SUBCONTRACTORS NEWS March 2015
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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 A Snapshot Of The
Construction Industry By Hank Kita, STA Executive Director
6 Spotlight on New Development: The Whitney Museum 8 OSHA to Hold 2nd Annual Fall Safety Stand-Down in May 16 Another “C.O.F. E.D.” Danger – To Whom To Give That Critical Notice By: Henry L. Goldberg, Managing Partner, Goldberg & Connolly, STA Legal Counsel
March 2015
Studies Provide a Snapshot of the NYC Construction Industry
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
President’s Message March 2015
I am pleased to announce new membership benefits that have recently become available.
In
cooperation with the National Subcontractors Alliance (NSA), UPS, and Lifelock, our members can receive discounts on shipping and members rates from both companies. Please see the announcements inside this month’s issue for more details. You can expect to see announcements of additional member benefits and discounts in the near future. Yankee Stadium Tickets are also now offered at a discount for STA members! We have partnered with the New York Yankees again this year for several games such as Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox and Yankees vs. New York Mets. As you know, union contractors play an important role in improving the economy of New York City. The New York Building Congress recently released reports showing that the majority of constructions workers in the local construction industry actually live in the five boroughs of the City. This helps bolster the economy because they earn a solid income, which affects sectors of the local economy. The report also showed that Hispanics are increasingly being hired instead of African-Americans by construction companies. While these reports show that our industry is vital to the overall improvement of the economy, we still have room for growth in the union sector. From May 4th - May 15th, OSHA will be hosting the Second Annual Construction Fall Safety StandDown as part of their national Fall Prevention campaign. This event will be a series of educational discussions, training seminars, and demonstrations on how you can utilize different resources in hopes to prevent and lower the number of incidents that occur. I encourage you to participate. Please register today for our Annual Construction Awards Dinner. This is our main fundraiser for the STA and we have to continue to show our support for members of our industry—we look forward to seeing you on Saturday evening, May 9.
Sincerely, Robert J. Ansbro
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A Snapshot Of The Construction Industry BY HANK KITA, STA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Several studies released in the last twelve months have provided us all with an updated profile of the New York City construction industry. While these reports confirm some things that many of us suspected all along, there were also some surprises to be found as well regarding trends and the composition of the local construction industry. A study recently released by the New York Building Congress affirmed the important role that the union construction industry plays in bolstering the economy of New York City. According to the report, a significant number of workers in the local construction industry live in New York City and earn a very good income-especially when compared with other sectors of the local economy. The Building Congress report found that 75% of the workers in the New York City construction industry live in the five boroughs and that their comparatively high wages fortify the ranks of the middle class. Over 71% of those workers involved in construction live in households with incomes of at least $50,000. In addition, this report found that a limited advanced education did not prevent individuals from working in the construction industry. Of those in the industry, 84% were able to obtain employment in construction without a college degree. In addition, the New York Building Congress report provided an interesting profile of the racial and ethnic makeup of those working in local construction. The report found that more Hispanics than African-Americans are employed by construction companies. Specifically, African-Americans who represent approximately 25% of the City’s population comprise 13% of the construction workforce. Hispanics would seem to wind up getting the jobs that African-Americans do not. Also, women are seriously underrepresented in the local construction industry comprising 9% of the workforce. Another study issued by the Columbia University School of International Affairs in 2014 entitled “Expanding
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Opportunity for Middle Class Jobs in New York City,” provides an interesting analysis of union construction in the five boroughs. This study paints a rosy picture of the union construction industry where market share is concerned. The Columbia researchers found that a majority of the market share in the New York City construction industry belongs to the union sector, although there was a trend observed towards the increasing share of work being handled by non union contractors and workers. Citing a Regional Plan Association report, the Columbia study maintained that while more than 85% of the construction market in the 1970’s was union, that number had shrunk to below 60% currently. At the same time, public sector construction projects which account for more than half of the total local construction market, are almost 90% unionized. The Columbia report also affirmed the widespread observation that the construction industry was recovering from the Great Recession of 2008 and that robust growth could be expected in the coming years. The report’s authors cited the New York State Department of Labor’s long-term outlook that the construction industry would add over 14,000 workers in construction related jobs through 2020. This represents a 12.6% increase and places the industry sixth out of the eighteen sectors in terms of projected overall employment growth. The snapshot of local construction from these two studies reveals that while our industry is vital to the local economy, the union sector has a lot of work to do to realize the level of dominance that it once had over the non union sector. In addition, while the racial and ethnic composition of our workforce continues to slowly diversify, we as an industry, are still a very long way off from reflecting the demographic trends of the general population. As a part of the union construction sector, we will only grow as we continue to accept and embrace the economic and demographic changes with which we are continually confronted.
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Spotlight on New Development: The Whitney Museum
Newly Built Whitney Museum to Open
advanced building management system and chillers,
Nestled between the High Line and the Hudson River
a curtainwall system and an independent convection
in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, the Whitney
system. The structure also includes more efficient and
Museum’s new building, which was worked on by
longer-lasting LED lighting in its galleries and public
STA subcontractor members,opens its doors to the
spaces, a sophisticated shade system to control the
public on May 1, 2015. The new location, designed
amount of light that enters through the museum’s
by Italian architect Renzo Piano and contracted by
windows and skylights throughout the day.
Turner Construction, is a state-of-the-art, sustainable addition to New York City’s rich museum legacy. The
New Amenities for a Modern Space
new building includes approximately 50,000 square
The new Whitney building features exhibition space
feet of indoor galleries and 13,000 square feet of
in a lobby gallery (accessible to the public free of
outdoor exhibition space, more than doubling the
charge), a special exhib itions gallery on the top floor
space of the Whitney Museum’s former location on
and two floors dedicated to the museum’s permanent
the Upper East Side. The building also boasts an almost
collection. When the building opens, it will mark the
18,000 square foot gallery for special exhibitions,
largest display of the Whitney’s permanent collection
making it the largest column-free museum gallery in
to date. A ground-floor with a restaurant and retail
New York City.
shops, and a top-floor café make the new Whitney a fantastic addition to New York City’s cultural
A Sustainable Masterpiece from Renzo Piano
landscape.
Mr. Piano drew inspiration for the $422 million neighborhood,
The building also includes a multipurpose blackbox
incorporating the industrial feel of the Meatpacking
theater for film, video and performances with an
District into his asymmetrical design. The building also
accompanying outdoor gallery; a 170-seat theater with
interacts with the High Line and the Hudson River,
Hudson River views; an education center complete
bringing together art, the park and the river view.
with state-of-the-art classrooms. It also holds a
The building features terraces that face the High Line,
Conservation Lab, a Works on Paper Study Center
and a striking cantilevered entrance along Gansevoort
and a Library Reading Room. The theater, classrooms
Street that transforms the outdoor area into a large,
and study center are all brand new features for the
sheltered public space beneath the park. The new
Whitney.
structure
from
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surrounding
location achieved LEED Gold certification, using an
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OSHA to Hold 2nd Annual Fall Safety Stand-Down in May The 2nd Annual Construction Fall Safety Stand-Down
for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSHA), the
hosted by the U.S. Department of Occupational
National Occupational Research Agenda and the
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Center for Construction Research and Training.
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Down events and other informational material. The
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list of New York area events for Fall Safety StandDown 2015 will be available on the OSHA website in
Topic talks, training and seminar demonstrations on
the near future.
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The STA encourages all of its members to check out
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Another “C.O.F. E.D.” Danger – To Whom To Give That Critical Notice BY: HENRY L. GOLDBERG, MANAGING PARTNER, GOLDBERG & CONNOLLY, STA LEGAL COUNSEL
The New York City Standard Construction Contract
that, pursuant to a “Notice to Proceed” letter (which
and the standard form contracts for other New York
was, itself, an official contract document), all project
State and local public agencies are riddled with time-
correspondence should only be sent to the CM (as the
sensitive “notice” requirements. In most cases, these
HHC president’s designated project representative)
are little more than brazen Contractor Forfeiture
and HHC’s project manager and should never be
Enhancement Devices, or “C.O.F.E.D’s.”
sent to the HHC president. Apparently, it was, not in the CM’s or project manager’s interest to keep the
As we have repeatedly emphasized, contractors must
president apprised of the contractor’s potential claim,
strictly comply with all of these in order to be entitled
particularly where HHC personnel had failed to timely
to compensation for extra or disputed work and
obtain required building permits.
owner-caused delays.
However, as important as
the timeliness of such “notices,” is ensuring that
In reliance upon the notice provision of the contract
the “notice” is sent to the correct government
and the language of the “Notice to Proceed,”
representative. This is not always easy to do
notwithstanding the incorrect information given,
particularly when no assistance and misinformation is
the Contractor rightfully (and correctly) forwarded
often provided by agency field personnel.
all notices to both the HHC president and field management (CM and project manager). HHC’s
We had to address this issue recently after a contractor
general conditions (which were based on the New
sent required notices to the president of New York
York City’s Standard Construction Contract) did, in
City Health & Hospitals Corporation (HHC). HHC
fact, specifically require all Notices of Delay be sent
field representatives forcefully complained to the
to the president of HHC. Furthermore, Articles 32 and
contractor that such correspondence should not be
33 of HHC’s contract specifically provided that the CM
sent to the president of the agency, notwithstanding
and the project manager shall not have the power
clear contractual language to the contrary.
to issue an extra work order. HHC’s contract further explicitly stated that “[t]he Contractor is warned that
In this instance, the construction management company
the Construction Manager [and project manager] has
(CM) hired by HHC wrongly advised the contractor
no power to change the terms of this Contract.”
continued on page 20
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continued from page 18 Clearly, the CM and HHC’s project manager were not
personnel that you are simply complying with the
reading their own contract correctly. Failure by the
specific requirements of their contract. If someone
contractor to send its notice to HHC’s president under
from the owner with authority to change contract
these circumstances could have been “fatal,” resulting
terms provides written confirmation (which will never
in the contractor having waived all of its right to be
happen) that the contractor does not have to follow
compensated fairly.
the contract’s strict notice and/or dispute provisions, then, and only then, should a contractor back off.
Not only were the HHC personnel giving the contractor
Otherwise, a contractor must strictly comply with all
the wrong information, they were doing so in a
contractual notice requirements.
forceful and threatening manner. The contract is the bible. Review all contract terms with G&C Commentary
counsel. Be fully aware of all aspects of the applicable
The most basic principles of fairness inform us that
notice and damage “recordkeeping” requirements.
it shouldn’t be this way. The work involved may
Never let these provisions frustrate your right to clear
absolutely have been extra work. The impact may
entitlement.
absolutely have resulted from this delay caused by the owner. However, if the required notice was not sent
Henry L. Goldberg may be reached at (516) 764-2800
by the required deadline to the required person, the
or via email at hlgoldberg@goldbergconnolly.com
contractor could have suffered the harsh result of unjust forfeiture.
This article has been prepared for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for legal advice addressed to particular
Contractors must remember that while the owner’s field and supervisory personnel may direct a contractor
circumstances. You should not take or refrain from taking any legal action based upon the information contained herein without first seeking professional, individualized counsel
to only send notices to themselves or not to send
based upon your own circumstances. The hiring of a lawyer is
notices at all and to simply “come over to the trailer”
an important decision that should not be based solely upon
to settle any issues, they rely on such advice at their
advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to send you written
own peril. It is a public owner’s upper management
information about our qualifications and experience.
and legal department, not project level staff, which will ultimately approve the resolution of any claims. All verbal assurances by the owner’s project staff that “we’ll work it out amongst ourselves” will, when it counts, be meaningless. If you encounter resistance in complying with specific contractual procedures, inform agency field
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Officers Robert J. Ansbro President The New York Roofing Company Robert Weiss 1st Vice President A.J. McNulty & Co. Inc.
John A. Finamore Treasurer Jordan Panel Systems Joseph Leo Secretary Atlantic Contracting & Specialties, LLC
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Jerry Liss A. Liss & Co. Inc.
John Dierks Dierks Heating Company, Inc
Alan Nathanson (Honorary) Forsythe Plumbing & Heating Corp.
Andrew Drazic ATJ Electrical
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