§ 5. Proposals for legislative printing. 1. The commissioner shall\ngive adequate notice that he will, at a time and place stated therein,\nreceive sealed proposals for the legislative printing, the work to be\nperformed as prescribed by law and in the notice published by said\ncommissioner. Said commissioner shall compile the various terms,\nconditions and specifications for the legislative printing, except that\nas such specifications relate to the paper required for printing they\nshall be in accordance with those established pursuant to section one\nhundred sixty-four of the state finance law and shall invite all bids\nand let all contracts thereon and the same shall constitute each said\ncontract. A copy of such requirements, when prepared, shall be filed in\nthe office of said commissioner and shall be open to public inspection\nat all times.\n 2. The requirements for said legislative printing shall include the\nitems set forth in subdivisions two and three of section four of this\nchapter and such items shall be placed in one group to be awarded in one\ncontract and must set forth in such detail as will adequately inform the\nproposing bidders of the nature, kind, quality and quantity thereof, and\ncopies of such requirements shall be delivered to all bona fide\napplicants therefor, and at the time when and place where bids are to be\nreceived in the manner herein provided the commissioner shall publicly\nopen the bids received and record them without any change, correction or\naddition whatever. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this\nsubdivision, the commissioner may, upon approval of the temporary\npresident of the senate and the speaker of the assembly, or a\nlegislative employee designated by each legislative leader in the case\nof legislative printing for the legislature, and acting alone in the\ncase of legislative printing for the executive, subdivide into two or\nmore groups the work embraced in legislative printing and award separate\nand distinct contracts for each such group or any combination thereof\nfor any period not exceeding fifty months, as the commissioner shall\ndeem in the best interests of the state. The provisions of subdivision\nten of this section shall specifically apply to the legislative printing\nof the state of New York legislative digest and the provisions of\nsubdivision eleven of this section shall specifically apply to all other\nitems of legislative printing for the legislature covered by subdivision\ntwo of section four of this article.\n 3. No bids shall be withdrawn or cancelled, but the commissioner may\nreject any bids which do not conform to the specifications and to his\nrules and regulations, and may in any case, but in the case of\nlegislative printing for the legislature only after timely written\nnotice to and approval by the temporary president of the senate and the\nspeaker of the assembly or legislative employee designated by them,\nreject all bids and again advertise for bids in the manner herein\nprovided. The commissioner may discriminate in favor of any such bid as\nhe may deem most favorable to the state, if in his opinion the interests\nof the state will be promoted thereby.\n 4. Every bid received must be a sealed bid, and the bidding\nrequirements may include a provision for adequate guaranty that a bidder\nwill enter into the contract if it shall be awarded to him. Notice of\nthe requirement of such guaranty shall be embodied in the public notice\nfor such letting, and such notice shall also require, and each contract\nshall provide, for the giving of a bond in such amount as shall be\nprescribed, conditioned for the faithful performance of the contract.\n 5. No contract for legislative printing for the legislature shall be\nawarded to any bidder until the temporary president of the senate and\nspeaker of the assembly shall have been advised by the commissioner of\nhis findings and recommendations with respect to each bidder and bid\nproposal there
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