N.Y. PBA Law § 559
This is the official text of N.Y. PBA Law § 559, part of New York’s PBA Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "PBA Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Construction contracts
Official statutory text
§ 559. Construction contracts. The authority shall do all construction\npursuant to a contract or contracts in the manner, so far as\npracticable, provided in the charter of the city for contracts of such\ncity except that where the estimated expense of a contract does not\nexceed ten thousand dollars such contract may be entered into without\npublic letting, but failure to comply with this section shall not\ninvalidate such contracts.\n
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