[Adopted 3-23-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
This article shall be known as the "Schenectady Best Value Contract
Award Law."
The City of Schenectady may award purchase contracts that have
been procured pursuant to competitive bidding under § 103
of the New York State General Municipal Law by either lowest responsible
bidder or best value.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BEST VALUE
The basis for awarding contracts for goods to the offerer
which optimizes quality, cost and efficiency, among responsive and
responsible offerers. Such basis shall reflect, wherever possible,
objective and quantifiable analysis. Such basis may also identify
a quantitative factor for offerers that are small businesses or certified
minority- or women-owned business enterprises, as defined in Subdivisions
1, 7, 15 and 20 of § 310 of the Executive Law to be used
in evaluation of offers for awarding of contracts for services.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or
part of this article or the application thereof to any person, individual,
corporation, firm, partnership, entity or circumstance shall be adjudged
by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional,
such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, effect or invalidate
the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the
clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of this
article or in its application to the person, individual, corporation,
firm, partnership, entity or circumstance directly involved in the
controversy in which such order or judgment shall be rendered.
This article shall take effect immediately after its final adoption,
filing and publication in accordance with § 27 of the Municipal
Home Rule Law.