[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Wappinger as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 85.
[Adopted 4-25-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2005[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law stated that
it would apply to construction contracts advertised for bid on and
after the effective date of the local law.
This article shall be entitled "Apprenticeship
Training Programs for Town Construction Contracts."
[Amended 9-8-2008 by L.L. No. 4-2008]
The legislative intent and purpose of this article
is to adopt a policy to promote apprenticeship training as authorized
by § 816-b of the New York State Labor Law by requiring
that all contractors and/or subcontractors to a construction contract
in which the Town of Wappinger is a direct or indirect party shall
be required to have apprenticeship training programs that have been
registered with and approved by the New York State Commissioner of
Labor prior to entering into such construction contract with the Town
of Wappinger. Contracts awarded for less than $500,000 shall exempt
a contractor or a subcontractor from the provisions of this article.
A.
The Town of Wappinger hereby requires any contractor, prior to entering in a construction contract with the Town of Wappinger, or any subcontractor entering into a contract with a contractor who has a construction contract with the Town of Wappinger, to have apprenticeship agreements appropriate for the type and scope of work to be performed and which have been registered with, and approved by, the New York State Commissioner of Labor in accordance with Article 23 of the New York State Labor Law, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in § 103 of the New York General Municipal Law or the procurement policy of the Town of Wappinger pursuant to Chapter 46 of the Code of the Town of Wappinger.
B.
Construction contracts as defined herein awarded for
less than $500,000 shall be exempt from the provisions of this article.
[Amended 9-8-2008 by L.L. No. 4-2008]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any contract awarded by the Town of Wappinger for $500,000
or more, to which the Town of Wappinger may be a direct or indirect
party, which involves the construction, reconstruction, improvement,
rehabilitation, maintenance, repair, furnishing, equipping of or otherwise
providing for any building, facility or physical structure of any
kind.
[Amended 9-8-2008 by L.L. No. 4-2008]
Subject to the provisions of this article, shall mean a contractor
or subcontractor which directly employs labor under a construction
contract for which an apprentice program has been approved by the
New York State Commissioner of Law in accordance with Article 23 of
the New York Labor Law.
