Sentences with phrase «for public works projects»

There is a possibility that environment - related rules may ban Japan from providing subsidies to help reconstruct devastated fishing ports in the Tohoku region and that government procurement - related rules may force Japan to allow overseas firms greater access to its market for public works projects.

Sean Ryan [email protected] Milwaukee County communities keep tripping up on the specifics of partnerships for public works projects.

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

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.

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 successfully obtaining ADAM SKELOS's Abtech consulting contract for $ 4,000 per month, DEAN SKELOS assisted Abtech in causing Nassau County to issue a request for proposal («RFP») for a public works project that was tailored to Abtech's stormwater technology.

Not exact matches

Mr Prosser has worked in the public service for more than 20 years in both Commonwealth and State government departments — including a stint as an Aboriginal heritage project officer with the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet.

Plus, time sitting on public transport is time she can use for reading, catching up on work projects, and making phone calls.

Ever since Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed that the company is working on «autonomous systems» for cars, details have trickled out as well as a few public sightings of the technology Now, thanks to the co-founder of self - driving car startup Voyage, we're getting an up close look at — and some expert insight on — Apple's Project Titan.

Despite the hype, the public - private approach does not provide new funding sources to communities, nor does it work for many types of public projects.

The company now offers products for every exterior surface of a building, working on projects ranging from bungalows to shopping centres to flashy Mercedes - Benz dealerships to public buildings like the National Library and Archives of Canada.

Canadian firms — in construction, consulting and engineering, for example — can bid alongside local firms for work on public projects in CPTPP countries.

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In theory, loads of cheap debt could have been used to finance incredibly useful public works projects and other social services that laid the foundations for enduring prosperity.

That means support of the quest for a new international economic order and willingness to share generously the tremendous profit the U.S. has been getting out of the region — sharing through substantial financial aid for public works, food, education and housing projects.

Editorials supported legislation designed to account for the unemployed, to establish public works projects to enable their return to work, to provide for newly unemployed through a national unemployment insurance program, and to create a national bureau of unemployment to stay on top of the problem.

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

Talk about luck â $ «they provided us with a guide, their doctor wanted to have us over for lunch to talk about politics and our careers and research (my wife works in public health) and we saw a chiltepín nursery project which was constructed to generate some income.

Highfill will coordinate various marketing, communications, and public relations strategies, work on specific projects and fulfill daily demands for the Commission.

Yet there seems something strangely incestuous about the fact that both Dionne Knight, who was paid over # 20,000 by the club — for so called work on procurement, which was seemingly not made public at the time, and her present boy friend, Ian Tompkins, now a West Ham employee who worked on the stadium project, both worked for Newham council.

Prior to her position at Region 4, Jill worked for the University of Texas Houston School of Public Health from 2000 - 2002 as the Nutrition Coordinator for the Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) project.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

One project is all top secret and classified, but the other is very much in the public eye: I'm working with the wind energy industry to build an online community around the reality and promise of wind energy for America.

«In January 2013, County Executive Mark Poloncarz requested that our office look into alleged past issues related to competitive bidding for projects at the Erie County Department of Public Works.

For instance, the Administrator said through the Schools Support Project, the Foundation hoped to answer to infrastructural needs of schools in Lagos State and work with manufacturers of building and construction materials, building technology professionals and other well meaning sponsors to help refurbish and upgrade public schools, while the Foundation has so far won three awards for projects executed at Government Technical College, Agidingbi; St. Jude's Primary School, Ebute Metta and Ojokoro Community LibraFor instance, the Administrator said through the Schools Support Project, the Foundation hoped to answer to infrastructural needs of schools in Lagos State and work with manufacturers of building and construction materials, building technology professionals and other well meaning sponsors to help refurbish and upgrade public schools, while the Foundation has so far won three awards for projects executed at Government Technical College, Agidingbi; St. Jude's Primary School, Ebute Metta and Ojokoro Community Librafor projects executed at Government Technical College, Agidingbi; St. Jude's Primary School, Ebute Metta and Ojokoro Community Library.

Fox will be genuinely missed among those of us who know all the good he has done for Westchester County and the many hundreds of thousands (possibly millions) in dollars he has saved the taxpayers by working his ass off keeping a close eye on public works projects.

In simple terms, the corporation will work with other entities — a state agency or a public university, for example — to ensure their construction projects don't fall behind or balloon in cost.

«From his days working in the Parks Interpretation / Education Unit at Niagara Falls to his days in public office, John has always been a steadfast advocate for state parks and the outdoors, and we are excited to see him return as project coordinator that will see him lead and assist on a number of park and governmental affairs initiatives.»

As one of those working on this project, I would like to set out the questions it is raising, put the call out for responses and invite readers to attend the two public debates we are holding after our evidence - gathering phase, which runs until the end of March.

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

The move comes shortly after another powerful organization, the Lenox Hill Democratic Club, shifted course and decided against endorsing City Council Speaker Christine Quinn for mayor because of her advocacy for the polarizing public works project.

Such bonds function as an alternative to direct public financing of housing projects: Since interest income on PABs is tax exempt, investors are willing to buy them at very low interest rates, and this makes it relatively affordable for states, municipalities, and nonprofits to finance housing (and hospitals, infrastructure, and other public works) through the private capital market.

Prior to design, her unique journey spanned multiple roles in four countries, three cities, and two states — including professional ballet, management, copywriting, event production, business consulting, and national and international public relations As a designer, she has had the opportunity to work with businesses of all sizes, start - ups, agencies, higher education institutions, and non-profits for projects in branding, brand strategy, print design, multi-media, advertising, digital design, presentation design, marketing, project management, live event production, e-learning, video, photography, art direction, and out - of - home.

Adam Skelos had several meetings with Nassau Department of Public Works officials about AbTech, and county officials said they selected the company for the project because it would provide the best value.

Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake says his work with Hilltop Public Solutions would be entirely on «projects that are national and international in focus,» and which are «predominantly political» campaigns, and would not be consulting for any clients with business before -LSB-...]

«We could be two years into working through a project... and at the last minute the Public Authorities Control Board, one member, could say, «I don't approve that project,»» Been said, referring to the proposed new approval process for using the housing bonds.

He worked as a public affairs consultant for the Constitution Pipeline project until 2015.

Dr. Issahaku is an International Development Economist with several years of experience in economic policy management and development, having worked with reputable international and local institutions including the World Bank as a Senior Public Sector Specialist; the African Development Bank as a Principal Governance Expert; the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa as a Development Management Officer; the Canadian International Development Agency as a Socio - Economic Advisor and Project Coordinator; and the National Development Planning Commission, Ghana as a Senior Planning Analyst.

Also at 11 a.m., construction industry representatives, government officials and transportation advocates hold a news conference to discuss the release of a report about road conditions in NYC and state, and call for increased government funding of public works and renovation projects; steps, City Hall, Manhattan.

The lobbying association for New York's newspapers is urging lawmakers to reject parts of Cuomo's proposed $ 152 billion state budget, contending the package would make some state contracts less transparent and would give the administration «virtually unconstrained authority» over public works projects.

A bill moving quickly through the Legislature would complicate the accounting for a Milwaukee policy that increases residents» chances of working on local public works projects, a city official said.

A new estimated cost for renovations, given by the Department of Public Works» Scott Donnelly during Monday's meeting, puts the projected cost to rehabilitate the pool at about $ 7 million, whereas removal costs hovered around $ 4 million.

Bidding on a major public works project to fix once and for all a sinkhole that has plagued an Uptown

According to him, Jonathan directed the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Okonjo - Iweala, to work along with other relevant stakeholders both in public and private sector including international consultants to come up with what «we believe should be the comparative template about cost of projects particularly civil engineering projects including supply executed in the country to address criticisms on the cost of projects».

He said in as much as there would not be alternative roads created specifically for the project, adequate measures have been put in place to educate the public on the staging that would be developed, saying that the project would be executed in phases, while motorists will make use of other sections of the road during construction work on a particular section.

They pay for housing, public works and industrial development projects.

«This is a very different plan than was presented in the past,» Mr. de Blasio insisted to the Observer at the James Weldon Community Center in East Harlem, emphasizing that the plan will also guarantee NYCHA residents work on the construction projects, and earmark the new revenue for work on the existing public housing buildings on the parcels.

In finding Murnane to be a responsible bidder for the Schenectady project, DOT cited Murnane's «history of building public projects successfully over a long period of time,» the lack of asbestos abatement work involved («unlike the OGS project»), and the company's intent to «self - perform much of the work.»

«The last time I talked to the county exec, it sounded like everything was going through and he had given me his word that he was going to find funding for... the remainder of the project,» Adam Skelos said, adding that Mangano told him that if federal funds didn't work out, he would look in the Department of Public Works budget.

Ulster County's application for $ 20 million in state funding to consolidate services and launch several major public - works projects seems to have legs in Albany.