REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Description (e.g., Contract Authorization for Information Services):
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Contract for Real Property Title Searches Required by NYS RPTL “In Rem” Proceedings
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Date: May 13, 2025
Department: Management and Budget
Attending Meeting: Jeffrey Neal
Submitted By: Jeffrey Neal
Title: Director of Finance
Phone: 518-447-4912
Purpose of Request: Contract Authorization Enter text.
CONTRACT TERMS/CONDITIONS:
Party Names and Addresses:
Corning Abstract and Closing Services, 650 Sing Sing Road, Horseheads NY 14845
Term: (Start/end date or duration) June 2025-December 31, 2026
Amount/Raise Schedule/Fee: Not to Exceed $450,000
BUDGET INFORMATION:
Is there a Fiscal Impact: Yes ☒ No ☐
Anticipated in Budget: Yes ☒ No ☐
Spreadsheet attached: Yes ☐ No ☐
Source of Funding - (Percentages)
Federal: Enter text. County: 100
State: Enter text. Local: Enter text.
County Budget Accounts:
Revenue Account and Line: A11310 01052
Revenue Amount:
Appropriation Account and Line: A91310 44046 10000
Appropriation Amount:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Mandated Program/Service: Yes ☒ No ☐
If Mandated, Cite Authority: NYS RPTL Article 11 Title 3
Request for Bids / Proposals:
Competitive Bidding Exempt: Yes ☐ No ☒
# of Response(s): two (2)
# of MWBE: two (2)
# of Veteran Business: None (0)
Bond Resolution No.: Enter text.
Apprenticeship Program Yes ☐ No ☒
Previous requests for Identical or Similar Action:
Resolution/Law Number and Date: 17-148
DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: (state briefly why legislative action is requested)
NYS RPTL § 1125 Requires 1st Class and Certified Mailings to owners and lienholders that exist in the public record related to tax delinquent real property. This enforcement process was under moratoria from March 2020-May 2022, May 2023-December 2023, then under amended Law in 2024.
Restart of the “in rem” proceedings accelerated as soon as the title work was completed under prior contract.
This vendor was the sole bidder on the last RFP and completed that contract successfully. They are the low bidder on this RFP.
This workflow, revenue and expense are anticipated in the current budget.
Term of contract should be completion of specified lien years in the RFP for the title work, should be completed by December 31, 2026.