This article shall be known as the "Town of Orangetown Local
Law Authorizing Best Value Competitive Bidding and Procurement."
The intent of this article is to allow the Town Board the option
to award certain purchase contracts (including contracts for services)
subject to competitive bidding under § 103 of the General
Municipal Law on the basis of a low bid or "best value" as defined
in Section 163 of the New York State Finance Law.
This article is enacted pursuant to New York State General Municipal Law §
103.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of
this article or the application thereof to any person, firm or corporation,
or circumstance, shall be adjusted by any court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not
affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be
confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
or part of this article or in its application to the person, individual,
firm or corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy
in which such judgment or order shall be rendered.
This article shall take effect immediately upon filing in the
office of the New York State Secretary of State.