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Bringing New York’s Union Subcontractors Together to Build a Stronger Construction Industry IN THIS ISSUE
2 President’s Message By Robert J. Ansbro 3 Governor Cuomo and
Vice President Biden Announce: LaGuardia Airport to be Overhauled by 2021
5 STA Legal Log “Incorporation by Reference” in Trade Contractors – What Really Flows Downstream? By Henry L. Golberg 11 Project Labor Agreement (PLA) Contractor Information Sessions
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Governor Cuomo and Vice President Biden Announce: LaGuardia Airport to be Overhauled by 2021
13 NYCHA’s $4.2 Billion
Capital Plan Ensures Future Quality in Public Housing
15 Scrutiny of New York City Construction Contractors Intensifies in Boom Market By Hank Kita 17 Ongoing STA Updates & Reminders
19 The Why of Safety By Ray Master
25 New Members! If you would like to receive a hard copy of Subcontractors News in the mail each month, please email your full mailing address to ssweeney@stanyc.com with the subject line “Subcontractors News Hard Copy Request”
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President’s Message July/August 2015
We hope everyone is enjoying the summer and the STA is currently planning events and initiatives to continue supporting the growth of our member contractors. 2016 will mark our 50th anniversary, and we hope you will join us in celebrating this success. In this issue of the newsletter, the STA highlights exciting new developments, trends and challenges for subcontractors in the coming months. In a sea change for New York City’s aging aviation infrastructure, Vice President Joe Biden and New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced the complete overhaul of LaGuardia Airport. This edition of the newsletter will detail the changes to the airport and the impact this will have on New York City. The newsletter also features NYCHA’s $4.2 billion Capital Plan, a massive source of funding for public housing that ensures the continued preservation and quality of homes throughout the city. STA Executive Director Henry Kita discusses compliance for subcontractors during the current market boom—the harsh climate of scrutiny towards construction contractors and the actions our industry needs to take in response to this scrutiny. By keeping its member subcontractors connected to current events and to each other, the STA aims to foster an even stronger industry. Following the success of last year’s golf outing, we are excited to be holding this year’s outing at the Village Club at Lake Success on Monday, September 28. This will be the premier event for subcontractors to connect and enjoy a wonderful day of golf. Please mark the date and contact the STA office for registration and sponsorship information. I would like to extend my thanks to all of our members and I am pleased to welcome our newest member, United Structure Solution, Inc. Your ongoing support allows the STA to thrive and build a brighter future for subcontractors.
Sincerely, Robert J. Ansbro
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Governor Cuomo and Vice President Biden Announce: LaGuardia Airport to be Overhauled by 2021
LaGuardia Airport has been derided by customers
overarching vision for the project was to create a more
for decades for its long flight delays and poorly
unified and aesthetically pleasing airport. Some of
maintained terminals. Vice President Joseph R.
the airport’s buildings would also be moved to create
Biden Jr. and Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New
a more efficient configuration, allowing for two
York announced on Monday, July 27, 2015 that the
additional miles serving as taxiways to alleviate the
airport will be completely rebuilt and overhauled
airport’s delays. The plans also increased connectivity
by 2021. Governor Cuomo said that the ambitious
for the airport to public transit, including a new rail
project “replaces the airport in its entirety;” the
link between the airport and a subway station in
new LaGuardia will include a state-of-the-art Central
the Willets Point, Queens, and newly re-established
Terminal Building, as well as multiple improvements
ferry service to the airport. Terminals C and D will
to the layout to enhance efficiency and connectivity.
be shifted toward the highway and connected to the new central terminal to allow for more rapid traffic
According to The Port Authority of New York and
flows through these areas.
New Jersey, which manages and operates the airport in northern Queens, the overhaul will cost about $4
Vice President Biden stated that big transportation
billion. The largest expense will be tearing down the
projects such as LaGuardia and the Tappan Zee Bridge
Central Terminal Building and rebuilding it on the
will create middle-class jobs and keep the national
same site with a new grand entry way.
economy growing steadily. Governor Cuomo added that the project will create 8,000 construction jobs as
Airport officials and planners found that there was
well as permanent jobs in the expanded airport after
no way to fix LaGuardia without tearing down the
the project’s completion. The new airport will have
old structure and completely rebuilding it. Lacking
more stores, restaurants, a hotel and possibly even a
available space large enough to create a substitute
conference center.
airport near Manhattan, planners decided the new airport had to remain between Flushing Bay and the
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from:
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com/2015/07/28/nyregion/la-guardia-airport-to-berebuilt-by-2021-cuomo-and-biden-say.html
Daniel R. Tishman, appointed by Governor Cuomo to lead the master planning committee, noted that the
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STA Legal Log: “Incorporation By Reference” In Trade Contracts - What Really Flows Downstream? Henry L. Goldberg, Managing Partner, Goldberg & Connolly, and STA Legal Counsel A flow-down clause in a construction contract is a
The Court went on to observe, however, that:
provision that incorporates by reference the terms of
In New York, this rule finds expression in the
the prime contract into the subcontract. In theory,
construction contract cases, which hold that general
with a “flow down” clause, all obligations and duties
incorporation clauses in a construction contract,
of the general or prime contractor to the owner “flow
incorporating prime contract clauses by reference
down” to the subcontractor. In complex construction
into a subcontract, bind the subcontractor only as
litigation, however, issues of whether a subcontractor
to prime contract provisions relating to the scope,
is effectively bound by operation of a “flow down”
quality, character and manner of the work to be
clause to a particular provision of the prime contract
performed by the subcontract.” (Emphasis added.)
often arise. These “scope, quality, character and manner of A New York law case has discussed in detail regarding
the work” type provisions go to the essence of the
the important question of the enforceability of flow-
subcontractor’s work since such work cannot be
down clauses in construction contracts.
performed adequately without such standards being understood between the parties. As a result, the courts
In explaining the general principles involved, the Court
have held such provisions as having “flowed down”
stated:
successfully against subcontractor and enforceable.
The well-settled rule is that a reference by the contracting party to an extraneous writing for
However, provisions other than those relating to
a particular purpose makes it a part of their
the “scope, quality, character and manner” of the
agreement only for the purpose specified... Where
subcontractor’s work, items which might be considered
incorporated matters refer to for a specific purpose
ancillary, will not bind the subcontractor unless the
only it becomes a part of the contract for such
provision is specifically incorporated in the subcontract.
purpose only and should be treated as irrelevant
The court distinguished, for example, critical dispute
for all the purposes.
resolution provisions of a prime contract. Provisions other than the scope, quality and
Thus, certain, but not all, provisions in a prime contract
character and manner of the work must be
can be enforced by a general contractor by asserting a
specifically incorporated to be effective against the
“flow down” provision against its subcontractor.
subcontractor. In particular, clauses relating only to continued on page 7
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continued from page 5 the resolution of the disputes are not incorporated
Henry L. Goldberg may be contacted by email,
by a mere general incorporation clause; instead
hlgoldberg@goldbergconnolly.com or by telephone,
clauses of this kind must be incorporated by
516-764-2800.
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©Goldberg & Connolly 2015 This article has been prepared for informational
For the Subcontractor
purposes only. It is not a substitute for legal advice
From a subcontractor’s perspective, it must realize
addressed to particular circumstances. You should
that without such specific and expressed “flow down”
not take or refrain from taking any legal action based
language in its subcontract, it might not be liable to
upon the information contained herein without first
the prime to the same extent that the general contract
seeking professional, individualized counsel based
is impacted by its prime contract. It should not be
upon your own circumstances. The hiring of a lawyer is
cajoled or coerced into giving up valuable rights
an important decision that should not be based solely
because it was told such rights were not pursued in
upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to
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contractor and the owner. G&C Commentary Increasingly, we encounter in our practice subcontract clauses which are simply unenforceable. Many general contractors can not seem to resist inserting overly self-protective clauses (e.g., “pay if paid”) in their subcontracts.
Subcontractors for their part must
negotiate their subcontracts, and not accept them carte blanche. In doing so, subcontractors must be sophisticated enough to know what is enforceable and should be objected to and what would not be enforceable against subcontractors in any event. Understanding the difference should be an essential part of any such negotiations.
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Project Labor Agreement (PLA) Contractor Information Sessions
The Mayor’s Office of Contract Services has recently announced a series of informational seminars on the City of New York’s Project Labor Agreements (PLA). These information sessions are intended for all construction contractors and subcontractors interested in performing work on City contracts subject to the NYC PLAs. The presentation will cover the following topics: • A brief overview of the NYC PLAs • Changes in the recently negotiated PLAs • A discussion of how prevailing wage standards are affected by the PLAs • Vendor responsibilities at project mobilization and throughout the life of the contract • PLA provisions for M/WBE contractors • PLA Trade Worker Census Contractors can choose to attend one of the five information sessions below.
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NYCHA’s $4.2 Billion Capital Plan Ensures Future Quality in Public Housing
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has
NYCHA is leading the revitalization of major
several major capital projects intended to preserve
developments in Brooklyn such as the Albany
public housing and introduce new improvements
Houses; the organization is funding a $12 million
throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the
exterior renovation project and a $2.3 million boiler
Bronx. These carefully planned and implemented
replacement project, as well as heating system and
projects are critical to extending the lifespan of
lobby upgrades valued at $4.5 million and $2.2
NYCHA developments and community facilities.
million, respectively. NYCHA is also supporting the Walt Whitman and Raymond V. Ingersoll Houses in
In 2015, major highlights of the $4.2 billion plan
Fort Greene with major renovations to ensure that
include $193 million in funding for bathroom
the apartment units are in optimum condition for
renovations, exterior restoration, roof replacement
future tenants.
and other improvements, primarily at the Breukelen, Justice Sotomayor, Mitchel, and Dyckman Houses
Ensuring Future Quality in Queens and the Bronx
developments. The plan also allocates $118 million
NYCHA is also supporting a major exterior restoration
to invest in energy retrofitting and upgrades for
in the Bronx at Soundview Houses, a site with 13
heating and plumbing work, including $82 million
seven-story buildings. The organization is currently
for the replacement of 11 boilers in a critical state of
funding major improvements to the 29-building
repair, and $16 million for gas riser replacements that
Throggs Neck Houses development. In Queens,
will help reduce gas supply outages.
NYCHA is modernizing more than 1,800 units at the 31-building Ocean Bay Apartments complex, as well
Revitalizing Public Housing in Manhattan and
as providing masonry repairs
Brooklyn NYCHA will revitalize major housing developments
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Scrutiny of New York City Construction Contractors Intensifies in Boom Market By hank KITA, STA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Construction companies and professionals take note!
One of the first actions of the Task Force was an
Once again, local law enforcement agencies have
indictment by the office of Manhattan District Attorney
put New York City’s construction industry in their
Cyrus Vance of two construction company managers
crosshairs.
for the death of an immigrant worker at a Manhattan project site back in April, 2015. Prosecutors said that
With the current boom in construction, these agencies
the two managers had ignored repeated warnings
have created a task force to investigate fraud and
from private inspectors that treacherous conditions
misconduct in our industry. The Manhattan District
had existed at this site. Calling the death of the worker
Attorney’s Office, the New York City Department of
“foreseeable
Investigation (DOI), the Port Authority of New York
charges of second degree manslaughter, criminally
and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Office of Inspector General,
negligent homicide and reckless endangerment for
the MTA Office of the Inspector General and Business
the managers at this non-union site.
and
avoidable,”
Vance
announced
Integrity Commission for the City of New York (BIC) recently announced the formation of the Construction
With construction fatalities on the rise this year, STA
Fraud Task Force to identify and prosecute citywide
subcontractors should take all due safety precautions
corruption and fraud in the construction industry.
at their sites in order to avoid injuries, fatalities and any subsequent criminal prosecution.
Likewise,
These agencies, which make up the Task Force, meet
subcontractors should become informed and always be
monthly and work collaboratively to investigate the
cognizant of federal, state and local requirements on
commission of crimes in the New York City construction
contract issues especially in the area of the utilization
industry including fraud, extortion, money laundering,
of Minority and Women Based Enterprises (MWBE’s)
bid rigging, larceny, and safety violations, among
on public projects. The history of criminal prosecutions
others.
Through interagency cooperation and the
of construction companies for alleged violations in
pooling of resources, the Task Force hopes to launch
this area is well documented with fines and prison
criminal cases against individuals and companies. By
sentences for those convicted.
working together to investigate those compromising
of this new law enforcement Task Force, construction
the integrity of the construction and trade industry,
companies and professionals now have additional
the stated goal of the Task Force is to ensure fairness
impetus to be extra vigilant where all constructions
and safety, as well as to deter fraud and misconduct.
and laws and regulations are concerned!
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Safety Perspective: The Why of Safety By Ray master, Director of Loss Prevention & Risk Control, Construction Risk Partners, LLC
Board Room Conversation
powerful position to come from when trying to gain
Board Member 1: “How do we convince our project
commitment for a safety initiative from management
teams to really take safety seriously? I care about
or when seeking to increase worker safety buy-in
people and don’t want to see anyone get hurt.”
at the field level? The purpose of this article is to
Board Member 2: “Exactly. And I don’t care what
offer the perspective that both positions are equally
the costs. We need to give our people in the field
important and both can be used regardless of who
everything they need to work safely. These workers
you are or who you are having a conversation with.
have families.”
In fact, the justification for safety becomes a stronger proposition when you can articulate both perspectives
Crew of Workers Standing in a Lane Closure on a
to workers AND management alike.
Likewise, as
Busy Highway
many companies migrate toward popular notions
Worker 1: “These people don’t care about us. They
of sustainability and corporate social responsibility,
just say they want us to be safe so their insurance
doing the right thing starts to sound like the smart
premiums don’t go up.”
thing and vice versa.
Worker 2: “Yea, they are just covering their butts so
conflict of opinion can best be addressed by viewing
we can’t sue them. They really don’t care about us.”
the situation as a polarity. In other words, it is not an
Worker 3: “No kidding –when there is an accident,
“either/or” argument but a “both/and” phenomena.
they blame it on us anyway.”
The concepts are interdependent. This article draws
Worker 4: “Sure they care – just look at the schedule.
directly from the work of polarity management
Minimum three days of work compressed into one
popularized by Barry Johnson and applied to safety
shift.”
by JMJ Associates, Rosa Carrillo and others.
If you have spent any time dealing with safety in the
Background on Polarity Management
construction industry, you may have come across the
Polarities are ongoing, chronic issues that are
debate regarding the justification for safety. Why
unavoidable and unsolvable. Attempting to address
do we put safety measures in place? Is it right thing
them with traditional problem solving skills only
to do (we care about people) or the smart thing
makes things worse (i.e., there is only one right
to do (it’s good for the business)? In taking either
answer). Some examples of polarities in organizations
positions, who is right? Which position is the more
include the following: decision to decentralize or
The author offers that this
continued on page 21
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continued from page 19 centralize decision making; focus on the task or the individual; maintaining continuity or pushing for
• Employees feel good about the work they are doing
change. A classic metaphor for polarity is breathing
• Safety expressed as a core value
(see Fig 1: The Polarity of Breathing). The questions
• Workers
as to whether inhaling or exhaling is more important
see
their
intrinsic
value
to
the
organization
in breathing illustrates the concept beautifully: both are important – it just becomes a matter of timing.
Smart Thing – Upside • Appeals to management’s commercial instincts • Builds a strong business case for safety • Safety staff viewed as strategic partners • Facilitates safety as an integrated aspect of company business • Workers
see
their
intrinsic
value
to
the
organization As these two debates are interdependent, one Fig. 1: The Polarity of Breathing (Source: Barry Johnson, PhD – Polarity Management: A Sumarry Introduction, 2005)
must learn to manage the tension between the two
The
opposites
This is all great when only just looking at the upside.
(dilemmas, paradoxes, polarities) is very important.
The downside of each position cannot be ignored as
There is significant competitive advantage for those
these are real perceptions of people. Perceptions that
leaders, teams, or organizations that can distinguish
are rooted in fears – fears which breed resistance.
phenomena
of
interdependent
arguments rather than seeing them as opposing sides.
between a problem to solve (“Either/Or” thinking) and a polarity to manage (“Both/And” thinking) and
Right Thing – Downside • Perceived as management speak – shallow words
are effective with both.
• “Talking the Talk” The Right Thing vs. the Smart Thing
• All companies are saying this these days
Breaking down this debate as a polarity is a matter
• Flavor of the Month
of understanding the upside (values) and downside (fears) of both arguments.
Although it might seem
Smart Thing – Downside
obvious, writing them down is a great way to help
• Reducing people to numbers
clarify each position. Start with the upside:
• It’s a cold way of looking at safety • Safety will be threatened in the face of competing
Right Thing – Upside • Allows for the expression of care and concern for people
business commitments • Perception that we don’t care about people – it is strictly business around here
• Builds on a collective value of the organization
continued on page 23
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continued from page 21 As mentioned, preference to either side of the debate
managers reinforce as having been perfectly planned
is a combination of values and fears. The reasons a
when they blame those that execute it and things go
person or group prefers one argument over another
wrong.
is they value the upside of their preferred position and/or they fear the downside of the opposite. When
As workers, why do we perceive management really
individuals or groups are in conflict over opposite
doesn’t care about us? Often, workers don’t speak
positions, it is important to recognize that there are
up when issues about the safety of the work surface
conflicting values and fears that are in tension. Both
in the field. In one study, the perception that “safety
sides will naturally want to move toward their values
rules that do not make sense” was identified as the
and away from their fears.
second largest issue undermining safety (Carrillo 2011). Trades people describe such rules as “knee-
With a polarity to manage, the focus on either side
jerk” reactions and a “dumbing down” of their
of the debate alone is not sustainable. Any effort
knowledge and experience (Sardone & Wong 2010). I
to move from the down side of one to the upside
am always amazed at hearing the opinion of workers
of the other with the assumption that the upside of
from surveys and studies. Yet, in almost every pre-
the other is the “right answer” will generate its own
start or tool box meeting I have attended, very few
resistance (Johnson 2005).
if any workers have anything to say. Wouldn’t the “smart thing to do” be to actively voice one’s opinion
As managers, why do we perceive that workers are
in real-time so as to have a direct influence on the
the problem to control? Often, much of the effort
work at hand?
at upper management to “do the right thing”
workers use “Stop Work Authority” yet most workers
gets lost as that effort migrates down through the
do not. Rather, they tend to internalize risk taking
organization and lands in the realities of the front
and schedule pressure as if they are rites of passage or
line.
test of courage for new workers to be indoctrinated
In construction, where projects operate with
slim margins and resource constraints, it is easy to
Management is constantly drilling
into.
see how “they don’t care” can become the mantra of the workforce.
To add to the difficulty, there
Down from 50,000 feet
still exists a strong blame culture in the construction
Bringing it down to the reality of the day-to-day, here
industry.
are some practical things that can be done to bridge
Hindsight bias creeps into our incident
investigation process and inevitably points the blame
the gap:
at workers who obviously should have just followed the procedure – procedures often created by office-
For leaders/managers:
bound people, who might never do the work but
• On your next site visit, attend project meetings,
get to dictate the best methods to others who will
pre-starts or tool box meeting and express why
(Dekker 2014).
safety matters to you
This oversimplification of incident
cause often leaves a bad taste in the mouths of those
• Have
1:1
conversations
with
project
team
closest to the incident scene who’s main fault was to
members and workers about how they perceive
inherit the work planned by managers - work that
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continued from page 23 • Make human error the starting point of your next
Ray Master is the Director of Loss Prevention & Risk
incident investigation rather than the conclusion
Control Services with Construction Risk Partners. He is accountable for the design and delivery of the firm’s safety consulting service. The offering aspires
For Project Teams: • Get input from the workforce when planning the
to challenge conventional thinking in construction safety in providing both safety management system
next safety-critical activity
optimization
and
workforce rather than an accountability to upper
enhancement.
His
management
construction safety span a wide range of industries
• Focus your safety efforts as a responsibility to the
• Promote a “just culture” on site (responsibility
safety 25
years
culture/performance of
to include heavy, power, process, high-rise buildings, clean-up and emergency response.
Prior employers
have included JMJ Associates, Bovis Lend Lease, CH2M
For Workers: • Speak up at the next pre-start or tool box meeting by sharing a personal story about safety • Take a new guy under your wing. Veterans are • Offer to participate in incident investigation teams • Use Stop Work Authority to pause the work when there are safety questions or uncertainty As safety leaders, our job is to shape perception. Whether you are a crew foreman, project manager, ironworker, safety director, COO or shop steward, the opportunities to influence those around you Maximizing those
opportunities by having impactful conversations is key. Your impact may be a function of your ability to articulate the “why” of safety as it occurs for you and to listen and understand the “why” of others. Is safety the right thing to do? Is it the smart thing to do? Managing polarities is essential for one generation to pass key, socialization elements of its culture on to the next generation (Johnson 2005).
Hill, and Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation. He has held adjunct positions at both NYU and Columbia University. He works out of the firm’s New York City office.
encouraged to share their knowledge
If we ever
expect to pass this industry on to the next generation in a safer state then we received it, it critical that we realize that we are all saying the same thing.
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in
oil/gas, marine, transportation, hazardous material
and accountability without blame)
are constantly in front of you.
experience
July/August 2015
The STA Welcomes its Newest Member! The Subcontractors Trade Association is proud to welcome its newest member – United Structure Solution Inc. United Structure Solution Inc. Glass & Glazing, Metals 307B Vandervoort Avenue. Brooklyn, NY 11211 P: 347-227-1526 amoselhi@ussgroups.com Contact: Amy Moselhi
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Jerry Liss A. Liss & Co. Inc.
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Alan Nathanson (Honorary) Forsythe Plumbing & Heating Corp.
Brent Fleisher Environet Systems
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Robert Samela A.C. Associates
Stephen Gianotti Arcadia Electrical Co., Inc.
Gary Segal (Honorary) Five Star Electric Corp.
Sandra Milad Gibson Milad Contracting Corporation
Lawrence Weiss A.J. McNulty & Co., Inc.
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