As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
Any contract with a value in excess of $100,000 involving
the construction, improvement, rehabilitation, installation, alteration,
renovation, demolition, or otherwise providing for any building, facility,
or physical structure of any kind.
PARTICIPATION or PARTICIPATE
In a New York State registered apprenticeship program means
that the contractor or subcontractor is a signatory to a collective
bargaining agreement with a labor organization which sponsors an apprentice
program registered with the New York State Department of Labor; or
individually sponsors an apprenticeship program registered by the
New York State Department of Labor; is signatory to or otherwise bound
by a project labor agreement covering the project which provides for
referral of apprentices. In all cases, such apprenticeship program
must be specific to the type and scope of work that is being performed
and must have a graduation rate of at least thirty percent, as determined
by the New York State Department of Labor.