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2 President’s Message By Robert J. Ansbro
3 New Hudson Yards
Station Aims to Revitalize and Reconnect Manhattan’s West Side
7 New York City School Construction Authority Announces Amended Capital Plan By Hank Kita
July/August 2015
New Hudson Yards Station Aims to Revitalize and Reconnect Manhattan’s West Side
11 Construction Contract Notice Provisions – Subcontractor Wins On Technicality By Henry L. Goldberg
17 Watch the Sales Tax By Robert Schaffer
21 2015 STA Membership Survey Results
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President’s Message September 2015
As we move into the fall, I am excited to announce the STA’s 50th anniversary coming up in 2016. Since 1966, we have been the voice of subcontractors in New York City—pushing our legislative agendas, advocating for our members and increasing business opportunities within our industry. Please look out for events in the coming year celebrating this landmark milestone. One critical topic we focus on is the funding for the New York City School Construction Authority. The agency just announced an increase in its 2015-2019 Capital Plan, which will create 44,000 new seats in areas of overcrowding in New York City public schools. This creates a myriad of opportunities for subcontractors working on public sector projects. Recently, we conducted a survey to figure out how to further improve our association through our members’ thoughts and opinions. With the results, we aim to target the issues that we face as subcontractors today. We will be using this information to put together events such as Meet the Agency seminars to better educate our members and help them stay ahead. I would also like to thank those who participated at our Annual Golf Outing at the Village Club of Lake Success. Our members’ continued support is what keeps the STA going strong—thank you for your continued involvement. As always, the STA is only as good as its supporters. I would like to once again thank everyone who has supported our event and invite all members to attend events or contact the STA office with any comments or concerns Sincerely,
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New Hudson Yards Station Aims to Revitalize and Reconnect Manhattan’s West Side
The 7 Flushing Line was recently extended, connecting
Increasing Connectivity and Improving
Times Square to the newly created transit station on
Westside Train Service
34th Street and 11th Avenue. The station, known as 34th Street - Hudson Yards, is now open to the
For the many commuters who work in the area, the
travelling public, enhancing accessibility to the West
new station will allow much easier access to work.
side and revitalizing the neighborhood. The new
Previously, it was necessary to walk all the way
subway terminal improves reliability for all riders of
from the A Train at Pennsylvania Station on Eighth
the 7 Line in Queens and Manhattan, and also provides
Avenue. The new station also provides additional
convenient access to the adjacent developments and
storage space for trains, which will improve service
attractions, including the northern end of the High
throughout the entire 7 Flushing Line.
Line at 34th Street and 12th Avenue. continued on page 5
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Manhattan’s Newest Thriving Neighborhood
in over sixty years. The last city-funded expansion
is Linked Seamlessly to Queens
was in 1950, when the Queens Boulevard line was extended to Jamaica-179th Street. Many New Yorkers
The new station provides transit access to the West
and city officials are watching closely to see how the
Side of Manhattan, including the Jacob K. Javits
new station plays into discussions on financing for
Convention Center, by extending the 7 Line one and a
major infrastructure and capital projects. The 7 line
half miles westward from its former terminus at Times
extension may set important precedents for future
Square to the new station located at 34th Street and
projects.
11th Avenue. The extension connects Queens with the heart of what will be midtown Manhattan’s newest
High-Capacity Transit Hub and Commercial
thriving neighborhood. Increased accessibility will
Destinations Fuel West Side Development
help to stimulate economic growth and continuing development of the area. The Hudson Yards
The Hudson Yards Station is projected to be the
Development Corporation is overseeing programs
busiest single station in New York City. Initial
which will similarly boost the area’s business activity
projections estimate that is will attract about 32,000
and economic output.
passengers each weekday. It is packed with unique design features to set it aside from other notable New
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
York City transit centers. For example, the station
employed several members of the Subcontractors’
features specialized low-vibration tracks to provide
Trade Association (STA) for the historic project,
a smoother, quieter and more comfortable ride for
including lighting and electrical specialists E-J Electric
customers, decrease the need for track maintenance
Installation Co. The Hudson Yards Station is the first
and contribute to environmental sustainability by
new subway station in the city since 1989, when
eliminating the use of wooden track blocks.
the Port Authority opened new subway stations at Lexington Avenue and 63rd street in Manhattan,
The 7 Line extension will help rejuvenate an
21st Street-Queensbridge in Queens as well as a new
overlooked stretch of Manhattan’s West Side by
station on Roosevelt Island.
connecting it to flows of professionals, enterprise and innovation. Transforming the neighborhood
Historic Transportation Project May Set
will take more than a new train station, however
Important Funding Precedents
the combination of premium offices created by The Hudson Yards Development Corporation, the city’s
The project is also made unique by its funding, which
largest convention center and singular destinations
is sourced from city, rather than state coffers. It is the
such as The High Line set this area on a course for
first subway extension financed by New York City
steady development and continued success.
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NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES AMENDED CAPITAL PLAN By hank KITA, STA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
While the current upturn in construction activity
would result in the creation of 6,800 more seats.
in New York City has been led by a number of high
This amendment would increase funding for student
profile privately financed projects, there still remain
bathroom upgrades, selected cafeteria upgrades as
considerable
subcontractors
well as identification of one additional year of Capital
working on public sector projects. One such example
Investment projects. This Amended Plan also shows
of these public sector opportunities is illustrated by
an increase of Wrap Up insurance cost in FY 2015 and
the recent announcement of amendments to the New
2016 and an increase in “Prior Plan Completion” costs.
opportunities
for
York City School Construction Authority (SCA) Capital Plan.
The Amended Plan for FY 2015-2019 consists of three major components: Capacity Expansion, Capital
The New York City School Construction Authority
Investment, and Mandated Programs.
recently announced an increase in its Capital Plan for FY 2015-2019 of $700 million over its original
The Capacity Expansion Program is funded at a level
“Adopted Plan” for this period. This Amended
of $4.81 billion and is made up of four elements. They
Plan calls for $13.5 million in capital expenditures
are $3.45 billion for new capacity, adding more than
for New York City public schools. According to the
32,600 seats in an estimated 63 projects. Another
Department of Education and the SCA, the newly
$520 million is targeted for the Pre-K initiative, $490
increased capital plan will create 44,000 new seats in
million for class size reduction and $350 million for a
areas of overcrowding and will take steps to address
facility replacement program.
the pre-kindergarten initiative of the De Blasio administration.
The $4.96 billion Capital Investment Program provides for $3.31 billion for the Capital Improvement Program
In the Amended Plan, key changes include the
which includes exterior and interior building upgrades
identification of 10 new capacity projects creating
and other necessary capital repairs to school facilities.
5,454 seats and 52 Pre-Kindergarten sites which
An additional $1.34 billion for School Enhancement
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Projects includes funding to support technology
subcontractors here, is that the SCA has set aside
enhancements and realignment of existing facilities.
$830 million over five years for its owner-controlled
Also included are bathroom upgrades, physical
insurance program.
education projects, science labs and accessibility enhancements.
As one can see by looking at this brief summary of the SCA’s capital plan, there will continue to be numerous
The Amended Plan also includes $3.69 billion for
opportunities for subcontractors wishing to work for
Mandated Programs. This program provides funding
this agency. The STA will continue to monitor this plan
to meet requirement of local laws such as remediation
and work on behalf of its members on issues that may
and building code compliance projects, insurance and
arise as a result of working with this agency.
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September 2015
Construction Contract Notice Provisions – Subcontractor Wins On Technicality Henry L. Goldberg, Managing Partner, Goldberg & Connolly, and STA Legal Counsel
We often write of the unfairness of the losses suffered
from COFED forfeitures can be obtained. (There will
by contractors and subcontractors due to contract
be more on steps being taken now to establish a
notice provisions of various types. Notice of claims,
statewide “prejudice rule” as an antidote to COFEDs
notice of damage calculations, reservation of claims
in upcoming articles.)
in mechanics lien waivers, and even notice of delay and impact-causing events, are all now land mines
In
this
outlier,
appellate
case,
a
residential
for the unwary. These notice requirements can be as
tower was being constructed in Brooklyn. The
absurd as requiring notice within twenty-four hours.
plaintiff subcontractor was installing the concrete
Certainly such urgent contractual notice could hardly
superstructure. It sued for $3.5 million to recover for
be necessary. But necessity is not why these provisions
“certain additional work” directed by the owner and
are put into subcontracts. The driving reason for
for “delays attendant to the work. ”
most, if not all, such provisions is to impose a COFED (i. e., Contractor Forfeiture Enhancement Device) and
The owner contended that the plaintiff waived any
to, thereby, create a windfall for the particular owner/
recovery by: (1) failing to comply with the notice of
developer or general contractor involved. Worse yet,
claim procedures set forth in Article 8 of the General
these unreasonable provisions have been routinely
Conditions of the contract, and (2) executing a
enforced by the courts on a strict “you signed it, you
mechanic’s lien waiver.
eat it” basis. Generally, where a construction contract contains a However, one recent appellate case in New York
“condition-precedent” type notice provision, setting
discussed below indicates that, occasionally, the
forth the consequences of a failure to strictly comply,
Courts will attempt to carve out an exception to
strict compliance will be required in New York. Article
these harsh COFEDs; just don’t count on it. You must
8 of the General Conditions of this particular project’s
redouble your efforts to fastidiously comply with
subcontract contained such a “condition-precedent”
contractual notice provisions until legislative relief
notice provision, providing that the plaintiff’s
continued on page 13
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failure to give written notice of a claim and detailed
In this case, the owner failed to submit evidence
statements, including damages, of the claim within
concerning the party’s course of conduct pertaining
the times specified, shall constitute a complete waiver
to written work change orders. Accordingly, it
of such claim.
failed to meet its burden of establishing that the strict notice of claim provisions of Article 8 were
Interestingly, the plaintiff contractor in this case
consistently enforced, and, therefore, applied to the
conceded that it did not strictly comply with the
subject claims.
notice provisions of Article 8. It contended, however, that its claims for extra work and delay damages
Alternatively, the owner/developer contended that,
were claims for “work ordered pursuant to Article 4”
even if Article 4’s change order provision applied to
of the contract, dealing with “claims for additional
the subject claims, the subcontractor had waived them
compensation or delay based on changes in the work.
by failing to comply with the notice of claim provision
” Allegedly, “nothing in Article 8 indicated that the
in Article 4 itself. Significantly, in this subcontract, the
failure to give proper notice with regard to claims
notice of claim provision in Article 4 was not a severe
for changes in the work, are subject to waiver. ”
condition-precedent type notice requirement setting
Thus, change orders were not subject to the specific
forth the consequences of a failure to strictly comply.
(and harsh) notice requirements, unlike the general
Thus, mere “substantial compliance” with such a
waiver provisions of Article 8, which was the “claims”
notice provision would suffice.
provision of the subcontract. Substantial compliance will be found where, for Furthermore, the contract required that changes
example, there is sufficient correspondence between
to the work be authorized by the owner by written
the parties to give the owner actual notice of the claims.
change order. However, under New York law, oral
The owner failed to meet its burden of establishing
directions to perform extra work, or the general
that it did not have timely notice of the plaintiff’s
course of conduct between the parties, may modify
claims sufficient to satisfy the more “relaxed” notice
or eliminate contract provisions requiring written
of claim provision in Article 4. Should a $3.5 million
authorization or notice of claims. As the court
claim rise or fall based upon such a subtle distinction?
observed, provisions requiring written authorization
Clearly not, but “a win, is a win. ”
for extra work are waived where “the conduct of the parties demonstrates an indisputable mutual
Lien Waiver Provision
departure from the written agreement and the changes were clearly requested by the owner and
The owner/developer’s second “waiver” argument
executed by the contractor. ”
involved the lien waiver forms utilized on this project. It’s surprising, with the law being so well settled in continued on page 15
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this regard, that some owners/developers and general
It has to become a religion, part of your company’s
contractors are still attempting to assert that the
culture. Do not listen to owner/developer CM’s or
waiver language in typical mechanic lien waivers
project managers telling your field staff to “stop
routinely submitted with every periodic payment
sending all those letters to the job trailer! ” I don’t
requisition are actually a waiver of claims. While,
want to hear the excuse that you have to work with
again, you must be careful to actually list and reserve
them for two more years. Do your job!
all claims in lien waivers, most courts today recognize that the “waiver” is really utilized to acknowledge
As indicated, the STA is already working on legislation
amounts actually received to date (like a “receipt”)
that will attempt to level the playing field state-
and are “not intended to encompass or preclude
wide regarding these one-sided COFEDs. Legislative
claims that the plaintiff subsequently presented to the
protection is needed since they often cannot be
defendants for additional work. ” The party receiving
“negotiated out” of subcontracts; not if you want the
a lien waiver must prove that the parties treated the
work that is. We will be discussing the “prejudiced
lien waiver other than as a receipt.
rule” antidote to COFEDs in future articles. For now, give the required notice!
G&C Commentary Henry L. Goldberg may be contacted by email, The “good guys” won this one. But don’t rely on it.
hlgoldberg@goldbergconnolly.com or by telephone,
The reasoning in this holding, while laudatory, is far
516-764-2800.
too tenuous a rationale to depend on to protect a valuable claim. The concrete subcontractor in this case
©Goldberg & Connolly 2015 This article has been
was able to exploit an inconsistency between Article 8
prepared for informational purposes only. It is not
(“Claims”) and Article 4 (“Changes”) of its subcontract.
a substitute for legal advice addressed to particular
This loophole, however, could be all too readily
circumstances. You should not take or refrain from
nullified by simple contract draftsmanship. You can
taking any legal action based upon the information
be certain that the owner/developer in this case will
contained herein without first seeking professional,
not make this mistake, or leave this opening, again.
individualized
Always carefully comply with all notice provisions.
circumstances. The hiring of a lawyer is an important
COFEDs are there to hurt you; do not let them.
decision that should not be based solely upon
counsel
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own
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of “substantial” compliance. What, after all, is that?
experience
Always strictly comply with contract notice provisions.
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Watch the Sales Tax
By Robert Schaffer, CPA, Castellano, Korenberg & Co CPAs PC
New York State’s sales tax rules are extremely complex
materials that will be incorporated into an exempt
and not complying with them can be very costly.
organization’s property can be purchased exempt
The State has found that contractors as a group are
from sales tax by furnishing the supplier with Form ST-
generally not certain of the laws and has, to some
120.1, Contractor Exempt Purchase Certificate which
extent, concentrated its efforts on this industry. If you
should be presented along with a valid exemption
mistakenly treat a repair job as a nontaxable capital
certificate,
improvement you may be responsible for uncollected
Exempt Purchase Certificate or other proof of
sales tax, penalties and interest. Especially in today’s
exemption from the exempt organization.
Form
ST-119.1,
Exempt
Organization
economic climate unexpected expenses like these are very unsettling.
For a capital improvement job where the contractor purchases the materials, the contractor pays the sales
New York State’s Publication 862 provides guidance
tax to the supplier but does not separately charge the
on distinguishing between capital improvements
customer sales tax. The contractor should include the
and taxable repairs to real property. It is critical for
sales tax as part of the cost of the job in determining
contractors to understand the difference. It is equally
the contract price. Form ST-124, Certificate of Capital
important for all contractors to register with New
Improvement, must be received from the customer to
York State Sales Tax and file required sales tax returns
reflect that it is a capital improvement job and that
even if no tax is due. By filing returns, the company
the contract price is not subject to sales tax.
effectively starts the clock on the normal statute of limitations which is three years. A result of not filing
For repair, maintenance and installation services,
sales tax returns allows the State to go back and audit
the customer is charged the sales tax on all of the
for sales tax for a longer period, which is usually six
contractor’s charges. The contractor is still generally
years.
responsible to pay its supplier sales tax on purchases of materials unless it mainly performs these taxable
Generally, the company that purchases building
services and suppliers will accept Form ST-120 Resale
materials for a project is required to pay sales tax,
Certificate. The contractor may apply for a refund
unless an exemption applies. For example, certain
or credit on its sales tax return for sales tax paid on
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materials that are incorporated into the property
New York State defines a “capital improvement” as
transferred to the customer in a taxable job. For
an addition or alteration to real property that:
example, a painting contractor may apply for a refund or credit for sales tax paid on paint used for a taxable
Substantially increases the property’s value or
job.
prolongs its useful life;
Form ST-120.1 may also be used to purchase the
Becomes part of the real property or is permanently
services of a subcontractor without paying sales tax
affixed to the real property so that removal would
for services that will be part of a project and resold to
cause material damage to the property or the article
the customer.
itself; and
Purchases of supplies such as brushes, rollers or tape,
Is intended to become a permanent installation.
etc. by a painting contractor are always subject to sales tax since they are not transferred to the customer. The
Repairs involve keeping the property maintained and
contractor is considered to be the consumer of those
“in a condition of fitness, efficiency, readiness and/or
items and therefore is responsible for the sales tax.
safety” or restoring it to that condition.
Sales tax is also due for supplies such as hammers, screw drivers, small tools, temporary fencing and
The distinction between capital improvement and
scaffolding materials.
repair and maintenance jobs is not always obvious. There are many examples within Publication 862
If sales tax is not charged by the vendor, for example
where installation of an item in connection with new
if materials and supplies are purchased from out of
construction or total reconstruction is considered a
state, the contractor is still responsible for paying the
capital improvement but where that same installation
tax directly to the State on the sales tax return filed
on a property that has otherwise been completed for
for that period. It is considered “purchases subject to
more than six months is a taxable installation.
tax” or “use tax.” Publication 862 is available on the New York State Certain services paid for by the contractor are also
website at www.tax.ny.gov.
taxable, such as security services. In addition, the purchase and rental of machinery and equipment by
Contact Bob Schaffer, CPA in our tax department at
contractors are also subject to sales tax.
516-937-9500 if you need further guidance or have any questions.
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2015 STA Membership Survey Results
In August, the STA sent out a survey in an effort to
Over 80% of those surveyed said that the most
better serve its member companies in a variety of
important type of General Membership Meeting
different areas, including technology, event topics
or Seminar would feature presentations by owners,
and industry-related issues. The results of the survey
general contractors and construction managers. The
have prompted the STA to continue working hard on
STA will be putting together a seminar directly related
the issues that affect its member subcontractors, and
to this for early December. In that same light, another
embark on new campaigns as a direct result of the
topic of interest is connecting to industry colleagues
survey.
to network and do business. The association will be exploring new ways of connecting its members to
The STA uncovered a few different facts about its
each other through business receptions and various
members. For instance, over 65% of the membership
events.
have been members for over 10 years, with over 85% of that number having been in business for over 25
For any other information on the results of the
years.
2015 STA Membership Survey, please contact the STA at 212-398-6220 or visit the STA’s website at
Social media was marked as an important topic for
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the STA to tackle in the coming year as a means of
participated!
relaying industry related information to its members. Together with The Berman Group, the STA office will be rolling out a new website with integrated social networking, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Please look out for more information on these STA accounts in the near future!
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