Sentences with phrase «for public works»

There are exemptions for public works projects such as snow removal and street sweeping.

Simply put we are adding «Best Value» procedures and raising the threshold before bonding is required to assist small, minority and women - owned businesses in competing for public works contracts.

The conventional government infrastructure approach is probably the only viable option for these public works.

The issuance and purchase of bonds help lower costs of infrastructure renovation and replacement for public works, as well as for new and expanding businesses.

The only limitations that do play a role in the qualification of a dog as a service dog is the size of the dog and its suitability for public work.

During the mid-1930s, Lassaw worked briefly for the Public Works of Art Project cleaning sculptural monuments around New York City.

To cite the Whites: «Three hundred provincial museums there might be, government commissions for public works there might be, but the only possible paid destinations for the rising flood of canvases were the homes of the bourgeoisie.

Board members asked members of the village staff to look into the viability of the park land and seek out any other parcels that could be used for public works storage.

No plans for a park were considered 20 years ago when the village bought about 5 acres of the former Peach Farm on Fender Avenue to hold in reserve for a public works storage facility.

Each year, Erie County invests over $ 30 million in tax dollars for public works construction projects across the county.

Conducted research for the public works department and drafted short term plans concerning modernization of equipment and service delivery.

Marcel Poulin, spokesman for Public Works Minister Diane Finley, said the minister has instructed officials to «examine options to help Canadians receive the payments the Government of Canada owes them.»

«When you see us doing work, you have the right to expect a quality product,» said Daniel Menendez, a deputy director for public works, in response to Marek's unflattering observations about repairs done on her street.

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, a Gyroid named Lloid dons a helmet and collects funds for public works.

Polling for Labour Uncut prior to Labour party conference explored how voters would respond to Labour promising to keep most of the present government's spending plans but to borrow more for public works such as building homes.

The legislation would allow local governments to select «local» companies for public works contract in certain scenarios where a non-local company has a lower bid.

In 1934, he worked for the Public Works of Art Project, a pilot program of federal support that paved the way for the WPA - FAP in 1935.

approaching the Commonwealth to amend the Native Title Act to allow a «non-extinguishment» principle to apply to land for public works

For instance, all three parties emphasize infrastructure (with Trudeau even saying it's worth going into deficit to pay for public works).

He's started companies, held elected office, and piled up accolades for his public work starting from a very young age.

If the economy stays stuck in a cycle of deflation, the Liberal Democratic Party wants the Bank of Japan to purchase bonds as a funding measure for public works projects.

After a presentation from staff, Lisle Village Board members agreed that the land, originally earmarked for a public works site, was no longer needed.

They were all charged with a scheme to rig the bidding process for public works contracts for two LDCs, or Local Development Corporations.

Companies hired for public works projects in the state are required to pay their workers what's known as a prevailing wage, which is a minimum rate set by the state based on factors like region.

«Prevailing wages are currently required only for public works projects such as those undertaken by the state or municipalities.

Current 10th District Republican Rep. Candice S. Miller, the sole female GOP committee chair, is retiring to run for public works commissioner in Macomb County instead.

But that's not enough for Flanagan, Hannon and Phillips, who have a constantly growing wish list that now includes hospital and health care funding, economic development dollars for a public works garage, and even stopping New York City from utilizing now - idle Queens wells.

While it is clear Long Island needs a tunnel, and there hasn't been as forceful an advocate for public works since Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Cuomo is going to need to go beyond engineering reviews, environmental benefits and geological analysis to move forward, or his study will join our study as a thoughtful, expensive, but ultimately academic review of what to build, how and why.

This polling found that if Labour were to promise to keep most of the present government's spending plans, but to borrow more specifically for public works such as building more homes, those who say this would make them more likely to vote Labour outnumber those who say it would make them less likely by 4 % (17 % more likely versus 13 % less likely).

This marked the last week of a 24 - hour operation for public works, Geary noted, which worked out well for dealing with this snowstorm.

Accordingly, each year, the Directorate - General for Public Works and Water Management in the Netherlands nourishes around 12 million cubic meters of sand onto zones just out from the coast.

In Egypt from the earliest times a corvée had existed whereby labourers could be drafted en masse for public works at critical moments during the inundation.

Early careers were initiated during the Depression of the 1930s, with help coming from the government's New Deal programmes, which involved the commissioning of artists for public work.

Lee worked as mural painter for the Public Works of Art Project, New York, 1934; Temporary Emergency Relief Administration, New York, 1934 - 35; Works Project Administration (W.P.A.) Federal Arts Project, New York, 1934; and the Federal Arts Project, Mural Division, 1938 - 42.

Jenny Holzer is best known for her public work, often projecting words on to buildings, billboards or LED signs.

Recognized nationally for public works and solo shows in Chicago, the artist has exhibited in London, Switzerland, San Francisco, Atlanta, Miami, Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York including Art Basel Switzerland, Art Basel Miami, Scope NYC and Frieze London.

The Public Arts Program Artists Registry A stipend of $ 3000 to $ 5000 will be awarded to those chosen, to assist a professional artist who has been commissioned by Fulton County for a public work of art.

The artist has been commissioned for public works including the carpet at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom's Middlesex Guildhall, and an image for Liverpool's European Capital of Culture campaign.

Throughout People vs. Space, students worked directly with Plensa to develop project proposals for public works integrating contemporary media with the core concerns of objects, spaces, communities, and interactions.

Posts cover «legal topics that impact contractors nationwide, tailored for public works contractors in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.»

His areas of expertise include commercial, business and property law, and providing guidance, representation and negotiation support to landowners who are having their land acquired for a public work.

The one for Transport Canada was worth $ 4 million, and the one for Public Works, $ 1 million.