§ 3-06 Emergency Purchases.
RCNY § 3-06
(a)Definition of emergency conditions. An emergency condition is an unforeseen danger to life, safety, property, or a necessary service. The existence of such a condition creates an immediate and serious need for goods, services, or construction that cannot be met through normal procurement methods.
(b)Scope. An emergency procurement shall be limited to the procurement of those items necessary to avoid or mitigate serious danger to life, safety, property, or a necessary service.
(c)Authority to make emergency purchases.
(1)Any agency may make an emergency procurement when an emergency arises and the agency's resulting need cannot be met through normal procurement methods.
(2)The Agency shall obtain the prior approval of the Comptroller and the Corporation Counsel.
(3)The Agency shall submit at the earliest practicable time a determination of the basis of the emergency and the selection of the contractor, as set forth in 9 RCNY § 3-06(e)(3) to the Comptroller and the Corporation Counsel for approval as soon as possible.
(d)Source selection. The procedure used shall assure that the required items are procured in time to meet the emergency. Given this constraint, such competition as is possible and practicable shall be obtained.
(e)Public notice and filing requirements. Solicitations in emergency procurements are subject to the following public notice and reporting requirements: (1) Solicitations pursuant to a finding of emergency are not required to be published in the City Record.
(f)Notice of award.
