Personnel Equipment and Material Engineer shall furnish and maintain, at its own expense, quarters for the performance of all Engineering Services, and adequate and sufficient personnel and equipment to perform the Engineering Services as required. All employees of Engineer shall have such knowledge and experience as will enable them to perform the duties assigned to them. Any employee of Engineer who, in the reasonable opinion of County, is incompetent or whose conduct becomes detrimental to the Engineering Services shall immediately be removed from association with the Project when so instructed by County. Engineer certifies that it presently has adequate qualified personnel in its employment for performance of the Engineering Services required under this Contract, or will obtain such personnel from sources other than County. Engineer may not change the Project Manager without prior written consent of County.
LABOR AND MATERIALS 4.4.1 Unless otherwise provided in the Contract Documents, the Contractor shall provide and pay for all labor, materials, equipment, tools, construction equipment and machinery, water, heat, utilities, transportation, and other facilities and services necessary for the proper execution and completion of the Work, whether temporary or permanent and whether or not incorporated or to be incorporated in the Work. Contractor guarantees that materials shall be of the best quality, that work shall be completed in a neat and workmanlike manner, that equipment will be installed in a first class manner, and that all aspects of the project will be delivered in good working order complete and perfect in every respect and that all systems and materials necessary to make the project a complete operating utility as contemplated by the above description of the project is included in the Contract price.
4.4.2 The Contractor shall a t all times enforce strict discipline and good order among his employees and shall not employ on the Work any unfit person or anyone not skilled in the task assigned to him.
Payment for Labor and Materials (a) Borrower will promptly pay when due all bills and costs for labor, materials, and specifically fabricated materials ("LABOR AND MATERIAL COSTS") incurred in connection with the Property and never permit to exist beyond the due date thereof in respect of the Property or any part thereof any lien or security interest, even though inferior to the liens and the security interests hereof, and in any event never permit to be created or exist in respect of the Property or any part thereof any other or additional lien or security interest other than the liens or security interests hereof except for the Permitted Encumbrances.
(b) After prior written notice to Lender, Borrower, at its own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity or application in whole or in part of any of the Labor and Material Costs, provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Loan Agreement, the Note, this Security Instrument or any of the other Loan Documents, (ii) Borrower is permitted to do so under the provisions of any other mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt affecting the Property, (iii) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of the Labor and Material Costs from Borrower and from the Property or Borrower shall have paid all of the Labor and Material Costs under protest, (iv) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any other instrument to which Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder, (v) neither the Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, canceled or lost, and (vi) Borrower shall have furnished the security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender to insure the payment of any contested Labor and Material Costs, together with all interest and penalties thereon.
SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS The Commissioner reserves the right to reject any proposed Subcontractor or supplier for bona fide business reasons, including, but not limited to: the company failed to solicit New York State certified minority- and women-owned business enterprises as required in prior OGS Contracts; the fact that such Subcontractor or supplier is on the New York State Department of Labor’s list of companies with which New York State cannot do business; the Commissioner’s determination that the company is not qualified or is not responsible; or the fact that the company has previously provided unsatisfactory work or services.
Contractors and Subcontractors Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988
1) Publish and give a policy statement to all covered employees informing them that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the covered workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees who violate the policy.
2) Establish a drug-free awareness program to make employees aware of a) the dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; b) the policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; c) any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and d) the penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations.
3) Notify employees that as a condition of employment on a federal contract or grant, the employee must a) abide by the terms of the policy statement; and b) notify the employer, within five (5) calendar days, if he or she is convicted of a criminal drug violation in the workplace.
4) Notify the contracting or granting agency within ten (10) days after receiving notice that a covered employee has been convicted of a criminal drug violation in the workplace.
5) Impose a penalty on or require satisfactory participation in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program by any employee who is convicted of a reportable workplace drug conviction.
6) Make an ongoing, good faith effort to maintain a drug-free workplace by meeting the requirements of the act.
SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT 15.01. Landlord, at its own cost and expense shall:
(a) Provide full passenger elevator service (i.e., five (5) Passenger elevator cars, subject to the provisions of Section 15.03) from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. on all Business Days with two (2) passenger elevators available at all other times. Landlord may designate local and express stops for elevators and may change such designation of express and local stops from time to time. Landlord agrees that, except in an emergency situation, Landlord shall not grant permission for any construction items or materials or for any workmen carrying the same to be transported by use of the passenger elevator cars. At times other than during Business Hours of Business Days up to one (1) elevator car in Tenant’s elevator bank may be used for the transport of construction workers or materials; provided that such elevator car shall be properly cleaned before the beginning of the next Business Day. Landlord will use a first class standard for elevator maintenance.
(b) Provide freight elevator service to the Premises on a first come-first served basis (i.e., no advance scheduling) during the Building’s normal freight elevator hours (i.e., 8 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.) of Business Days. Freight elevator service shall also be provided to the Premises on a reserved basis at all other times, upon the payment of Landlord’s then established charges therefor which shall be Additional Charges hereunder. As of the date hereof, Landlord’s charge for overtime freight elevator service is at the rate of $200 per hour subject to increase in proportion to increases in Landlord’s actual costs to provide same. Any request for overtime freight elevator service shall entail a minimum in the number of hours to the extent the applicable Building Service Union Employee Service contract requires a minimum number of hours per shift.
(i) Supply ventilation throughout the year and supply heat and air-conditioning, as seasonally required; but in all events, Landlord shall supply heat from October 15 to April 15 and air-conditioning from April 15 to October 15, from the Building heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M, on all Business Days in accordance with the specifications attached hereto as Exhibit N and made a part hereof.
(ii) In connection with its operation of the existing systems and equipment in the Building, give due consideration to the applicable portions of ASHRAE Standard No. 62-1989 to the extent that the same is implemented or adhered to generally by buildings with similar systems and equipment and of similar age and size. Tenant acknowledges that if it shall fail to keep entirely unobstructed all of the vents, intakes, outlet and grilles in the Premises at all times, or shall fail to comply with and observe all reasonable regulations and requirements prescribed by Landlord for the proper functioning of the heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system, the HVAC services may not meet the standards set forth in the specifications.
(d) Provide cleaning services, in accordance with the specifications set forth in Exhibit F hereto, in the Premises and public portions of the Building on all Business Days.
(e) Furnish hot and cold water for lavatory and drinking and office cleaning purposes and for use in all pantries and kitchenettes installed by Tenant in the Premises. If Tenant requires, uses or consumes water for any other purposes, Tenant agrees that Landlord may install a meter to measure Tenant’s water consumption, and Tenant further agrees to reimburse Landlord for the reasonable out-of-pocket cost of the meter and the installation thereof, and to pay for the reasonable out-of-pocket maintenance cost of said meter equipment within thirty (30) days after Landlord’s rendition of a xxxx therefor. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for the water consumed as measured by said meter based upon the actual out-of-pocket cost to Landlord of such water, including any actual out-of-pocket costs incurred by Landlord in connection with the meter readings, and any sewer rents, and all other charges imposed by any authority, on, or measured by, the use of water within thirty (30) days after rendition of a xxxx therefor.
(f) Maintain listings on the Building directory of the names of Tenant, or its permitted subtenants, assignees or affiliates and the names of any of their officers and employees, provided that the names so listed shall not use more than Tenant’s Proportionate Share of the space on the Building directory. Tenant shall reimburse Landlord for any actual out-of-pocket costs incurred by Landlord to unaffiliated third parties in connection with changes and additions to such directory listings requested by Tenant.
(g) Repaint or retouch, as reasonably required to compensate for ordinary wear and tear and for any damage caused by Landlord, its employees, contractors and agents, all convector covers in the Premises not less frequently than once in every three (3) years; provided, however, that Tenant shall be solely responsible at its expense to remove its property and make such convectors accessible for such painting by Landlord.
(h) With respect to the Tenant named herein only, provide at the existing security/concierge desk in the lobby of the Building during all hours other than Business Hours of Business Days personnel to carry out such security procedures as are set forth in Exhibit P hereof and to implement other security measures as Landlord shall from time to time adopt (after consultation with Tenant, but without any obligation to obtain Tenant’s agreement or approval). Notwithstanding that Landlord shall agree to instruct its employees to follow such security procedures as set forth in this Lease, Landlord shall in no way be responsible for any violation of such procedures or circumvention of such Procedures as may occur from time to time at the Building and in no event shall Landlord be liable to Tenant for any loss, injury or damage to Tenant or to any other person as may result from violations or circumventions of the security procedures instituted at the Building as described in this subsection 15.01(h).
15.02. Holidays shall be deemed to mean all those dates designated as holidays by the Board of Governors of the New York Stock Exchange, in addition to dates designated as holidays by the City of New York, State of New York and/or the United States, and in addition shall also include holidays to which maintenance or service employees of the Building are entitled under their union contract or contracts.
15.03. Landlord reserves the right to interrupt, curtail or suspend the services required to be furnished by Landlord under this Article 15 when the necessity therefor arises by reason of accident, emergency, mechanical breakdown, or when required by any law, order or regulation of any Federal, state, county or municipal authority, or for any other cause beyond the reasonable control of Landlord. Except in case of an emergency, Landlord will notify Tenant in advance of any such stoppage, and if ascertainable, its estimated duration. Landlord shall complete all required repairs or other necessary work in accordance with the standards set forth in subsection 13.01(b). Except as set forth in Section 13.03 hereof and subject to the provision of Section 27.03 hereof, no diminution or abatement of rent or other compensation shall or will be claimed by Tenant as a result therefrom, nor shall this Lease or any of the obligations of Tenant be affected or reduced by reason of such interruption, curtailment or suspension.
(a) If Tenant shall require heat or air-conditioning services at any time other than as furnished by Landlord in accordance with subsection 15.01(c) hereof, then, if Tenant shall give notice in writing to the Building superintendent prior to 4:00 P.M. in the case of services required on weekdays, prior to 4:00 P.M. on the Friday prior in the case of after hours service recurred on weekends or on holiday Mondays or prior to 4:00 P.M. on the day prior in the case of after hours service recurred on other holidays or weekends following Fridays which are holidays, Landlord shall furnish such service and Tenant shall pay to Landlord upon demand as Additional Charges hereunder Landlord’s then established charges therefor. As of the date hereof, Landlord’s standard rate charged to other tenants in the Building is $600.00 per floor per hour and, except as otherwise provided below in this subsection 15.04(a), requires a four (4) hour minimum and a four (4) floor minimum. Such charge shall be subject to increase in proportion to increases in Landlord’s actual costs to provide same provided however if Landlord charges a future tenant in the Building a lesser rate for the overtime heat or air-conditioning services, then provided Tenant shall agree to be obligated to utilize the same or more overtime heat or air-conditioning services utilized by such future tenant, such charge charged to Tenant shall then and thereafter be reduced to such lesser charge charged to such future tenant. If any other tenant or tenants of the Building in the same zone as Tenant request overtime air-conditioning or heating for any period for which Tenant has requested such service pursuant to the provisions of this subsection 15.04(a), then the Landlord’s charge for overtime HVAC, as set forth above, shall be prorated among Tenant and such other tenant or tenants, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, any request for overtime HVAC service to commence at 6:00 P.M. on any Business Day shall not require or be subject to a “minimum” with respect to hours, but shall still require a four (4) floor minimum. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Tenant shall be entitled to receive overtime HVAC without being required to pay any Additional Charges therefor on up to twelve (12) occasions (each such occasion being of a duration of four (4) hours and applying with respect to four (4) floors in the Premises) during each calendar year to occur during the term of this Lease (prorated on the basis of one (1) such occasion per month with respect to any partial calendar year to occur during the term of this Lease). Each such four (4) continuous hour period is
Payroll Records Contractors and Subcontractors must keep original payrolls or transcripts subscribed and affirmed as true under the penalties of perjury as required by law. For public works contracts over $25,000 where the Contractor maintains no regular place of business in New York State, such records must be kept at the work site. For building services contracts, such records must be kept at the work site while work is being performed.
Contractor’s Project Manager and Key Personnel Contractor shall appoint a Project Manager to direct the Contractor’s efforts in fulfilling Contractor’s obligations under this Contract. This Project Manager shall be subject to approval by the County and shall not be changed without the written consent of the County’s Project Manager, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Contractor’s Project Manager shall be assigned to this project for the duration of the Contract and shall diligently pursue all work and services to meet the project time lines. The County’s Project Manager shall have the right to require the removal and replacement of the Contractor’s Project Manager from providing services to the County under this Contract. The County’s Project manager shall notify the Contractor in writing of such action. The Contractor shall accomplish the removal within five (5) business days after written notice by the County’s Project Manager. The County’s Project Manager shall review and approve the appointment of the replacement for the Contractor’s Project Manager. The County is not required to provide any additional information, reason or rationale in the event it The County is not required to provide any additional information, reason or rationale in the event it requires the removal of Contractor’s Project Manager from providing further services under the Contract.
Procurement of Goods and Services (a) If the HSP is subject to the procurement provisions of the BPSAA, the HSP will abide by all directives and guidelines issued by the Management Board of Cabinet that are applicable to the HSP pursuant to the BPSAA.
(b) If the HSP is not subject to the procurement provisions of the BPSAA, the HSP will have a procurement policy in place that requires the acquisition of supplies, equipment or services valued at over $25,000 through a competitive process that ensures the best value for funds expended. If the HSP acquires supplies, equipment or services with the Funding it will do so through a process that is consistent with this policy.
Performance of Services in Accordance with Regulatory Requirements; Furnishing of Books and Records In performing the services set forth in this Agreement, the Manager:
A. shall conform with the 1940 Act and all rules and regulations thereunder, with all other applicable federal, state and foreign laws and regulations, with any applicable procedures adopted by the Trust’s Board of Trustees, and with the provisions of the Trust’s Registration Statement filed on Form N-1A as supplemented or amended from time to time;
B. will make available to the Trust, promptly upon request, any of the Fund’s books and records as are maintained under this Agreement, and will furnish to regulatory authorities having the requisite authority any such books and records and any information or reports in connection with the Manager’s services under this Agreement that may be requested in order to ascertain whether the operations of the Trust are being conducted in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations.
