nthat upon the refusal by a person who directly or indirectly derives a\nmonetary benefit which is traceable to such a specification or contract,\nwhen called before a grand jury to testify concerning any transaction or\ncontract had with the state or of any political subdivision thereof, a\npublic authority, a municipal housing authority or with any public\ndepartment, agency or official of the state or of
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