2023 New York Laws › STF - State Finance › Article 9 - Contracts › 143 - Deposits on Plans and Specifications for Contracts for Public Work.

§  143.  Deposits on plans and specifications for contracts for public
  work. 1. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of  any  general  or
  special law, the board, division, department, bureau, agency, officer or
  commission  of  the  state  charged with the duty of preparing plans and
  specifications for and awarding  or  entering  into  contracts  for  the
  performance  of  public  work  may require the payment of a fixed sum of
  money, not exceeding one hundred dollars, for each copy  of  such  plans
  and  specifications, by persons or corporations desiring a copy thereof.
  Any  person  or  corporation  desiring  a  copy  of   such   plans   and
  specifications  and making the deposit required by this section shall be
  furnished with one copy of the plans and specifications. Notwithstanding
  the foregoing, where payment is required it shall be waived upon request
  by minority- and women-owned business enterprises certified pursuant  to
  article   fifteen-A   of   the  executive  law  or  by  service-disabled
  veteran-owned business enterprises certified pursuant to  article  three
  of the veterans' services law. Such payment may also be waived when such
  plans  and specifications are made available and obtained electronically
  or in any non-paper form from the board, division,  department,  bureau,
  agency, officer or commission of the state.
2. If a proposal is duly submitted by any person or corporation making
  the deposit required by subdivision one and such proposal is accompanied
  by   a  certified  check  or  other  security  in  accordance  with  the
  requirements contained in the plans and specifications or in the  public
  advertisement for bids, and provided the amount of such deposit is fifty
  dollars  or  more,  the  full amount of such deposit for one copy of the
  plans and specifications shall be returned to such person or corporation
  within thirty days following the award of the contract covered  by  such
  plans  and  specifications or the rejection of the bid of such person or
  corporation provided, however, that such  person  or  corporation  shall
  have  returned the plans and specifications in good condition within the
  thirty days. If the amount of such deposit is  fifty  dollars  or  more,
  partial  reimbursement,  in  an  amount equal to the full amount of such
  deposit for one set of plans and specifications per unsuccessful  bidder
  or  non-bidder  less  the  actual  cost of reproduction of the plans and
  specifications as determined by the board, division, department, bureau,
  agency, officer or commission of the state  charged  with  the  duty  of
  preparing  the  plans  and  specifications,  shall be made for all other
  copies of the plans and specifications within thirty days following  the
  award of the contract or the rejection of the bids covered by such plans
  and  specifications.  The  full  amount  of  any  such deposit made by a
  successful bidder shall be refunded to said successful bidder regardless
  of the amount of such deposit.