Section 178. Construction, leasing, equipping and maintenance of armories

1. The adjutant  general,  whenever  he  shall  deem  it  necessary  and
  provided  that  funds have been appropriated or provided by the state or
  by the United States or by both for  such  purposes,  is  authorized  to
  construct,   reconstruct,   expand,   convert,   lease,  repair,  alter,
  rehabilitate, improve, demolish, equip, furnish,  maintain  and  operate
  all  armories,  camps,  ranges,  bases,  buildings, structures and other
  facilities for the organized militia.
    2. The size and suitability of such armories,  camps,  ranges,  bases,
  buildings,  structures  and  other  facilities  and  the  necessity  for
  expenditures for all work to be done for  all  materials,  articles  and
  equipment  to  be  furnished  or  installed  and  for all services to be
  performed pursuant to authority  granted  in  subdivision  one  of  this
  section shall be determined by the adjutant general.
    3. The necessity for expenditures for repairs, alterations, materials,
  articles,  equipment  and  services  shall  be certified to the adjutant
  general by the officer in charge and control of the armory  or  facility
  concerned.
    4.  Plans  and  specifications  for  the construction, reconstruction,
  expansion, conversion, repair, alteration, rehabilitation,  improvement,
  installation  of  equipment  and demolition of military facilities under
  the jurisdiction of the adjutant general shall be prepared by the office
  of general services. No such plans and specifications shall be  prepared
  by  the  office  of general services, however, until so requested by the
  adjutant general. The adjutant general  shall  approve  or  reject  such
  plans  and  specifications, and no work shall begin until they have been
  approved. The appropriate office or bureau of the division  of  military
  and  naval  affairs,  when directed by the adjutant general, may prepare
  estimates, plans and specifications for such work which, before approval
  by the adjutant general shall be  approved  by  the  office  of  general
  services.  All  such  work  shall  be done in accordance with the public
  buildings law.
    5. All work done and all materials, articles and  equipment  furnished
  or  installed under authority granted in subdivision one of this section
  shall be inspected by a  person  designated  by  the  adjutant  general.
  Payment  therefor  shall  not  be  made until the adjutant general shall
  certify in writing that such work  has  been  performed  and  that  such
  materials,  articles  and  equipment have been furnished or installed in
  accordance  with  the  provisions  of   the   agreement   or   contract.
  Expenditures  which  do  not  exceed five thousand dollars shall be made
  only upon a like certificate of the  inspector  or  of  the  officer  in
  charge  and  control  of the armory or other military facility where the
  work is performed or  materials,  articles  or  equipment  furnished  or
  installed.
    6.  Copies of all agreements and contracts made for work to be done or
  for materials, articles or equipment to be furnished or installed  under
  authority  granted  in  subdivision  one  of this section shall be filed
  immediately in the office of the comptroller of the state.