Legal Opinion
New York State Chapter, Inc. v. New York State Thruway Authority
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 28, 1996PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
Can public authorities governed by New York’s competitive bidding laws lawfully adopt prebid specifications known *65as Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for construction projects? We conclude that PLAs are neither absolutely prohibited nor absolutely permitted in public construction contracts. A PLA will be sustained for a particular project where the record supporting the determination to enter into such an agreement establishes that the PLA was justified by the interests underlying the competitive bidding laws. Here, that burden was satisfied by the Thruway…
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