N.Y. PBB Law § 152

§ 152. Chapter inapplicable to state university construction. The\nprovisions of this chapter shall not apply to academic buildings,\ndormitories and other facilities constructed, acquired, reconstructed,\nrehabilitated or improved for the use of the state university of New\nYork or any state-operated institution or statutory or contract college\nunder the jurisdiction thereof or for the use of the students, faculty\nand staff of the state university or any such state-operated institution\nor statutory or contract college under the jurisdiction thereof, and\ntheir families, or to contracts entered into by the state university\nconstruction fund or the state university trustees pursuant to article\neight-a of the education law or to real property held in the name of the\nstate for purposes of the state university of New York or a\nstate-operated institution or statutory or contract college under the\njurisdiction thereof; provided, however, that nothing herein contained\nshall be deemed to affect the power of any officer, department, board,\ncommission, bureau, division, public benefit corporation, agency or\ninstrumentality of the state from constructing, acquiring,\nreconstructing, rehabilitating or improving such facilities in\naccordance with the provisions of article eight-a of the education law\nif duly authorized by law; and provided further that nothing herein\ncontained shall be deemed to affect the power of the state university\ntrustees to enter into any short form contract for minor work of\nconstruction, reconstruction, alteration, or repair of any such\nfacilities operated under the jurisdiction of such trustees in\naccordance with the provisions of section twenty of this chapter.\n