When a contractor is awarded a bid or a bid is rejected, a bidder or even a taxpayer may file a claim pursuant to Article 78 of New York’s CPLR requesting that the bid award be set aside. However, the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Wick’s Law
Procedure for Protesting a Contract Award Subject to the Comptroller’s Approval
An interested party to a contract that is subject to the Office of the State Comptroller’s approval may file an initial protest of a contract award with the Office of the State Comptroller’s Bureau of Contracts. However such a protest … Continue reading
Wicks Law
What is it? Under Wick’s Law, New York general contractors on construction projects are required, on state and local government projects, that cost more than; $3,000,000.00 in New York City; $1,500,000.00 in Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties; and $500,000.00 in … Continue reading
Rockland County Looking to Increase Its Wick’s Law Threshold
The New York legislature is exploring the possibility of enlarging Rockland County’s Wick’s Law threshold from its current current $500,000 threshold to $1,500,000.00. The pending bill is A2710. Vincent T. Pallaci is a partner in the New York construction law … Continue reading
