[Adopted 9-11-2023 by L.L. No. 6-2023]
This article shall be entitled "Town of Tonawanda Best Value
Procurement Law."
New York State General Municipal Law § 103(1) allows
the Town of Tonawanda to authorize, by local law, the award of certain
purchase contracts, including contracts for service work subject to
competitive bidding under GML § 103 on the basis of "best
value" as defined in § 163 of the New York State Finance
Law or any state law superseding or amending said provision. The "best
value" option may be used, for example, if it is more cost efficient
over time to award the good or service to other than the lowest responsible
bidder or offeror if factors such as lower cost of maintenance, durability,
higher quality and longer product life can be documented.
Whenever any contract is awarded on the basis of best value
instead of lowest responsible bidder, the basis for determining best
value shall be thoroughly and accurately documented.
Any inconsistent provision of the Town's procurement policy,
as adopted prior to the effective date of this article by resolution
of the Town Board, or as amended thereafter, shall be deemed superseded
by the provisions of this article.