[Adopted 11-28-2022 by L.L. No. 17-2022[1]]
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Editor's Note: This local law was adopted as Ch. 47 but was
redesignated to fit into the organizational structure of the Code.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any contract for the construction, reconstruction, improvement,
rehabilitation, alteration, renovation, or demolition of any building,
facility or physical structure of any kind to which the Town of Salina
or any of its departments or agencies is a signatory with a value
in excess of $200,000.
A contractor or subcontractor who employs labor under a construction
contract.
The New York State Department of Labor.
The Town of Salina.
A.
The Town
shall use its best efforts to ensure that every contractor or subcontractor
who is a party to, or working under, a construction contract with
the Town shall be a participant in good standing in a qualified apprenticeship
program that is registered with and approved by the DOL and shall
have in place apprenticeship agreements that specifically identify
or pertain to the trade(s) and/or job title(s) called for within the
construction contract. The qualified apprenticeship program shall
have a graduation rate of at least 30% as determined by DOL, and documentation
from the DOL demonstrating the program's graduation rate must be submitted
at time of bid (to the extent possible).
B.
In providing
a bid for a construction contract, the contractor must certify that
a minimum of 10% of the labor hours of the total construction workforce
employed shall be performed by a person participating in a qualified
apprenticeship training program in the construction trade for which
they are registered.
This article shall not apply:
A.
Where a
specific trade has not been included among the list of trades maintained
by the New York State Commissioner of Labor available for such apprenticeship
agreements at the time of opening bids for the project; or
B.
To any contracts
utilizing federal, state, county or other funding assistance to the
extent such funding assistance precludes application of this article;
or
C.
To emergency
procurements pursuant to General Municipal Law § 103; or
D.
To any subcontractor
upon receipt of proof in the form of a sworn written statement by
the contractor that such subcontractor is entitled to receive less
than $100,000 under the construction contract.
This article shall apply to construction contracts advertised
for bids on or after the effective date.
