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How do I obtain information about upcoming bids for CIP Projects?

Information regarding anticipated bids can be obtained by clicking on the following link:

  • Capital Improvement Projects Anticipated Contract Awards
Do you have to be prequalified to submit a bid?

Yes, you must be prequalified prior to the bid opening.

How can MWLBE firms participate?

The SCA strongly supports and encourages the participation of MWLBE firms as prime and subcontractors, as well as prime and subconsultants. For more information, visit Business Development, Mentor Programs and MWLBE Certification.

How do I find SCA prequalified firms for a job?

To view a list of firms that are currently prequalified to do business with the SCA, visit the Prequalified Firms by Trade.

How do I determine which firms are disqualified, suspended and / or ineligible to do business with the SCA?

To view firms disqualified, suspended or ineligible to perform work on SCA projects as a prime contractor, consultant, member of a joint venture, subcontractor, vendor or material supplier, visit Disqualified/Suspended/Ineligible Firms.

All General Opportunities/Contractors Project Labor Agreement Real Estate RFP Process Sub-contractor Approval Form - SAF
Is completing a SAF the first step in the pre-qualification process?

No, all sub-contractors must submit a prequalification application prior to beginning work on an SCA project and prior to completing an SAF.

Who must compete a SAF?

All General Contractors (GCs) awarded an SCA contract, and their proposed sub-contractors, must submit a sub-contractor approval form through the Vendor Access System (VAS) before beginning work on the project.

Can sub-contractors submit online SAFs for Mentor projects?

The online SAF process does not yet include Mentor projects. SAFs for Mentor projects continue to be processed by Mentor Construction Managers.

Are Wicks sub-contractors required to prequalify?

All Wick’s sub-contractors must be prequalified at the time of bid opening. In addition, for Wicks-related work that is valued at or above $1,000,000, please note that all Wicks sub-contractors proposed for such work must also be pre-qualified for work above $1,000,000.

Can a sub-contractor begin work after submitting the SAF?

Sub-contractors must have a project specific SAF in pending or approved status with an issued certificate of insurance before beginning work.

Does a GC or a sub-contractor awarded more than one SCA project have to submit an SAF for each award?

Yes, GCs and sub-contractors must submit a separate SAF for each project and scope of work; and a separate SAF for any additional work added to an existing project.

Is the status of a SAF available online to GC's and sub-contractors?

Yes, the VAS system provides GCs and sub-contractors with on-demand access to SAF status information and on-demand access to OCIP insurance certificates.

Completing a SAF is a lengthy process. Does the system pre-populate from previous submissions?

Yes, information from prior submissions is pre-populated to subsequent SAFs thereby reducing keystrokes.

How can the SAF help a GC determine sub-contractors qualifications?

The VAS system automatically identifies subcontractor specific trade codes and confirms a subcontractor’s qualification and certification status.

How does a GC or an upper-tier sub-contractor begin the SAF process?

To begin the process, GCs and upper-tier sub-contractors should access VAS, and click the Sub-contractor Approval Form (SAF) link in the Project Information (Post Award) section of the homepage.

Can I download the SAF User Guide?

Yes, click and download the SAF User Guide in PDF format.

How do I get a VAS login ID or password?

If you are listed as a SAF contact on your firm's prequalification application, login by entering your Login ID and Password on the VAS login page. If you are not listed as an SAF contact on your firm’s prequalification application, you can be added as an SAF contact. Visit the SAF User Guide for instructions.

Can I still use the paper SAF form?

The SCA strongly encourages everyone (except Mentor projects) to complete and submit the SAF online. The VAS system is an accurate, time-efficient way to process requests.

Is there a number to call if I need more help?

If you are unable to submit the form electronically after checking the SAF User Guide, or need any other assistance, contact the Prequalification Hotline (718) 472-8777.

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What is the rate of pay for shifts performed on the weekend?

PLA Weekend Wage Rates - Under the PLA, as negotiated, there are three possible weekend scenarios:

  1. A Weekend Make-Up Day because of conditions beyond the control of the Contractor, such as severe weather, power failure, fire or natural disaster preventing the performance of Program Work on a regularly scheduled work day, with the mutual agreement of the Local Union on a craft-by-craft basis: Straight Time plus 5%.
  2. Weekend Shift Work, where a worker has not already worked five days (or four ten-hour days on a site where the entire site is working on a four ten-hour day shift) in the week: That trade's normally applicable weekend shift rate -or- Time and a half straight time, whichever is LESS.
  3. Overtime Work, where a worker has already worked five days (or four ten-hour days on a site where the entire site is working on a four ten-hour day shift) in the week: That trade's normally applicable overtime rate.
How is overtime calculated?

Computation of Overtime (The forty hour week question):

1.   For a standard five day work week, overtime is paid when a worker works:

  • more than eight hours in a day -AND/OR-
  • more than five days in a week regardless of how many hours worked each of those five days (e.g., after working four hours a day for each of five days for a total of only twenty hours, the worker would still be entitled to overtime for all time on any additional day worked.)

2.   When the entire job is on a four ten-hour day basis, overtime is payable when a worker works:

  • more than ten hours in a day -AND/OR-
  • more than four ten-hour days in the week.
How are four ten-hour day projects scheduled?

The decision to work on a four ten-hour day basis must be made by agreement between the SCA, the General Contractor, and the applicable Local Unions on a craft-by-craft basis. No individual trade(s) may be singled out on a PLA site to work a four ten-hour day straight time basis without ALL trades working on the four ten-hour day basis.

Who is permitted to work on a SCA project that is subject to the PLA?

The only construction workers permitted on a PLA job site are members of one of the unions listed on the attached PLA Telephone Contact List. There are many other unions representing building and construction workers. Some of these other unions are from Long Island, Westchester and New Jersey, and others are New York City based, but they are not signatory to the PLA and therefore cannot represent any workers on a PLA job. (It also does not matter whether any of these other unions have apprenticeship programs of their own.)

Additionally, a company that is signatory to one of these "other" unions CAN work on our PLA jobs, but the firm MUST get ALL of its workers (subject to the eighth worker provision, of course) for the trade directly from the appropriate union shown on the PLA Telephone Contact List by directly contacting and sending the union the Affidavit of PLA participation. The firm must also send a copy of that original affidavit with each weekly or monthly supplemental benefit check payment that is sent to the union.

Again, ONLY workers who are members of one of the unions listed on the attached PLA Telephone Contact List may perform construction work on SCA PLA sites.

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