Purchase contracts, including contracts for service work, but
excluding any purchase contracts necessary for the completion of a
public works contract pursuant to Article 8 of the state Labor Law,
may be awarded on the basis of best value, as that term is defined
in § 163 of the State Finance Law, to a responsive and responsible
bidder or offeror in the manner provided by § 103 of the
state General Municipal Law.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority of the Municipal
Home Rule Law and General Municipal Law § 103(1).