1197-P - Construction and purchase contracts.

§ 1197-p. Construction and purchase contracts. The authority shall let  contracts  for  construction  or  purchase  of  supplies,  materials, or  equipment pursuant to section one hundred three of the general municipal  law. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit  the  power  of  the  authority  to  do any construction directly by the officers, agents  and employees of the authority or to contract with a public utility, for  a term not to exceed five years, for the operation and maintenance of  a  water supply system acquired from said public utility.