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Timestamp: 2019-08-24 21:29:28
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 11', '§ 103', '§ 103', '§ 163', '§ 103', '§ 103', '§ 103', '§ 103']

Town of Kinderhook, NY Contracts
Ch 11 Art I Best-Value Bidding
§ 11-2 Basis for award.
§ 11-3 Applicable contracts.
§ 11-4 Documentation.
§ 11-5 Procurement policy.
Article I Best-Value Bidding
[Adopted 9-14-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015[1]]
Editor's Note: This article was originally adopted as Ch. 236 but was renumbered to maintain the organization of the Code.
This article provides for the Kinderhook Town Board to exercise their local option from § 103, Subdivision 1, of the New York Municipal Law, as amended by Chapter 497 of the Laws of 2013. This amendment authorizes Towns to award purchase and service contracts, subject to competitive bidding under General Municipal Law § 103, based upon either the lowest responsible bidder or "best value," as defined in § 163 of the New York State Finance Law. This "best value" option may be, but is not required to be, used to award an applicable purchase contract to optimize quality, cost, and efficiency among responsive and responsible offers instead of the lowest responsible bidder.
In accordance with § 103, Subdivision 1, of the New York General Municipal Law, as amended by Chapter 497 of the Laws of 2013, a Town Board may award contracts, including both purchase contracts and those contracts for service work, that have been procured pursuant to competitive bidding under General Municipal Law § 103 by either lowest responsible bidder or "best value." Goods and services procured and awarded on the basis of best value pursuant to General Municipal Law § 103(16) are those that the Town Board determines will be of the highest quality while being the most cost efficient. The determination of quality and cost efficiency shall be based on objectively quantified and clearly described and documented criteria, which may include, but shall not be limited to, any or all of the following: cost of maintenance; proximity to the end user if distance or response time is a significant term; durability; availability of replacement parts or maintenance contractors; longer product life; product performance criteria; and quality of craftsmanship.
These sections apply only to purchase contracts involving an expenditure of more than $20,000 including contracts for service work (i.e., building services under Article 9 of the Labor Law and utility services), but excluding any purchase contract necessary for the completion of a public works contract pursuant to Article 8 of the State Labor Law as well as excluding any other contracts in accordance with future state law. If the dollar thresholds of General Municipal Law § 103 are increased or decreased in the future by the State Legislature, the dollar thresholds set forth herein shall be deemed simultaneously amended to match the new General Municipal Law thresholds.
A quote or proposal received pursuant to standard bidding procedures let out by the United States or any agency thereof, any state or any other political subdivision or district therein, may be awarded on either a best value or lowest responsible bidder standard. All information gathered in the course of the bidding procedures of this section shall be filed with the documentation supporting the subsequent purchase or public works contract. When a contract is awarded on the basis of best value rather than a lowest responsible bidder, the basis for determining best value shall be thoroughly and accurately documented.
Any inconsistent provision of the Town's procurement policy, as adopted prior to the effective date of this article by resolution of the Town Board, or as amended thereafter, shall be deemed superseded by the provisions of this article.