(b) Said contract shall be let under the direction of the commissioner separately from any other contract which is let under this article for legislative printing for the legislature. Upon the written request of the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly or their designees the commissioner may delegate the administration of any contract let under this subdivision to the commissioners of the legislative bill drafting commission.

(c) Each contract let under this subdivision shall commence on the fifteenth day of November of an even-numbered year and shall be for a term of either two or four annual sessions of the legislature. The temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly or their designees shall provide the commissioner with a written direction with respect to the length of the term of the contract. Each such contract shall terminate on the third or fifth thirty-first day of December after its commencement, as the case may be, except that any duty, function or obligation performable during the last year of such contract may be completed after its termination. Any contract which provides for a term of only two annual sessions of the legislature may provide the commissioner with an option to extend the term thereof for an additional period covering the next succeeding two annual sessions of the legislature. The commissioner shall exercise such option on behalf of the legislature upon written direction provided to him by the hereinbefore referred to legislative leaders or their designees. Extension of the contract pursuant to the exercise of such option shall be upon the mutual agreement of the parties, provided that the provisions of any contract which contains such an option shall specifically include a predetermined mechanism, whether set out in specific monetary terms or by application of a prescribed formula or formulae, whereby the parties shall be able to ascertain the compensation to be paid by the state to the contractor or by the contractor to the state, if any, and the maximum dollar amount of subscription rates which the contractor may impose for the sale of the state of New York legislative digest to all subscribers other than the legislature during each year occurring during the extension of the contract. Such predetermined mechanism shall be a part of the request for proposals and may be specifically set forth in such request or may be the subject of vendor bidding. 11. (a) The legislative printing for the legislature of the items specified in subdivision two of section four of this article, other than the state of New York legislative digest, shall be done under contract as hereinafter provided. All provisions of this article relating to legislative printing for the legislature which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this subdivision shall apply to the letting of a contract hereunder.

(b) Said contract shall be let under the direction of the commissioner separately from any other contract which is let under this article for legislative printing for the legislature pursuant to subdivision ten of this section. Upon the written request of the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly or their designees the commissioner may delegate the administration of any contract let under this subdivision to the commissioners of the legislative bill drafting commission.

(c) Each contract let under this subdivision shall commence on the fifteenth day of November of an even-numbered year and shall be for a term of either two or four annual sessions of the legislature. The temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly or their designees shall provide the commissioner with a written direction with respect to the length of the term of the contract. Each such contract shall terminate on the third or fifth thirty-first day of December after its commencement, as the case may be, except that any duty, function or obligation performable during the last year of such contract may be completed after its termination. Any contract which provides for a term of only two annual sessions of the legislature may provide the commissioner with an option to extend the term thereof for an additional period covering the next succeeding two annual sessions of the legislature. The commissioner shall exercise such option on behalf of the legislature upon written direction provided to him by the hereinbefore referred to legislative leaders or their designees. Extension of the contract pursuant to the exercise of such option shall be upon the mutual agreement of the parties, provided that the provisions of any contract which contains such an option shall specifically include a predetermined mechanism, whether set out in specific monetary terms or by application of a prescribed formula or formulae, whereby the parties shall be able to ascertain the compensation to be paid by the state to the contractor or by the contractor to the state, if any. Such predetermined mechanism shall be a part of the bid and may be specifically set forth in such bid.