[Adopted 4-9-2015 by L.L. No. 2-2015]
Section 103 of the New York General Municipal Law (GML § 103)
requires competitive bidding for purchase contracts and public works
contracts and has historically required that such bids be awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder whose bid meets the requirements
of the specifications for the project. GML § 103 has been
amended to provide that the Town may award purchase contracts which
would otherwise be subject to the "lowest bidder" rule on the basis
of "best value," as defined in New York State Finance Law § 163,
to a responsive and responsible bidder or offeror, if authorized by
local law. The Town Board hereby determines that it is in the best
interests of the Town and its inhabitants for the Town Board to have
the authority to award purchase contracts on the basis of best value.