N.Y. Public Buildings Law § 20

§ 20. Work done by special order. The commissioner of general services\nshall determine when minor work of construction, reconstruction,\nalteration or repair of any state building may be done by special order.\nSpecial orders for such work shall be short-form contracts approved by\nthe attorney general and by the comptroller. No work shall be done by\nspecial order in an amount in excess of one hundred thousand dollars and\na bond shall not be required for special orders. No work shall be done\nby special order unless the commissioner has presented to the\ncomptroller evidence that he has made a diligent effort to obtain\ncompetition sufficient to protect the interests of the state prior to\nselecting the contractor to perform the work. Notwithstanding the\nprovisions of subdivision two of section eight of this chapter, work\ndone by special order under this section may be advertised solely\nthrough the regular public notification service of the office of general\nservices. At least five days shall elapse between the first publication\nof such public notice and the date so specified for the public opening\nof bids. All payments on special orders shall be made on the certificate\nof the commissioner of general services and audited and approved by the\nstate comptroller. All special orders shall contain a clause that the\nspecial order shall only be deemed executory to the extent of the moneys\navailable and no liability shall be incurred by the state beyond the\nmoneys available for the purpose.\n