General Municipal Law § 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.
Section 103 was amended to allow Towns and other municipalities, upon
the passage of a local law so providing, to award purchase contracts,
otherwise subject to the "lowest bidder" rule, on the basis of "best
value" as defined in New York Finance Law § 163, to a responsive
and responsible bidder. The Town Board of the Town of Sweden hereby
determines that it is in the best interest of the Town of Sweden and
its residents for the Town Board to have the authority to award purchase
contracts on the basis of best value.
If any provision of this chapter is determined to be unconstitutional
or invalid, the validity and enforceability of the remainder shall
not be affected.