Referred to: The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairman Fabiano

and Legislators Greene, Litts, Loughran, and Maloney), The Government Efficiency

and Review Committee (Chairman J. Parete and Legislators Belfiglio, Briggs,

Greene, and R. Parete), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairman Gerentine

and Legislators Allen, Bartels, Belfiglio, Briggs, Maio, and Maloney)

Legislator John R. Parete offers the following:

WHEREAS, Resolution No. 319 of October 11, 2001, established a County

policy requiring the Purchasing Director and relevant department heads to explore

the use of a Project Labor Agreement for construction projects over $1,000,000; and

WHEREAS, after consideration of research, studies and discussions with

various labor organization representatives it has been determined that the $1,000,000

threshold should be increased; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that it is the policy of the County of Ulster that in all

construction projects where the estimated total of construction contracts for an

individual project is equal to or exceeds $3,500,000.00 $5,000,000.00, and the

project requires the services of three or more contractors for completion, with the

exception of road and bridge projects, the Purchasing Director and appropriate

Ulster County Department Head shall initiate a Due Diligence Study to explore and

consider using project labor agreements to reduce construction costs, avoid delay

claims, and potential litigation, when the use of a project labor agreement is

rationally based upon reasons in the public interest promoted by the competitive

bidding statutes; and, be it further

RESOLVED, upon completion of each Due Diligence Study, the findings of

said study and recommendation of the Purchasing Director and appropriate Ulster

County Department Head shall be filed with the Clerk of the Legislature; and, be it

further

RESOLVED, that each recommendation of the Purchasing Director and

appropriate Ulster County Department Head shall be subject to review and

ratification by the Ulster County Legislature; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the $3,500,000.00 $5,000,000.00 threshold contained herein

shall be reviewed and amended as deemed necessary by the appropriate Standing

Committee of the Ulster County Legislature; and, be it further 

RESOLVED, that this policy shall not preclude the Legislature from

requiring the initiation of a due diligence study for projects under $5,000,000.00

via resolution; and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the Ulster County Project Labor Agreement Policy of the

County of Ulster, as amended and set forth in this resolution, shall take effect

immediately upon the adoption of this resolution,

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES: NOES:

Postponed in Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on September 6, 2017

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects as amended on October 4,

2017

Passed Committee: Government Efficiency and Review on October 16, 2017

Postponed in Committee: Ways and Means on October 17, 2017

Postponed in Committee: Ways and Means on November 8, 2017

Postponed in Committee: Ways and Means on November 14, 2017

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ______________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

NONE