Sentences with phrase «with public construction»

The Attorney General's office filed an amicus brief in support of MTPC's position arguing that the common law rule ensuring strict compliance with public construction contracts advances critical public policy goals.

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When he first made his venture public in 2002, it was still just an idea, and he insisted it was contingent upon the construction of a bridge to replace the island airport's existing ferry service — a project with many detractors, including then city councillor Olivia Chow, now the area's NDP member of Parliament.

Prior to joining Triangle Peak, Zach was a senior associate with Perry - Smith, LLP, a regional public accounting firm based in Sacramento, California, where he lead audit teams serving clients in the governmental, construction, manufacturing, non-profit, and financial industries.

The newly elected Progressive Conservative government in Manitoba has moved quickly to cement its anti-worker bona fides with the radical right - wing by making it more difficult for non-union workers to join a union, and by opening up bidding on large scale public construction projects to non-union companies.

The bonus is that the cost of construction and the cost of ongoing operation is materially less than traditional wastewater treatment facilities, creating an exciting investment opportunities for the private sector in partnership with public utilities.

One of the major «means of the transmission and diffusion of imperial ideology» was the construction, throughout the empire, of buildings associated with the pursuit of specifically Roman forms of leisure: public baths, circuses, amphitheatres, and Roman - style theatres — a phenomenon recognized as one of the defining features of Roman culture (both by the Romans themselves and by others).

Thus the construction of new public identities, and simultaneously the promotion of self - respect, are crucial tasks facing those burdened with a history of oppression.

The Port Authority says, in essence, that a window has passed for the church to rebuild at a nearby location with tens of millions of dollars of public money because construction at a security center at ground zero couldn't wait.

The church negotiated with the Port Authority, which oversees construction at the site, and in 2008 both sides tentatively agreed that the church would be rebuilt nearby using tens of millions of dollars in public money.

US: Diageo to build Captain Morgan distillery on Virgin Islands Diageo has signed a public - private initiative with the US Virgin Islands Governor John P. deJongh, Jr. for the construction and op... read more

The project would be a public - private partnership with tax revenue paying for a large part of the construction.

• Inclusion of new 63 row single - tier stand responds to Club desire to create the most atmospheric stadium in Europe • Planning application lodged with Haringey Council for a world - class stadium, public square, hotel, supermarket, homes and space for the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation • Delivered on the current site and adjacent land, ending concerns about a move out of the Borough with no need for even a temporary move during construction • Major investment into North Tottenham to provide a huge boost to the area • A flagship for the wider regeneration of the area

Touch - a-Truck is an educational community event that provides children with a hands - on opportunity to meet the people who build, protect, and serve Durham and Orange Counties and to see and touch vehicles from law enforcement, fire departments, public works, emergency medical services, construction machinery, farm equipment, and more.

By exaggerating the economic benefits of road capacity increase and underestimating its negative effects, omission of induced traffic can result in overallocation of public money on road construction and correspondingly less focus on other ways of dealing with congestion and environmental problems in urban areas.

At 8:30 a.m., The New York Building Congress hosts a panel discussion with New York City Public Advocate Letitia James on workforce diversity in the construction industry, Convene, 117 W. 46th St., Manhattan.

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 Library.

Located in the Tremont section of The Bronx, with easy access to public transportation, pharmacies, grocery stores, and public parks, the seven - story building will feature energy efficient construction, including windows, fixtures, and an integrated solar array as well as a rooftop terrace and community garden.

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.

Pictured, Venditto supporters — most of whom are construction union members — held signs, applauded and shouted insults at public speakers who questioned Venditto about the town's concessions deals with Singh at a town board meeting on Sept. 29, 2015 at Oyster Bay Town Hall.

Now that the Lagos State Government has made known its intention to reposition the hitherto ineffectual Lagos State Public Works Corporation, with the acquisition of some road construction machines for urban renewal, I wish to use this medium to draw the attention of the agency to the deplorable state of roads in the Ajao Estate -LSB-...]

Eddie Tuttle, Associate Director for Policy, Research and Public Affairs at the CIOB said: «With productivity growth, business investment and GDP growth all downgraded, a clear solution is to look to construction as an enabler that can allow all of these to improve.

Cuomo has not proposed anything on the scale of Gov. Scott Walker's successful push to end union collective bargaining rights and he has formed alliances with private - sector construction unions, which tend to skew more conservative then their public - sector brethren.

The apparent chief of staff of two nonprofits affiliated with SUNY Polytechnic Institute — perhaps in keeping with a common, if odd, practice in state government — appears to have been paid by the state Dormitory Authority, a public - benefit corporation that finances construction projects.

Plans for the west side include the expansion of TriBeCa's Hudson River Park with the construction of a new esplanade between Laight and North Moore streets, the reconstruction of Pier 97 at West 57th Street, and a new public market, art gallery and rooftop park at Pier 57.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about an agreement reached this week with the Queens Development Group on Phase 1 of Willets Point; the agreement includes the construction of 1,100 affordable apartments (including 221 for low - income seniors) and a brand new 450 - seat public elementary school: «The City -LSB-...]

Percoco is on trial with three other defendants (who were Cuomo campaign contributors), accused of rigging lucrative public construction contracts in exchange for bribes.

According to Mr. Terkper, the plan would be public sector - led, with the private sector providing essential services such as engineering, procurement and construction.

The public see construction, along with manufacturing, as likely sources of growth.

The unions are also highlighting the serious workplace and social problems that will accompany the enforced longer working age for public sector workers, particularly those with strenuous or demanding jobs like construction workers, cleaners, nurses, paramedics and teachers, including an increasingly frail workforce and the exclusion of younger workers from the labour market.

Cuomo, a Democrat, also now controls capital grants, which direct state aid often leveraged with private investment for renovations and construction of infrastructure and public buildings.

A major trades council that works closely with City Hall and the construction industry is backing Public Advocate Bill de Blasio for mayor.

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LPCiminelli, whose roots trace back to the founding of the Frank L. Ciminelli Construction Co. in 1961, is one of the largest general contractors in Western New York, with a long history of work on major public - and private - sector projects.

Though he has differed with public - sector labor unions, Cuomo has worked closely with a variety of construction and trade union groups over the years, receiving an award from two labor unions for his efforts this past summer.

With declining public sector spend and a lack of confidence amongst private investors, action is urgently needed to kick - start the construction sector.

TIT FOR TAT: Cuomo's close working relationship with labor leaders, including Gary LaBarbera of the Building and Construction Trades Council, has been good for union members (and the governor) but not the general public.

Although construction will still be going on all around the memorial in 2011, a portion will be open to the public, with access along the West Side Highway, Bloomberg said.

Poughkeepsie... The Dutchess County Department of Public Works has announced the Dutchess Rail Trail parking lot located at Diddell Road in the Town of Wappinger will be closed beginning on Monday, October 22nd for the construction of a paved parking area for trail users with 33 parking spaces, including 2 handicapped accessible spaces.

On Saturday, February 11, VID put together a solid group of supporters for the Rally Opposing the NYU2031 Plan, NYU's aggressive, tower - heavy 20 - year construction proposal to jam our low - rise community with structures of inappropriate size, height and bulk (including a huge hotel), which will mean the takeover of public space and the influx of a concentration of more thousands of students, staff and faculty.

With the public's approval, construction could begin in about a year, said Magarelli, who added that she took pride in coordinating the successful development of the Woodstock Waterfall Park on Tannery Brook Road.

Stringer said his approval of the project — a $ 15 billion redevelopment stretching from 30th to 33rd streets and 10th to 12th avenues — is conditional on the developer's promise to meet LEED silver standards, consult with the community to mitigate the effect of construction on noise and traffic and create public open space at the site.

Though there has long been friction between private - and public - sector unions, the construction trades have had reason to feel aggrieved with other unions as well.

The community benefits fund associated with the construction of the new Yankee stadium on public parkland continues to be mired in controversy, the New York Post reports.

The Governor's Airport Advisory Panel is charged with producing recommendations on redesigns and modernization for our region's airports, and is comprised of the following appointees by the Governor: Amanda Burden, former commissioner of the New York City Department of City Planning; Tony Collins, co-chair of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council; Jose Gomez - Ibanez, Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government and Harvard's Graduate School of Design; Queens Borough President Melinda Katz; DanTishman, CEO of Tishman Construction Corporation; Jacqueline Snyder, former head of the New York City Public Design Commission; John Zuccotti, co-chair of Brookfield Office Properties.

The fair is a collaborative effort of the Utica Municipal Housing Authority; City of Utica; Norstar Development USA; Utica Public Library; Workforce Development Board; Mohawk Valley Community College Youthbuild Program; Oneida County Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES); Central New York Labor Council; and other partners to connect residents interested in construction employment with local training programs and employers.

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Hawkins was joined by former residents at the site of the former 400 - unit Kennedy Square low - income public housing on S. Crouse Ave.. The site is now a staging area for parking, equipment, and materials for construction workers who were busy as Hawkins spoke building upscale apartments across E. Fayette St. for the Syracuse University community with rents ranging from $ 1,400 to $ 2,500 a month.

A group of parents with children in schools co-located with Success Academy charters is calling on the New York State Education Department to temporarily halt all construction work in public school buildings by Success Academy Charters chief Eva Moskowitz.

The Manhattan Borough President's office was able to assign $ 500,000 of public money to help with construction financing.

Community members along with Lawyers for the Public Interest and then New York State Sen. Eric Schneiderman convinced the School Construction Authority to commission an independent environmental review of the site.