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§ A1201 BROOME COUNTY CHARTER AND CODE § A1203
shall be open to the public, and the Board shall be required to keep written minutes of its
proceedings, which shall be available to public inspection at all reasonable times.
The Board of Acquisition and Contract shall adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of its
meetings and shall establish its regular meeting dates.
The Board of Acquisition and Contract shall have and exercise all powers and duties
conferred or imposed upon it by the Charter and this Code. The members of such Board shall
receive no additional salary or compensation for their services, but shall, within the
appropriations provided therefor, be entitled to actual and necessary disbursements and
expenses in performing the duties of their office.
The Board of Acquisition and Contract may make recommendations to the County Legislature
relative to the operations of the Board and County contracts.
§ A1202. Approval of professional service contracts. [Amended 10-15-1992 by L.L. No.
13-1992; 8-15-1996 by L.L. No. 6-1996; 5-15-2008 by L.L. No. 2-2008]
The Board of Acquisition and Contract shall award all contracts for professional services
involving expenditures of $15,000 or less, except that the award of contracts for expert
witness services for litigation shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Broome
County Purchase Procurement Process Manual.
§ A1203. Approval and execution of public work contracts. [Amended 3-7-1979 by L.L.
No. 2-1979; 8-17-1982 by L.L. No. 7-1982; 10-4-1983 by L.L. No. 16-1983; 8-14-1984 by
L.L. No. 5-1984; 10-15-1992 by L.L. No. 12-1992; 11-24-1992 by L.L. No. 15-1992;
8-17-1995 by L.L. No. 14-1995; 12-23-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
The Board of Acquisition and Contract shall award all public works contracts involving an
expenditure of more than $1,000. Public works contracts involving $1,000 or less shall be
awarded by the Director of Purchasing. In either case, no public works contract shall be
deemed effective until a written agreement approved by the Department of Law has been
executed by the County Executive and the Contractor.
Whenever a public works contract involves the expenditure of more than $15,000, which is
the sum fixed by the General Municipal Law of the State of New York as the monetary limit
above which the competitive bidding process must be employed, the contract shall be awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder by sealed bids or proposals made in compliance with a public
notice published at least once in a newspaper designated by the Board of Acquisition and
Contract at least 10 days prior to the day on which such sealed bids are to be opened. Such
advertisements shall contain a statement of the time and place when and where all bids
received pursuant to such notice will be publicly opened and read. The Board of Acquisition
and Contract or its designated representative or representatives shall open the bids publicly at
the time and place specified and shall make a record of such bids in form and detail
prescribed by the Board of Acquisition and Contract. The successful bidder must give security
for the faithful performance of his contract, the adequacy and sufficiency of which shall be
approved by the Board of Acquisition and Contract. In cases where two or more responsible
bidders, furnishing the required security, submit identical bids as to price, the Board of
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