Legal Opinion
Empire State Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. v. Smith
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 19, 2010PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Joseph R. Glownia, J.
In this action, plaintiffs challenge the 2008 amendments to certain statutes, collectively referred to as the Wicks Law. In general terms, these statutes require that public entities undertaking public work projects prepare separate bid specifications and award separate contracts for four subdivisions of work if the projects cost over a threshold amount.
The amendments at issue increased the previous $50,000 threshold to $500,000 in most of the State’s counties. They raised the threshold to $1.5 million in the three counties of Nassau, Suffolk and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- New York State Chapter, Inc. v. New York State Thruway AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Patrolmen's Benevolent Ass'n of the City of New York Inc. v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
- Building Contractors Ass'n v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
3Cited by6 opinions
- Empire State Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 2013
- EMPIRE STATE CHAPTER OF ASSOCIATED v. SMITH, M. PATRICIAAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Empire State Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Empire State Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Empire State Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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