County Executives Fight for Long Island's Fair Share, Calling for $3

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DECEMBER 7, 2010 In This Issue County Executives Fight • Cou nty Executives Fight for Long Island’s Fair Share, Calling for $3 for Long Island’s Fair Share, Billion in Federal Transportation Funding

Calling for $3 Billion in • LICA Supports Comptroller DiNapoli’s Call for Sweeping Changes to State’s Federal Transportation Funding Capital Plan • The Long Island Contractors’ Association Supports Plan To Reduce Deficit/Strengthen U.S. Transportation Network

• The Building and Construction Industry Deliver Memo to Governor- elect Cuomo: Make State’s Infrastructure a Main Priority

• LICA Members Honored as LIBN’s “Who’s Who in 2010”

• LICA Strengthens Industry’s Ethical Standards

• LICA to Welcome the Holidays at the Watermill on December 15th

• Register Now for LICA’s 2011 Annual Heavy Construction and Transportation Infrastructure Safety Seminar

• 2011 CONEXPO in Las Vegas, Nevada LICA Executive Director Marc Herbst and Suffolk and Nassau County Executives Steve Levy and Ed Mangano were joined by the Long Island Association (LIA) • christmas/new year’s EVE holiday schedules President Kevin Law at a recent press conference. • Bid results

In the wake of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie cancelling one of the most important transportation public works projects in a generation, Suffolk and Nassau County Executives Steve Levy and Ed Mangano joined forces 150 Motor Parkway at a recent press conference to announce their bid for $3 billion of the $8.7 Suite 307 billion in federal transportation funding that would have gone to build the Hudson Hauppauge, NY 11788-5145 River rail tunnel. Their efforts won the immediate support of the Long Island Contractors’ Association.

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“Now that Governor Christie has said he does not want to participate in the Hudson River project, we on Long Island are saying it’s time for some of that money to be distributed directly to Long Island. We have our own transit needs and our own road needs,” said Suffolk County Executive Levy. “Where there is more money to be allocated, Long Island has to be at the very top of the list because we have been neglected for far too long.”

“This is an important opportunity. These are dollars that should not go wasted. These are dollars that should not sit in planning stages. These are dollars that should come to Long Island to improve our infrastructure,” said Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano.

Levy listed several infrastructure projects on Long Island that are worthy of completion, drawing attention specifically to the Sagtikos State Parkway and the need to add a third lane to relieve heavy congestion during high traffic times.

Joining the two elected officials, Marc Herbst, executive director of LICA, took to the podium in support, stating, “Governor Christie’s lack of vision is our opportunity for two counties led by strong leaders to seek those dollars so that we can enhance our public infrastructure, strengthen our economy, protect the taxpayers’ investment in roads and bridges and ensure that people and commerce can get from one end of Long Island to the other. We not only stand with Steve Levy and Ed Mangano, we are making them honorary members of LICA’s road crew.”

According to the New York State Department of Transportation’s (NYSDOT) annual bridge report, 61% of the bridges in Nassau and Suffolk counties have been declared either functionally obsolete or structurally deficient. LICA believes that as a region we need to make sure

reconstruction is the emphasis so that Long Island’s roads The Robert Moses Causeway, West Islip, is one of the bridges on Long and bridges are safe for travel. The maintenance of our Island, cited by NYSDOT as functionally obsolete or structurally deficient. region’s infrastructure is crucial for economic prosperity.

“Infrastructure does not need to be built new, but it does need to be updated and maintained. Our number one goal as a region should be to ensure the structural integrity of our area’s roads, bridges and highways,” stated Herbst.

“Combined, Nassau and Suffolk counties, are bigger than 19 states, yet we are treated as an appendage to New York City. It’s time for Long Island to get its fair share,” stressed Levy. “It’s time to change the equation. Give Long Island the money it deserves so that we can build a proper infrastructure, a proper transit system, and be able to move our people in an efficient way.”

Echoing a similar sentiment, Mangano concluded, “We’re here as one Long Island to try and get transportation funding for our region. The time is now, the money is there and we’re here to Did You Know... When reading the stake our claim.” LICA e-Gram with Adobe Reader, you can zoom in and out of the pages by holding ctrl (or apple) and pressing + (to zoom in) and - (to zoom out)?

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LICA Supports Comptroller DiNapoli’s Call for Sweeping Changes to State’s Capital Plan

New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has issued a call to arms to every voter in the state who wants their tax money put to effective use. He has released a report detailing the deteriorating condition of our state’s transportation system, imploring local and state politicians to stop their dangerous tactic of underfunding capital programs needed to pay for infrastructure maintenance and repair.

LICA notes that DiNapoli is the only state official who has been honest about the lack of financial resources allocated for our infrastructure. The Comptroller is warning that if changes are not made and funding put into roads and bridges, our infrastructure will continue to crumble. LICA Chairman James Pratt, III of Pratt Brothers, Inc. and members of the heavy construction industry honored NYS Cautions LICA’s Marc Herbst, “If New Yorkers choose to ignore Comptroller Tom DiNapoli at LICA’s October 2010 PAC Reception. this report they are putting themselves at risk. More than half of the bridges on Long Island have been declared hazardous to the public by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT). How can an assessment as serious and dangerous as that go overlooked?”

LICA is insisting that our local and state officials answer DiNapoli’s call and start making the tough decisions to fix the problems facing our region’s infrastructure if New York has any expectation of recapturing its economic leadership and putting an end to its continued loss of population and jobs to other states.

DiNapoli’s report comes just weeks after Lt. Governor Richard Ravitch issued his own sweeping report outlining the alarming conditions of our state’s roads and bridges.

The report examines the State’s capital needs and concludes that New York is not making essential investments in its deteriorating infrastructure. Huge gaps exist in the proposed NYSDOT and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) capital plans. The Ravitch Report explains that if these plans are not fully funded New York will be unable to maintain good repair or build the large-scale capital improvements necessary to increase the capacity and effectiveness of our transportation system.

“What is clear to everyone who understands the threat is that Richard Ravitch has sought to create a document in the closing weeks of his public service that the next generation will look back on and say, `He tried to warn us.’ Now the question is whether anyone is listening today who can do something about it,” concluded Herbst.

To view DiNapoli’s full report click here.

The Long Island Contractors’ Association Supports Plan To Reduce Deficit/Strengthen U.S. Transportation Network

Now being debated across the country is the plan issued by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform that seeks to address the nation’s historic deficits and upgrade our critical transportation infrastructure. A LICA staff review finds the commission’s transportation plan fiscally responsible and builds on the long-established principle of ensuring that only those who benefit from this system contribute to its upkeep through a user fee.

LICA supports this proposal because it delivers critical resources that will create jobs and encourage economic growth in our communities. Further, the Commission’s report comes at a time when the State of New York faces significant transportation challenges and this document is a literal roadmap for addressing the infrastructure crisis in the Empire State.

The New York State Department of Transportation’s (NYSDOT) annual bridge report warns that 61% of the bridges in Nassau and Suffolk Counties have been declared either functionally obsolete or structurally deficient. Five of those bridges have a similar rating to the Lake Champlain Bridge that was closed and demolished last December because it was deemed unsafe for use.

A historic adjustment

Historically, the federal motor fuels tax generates revenues that are invested in highway and public transportation improvements. This tax, however, has not been adjusted since 1993, losing one-third of its purchasing power over the last 17 years due to inflation.

“Our country needs our leaders to ensure that creating jobs and reducing the deficit is their number one priority,” stated LICA Executive Director Marc Herbst. “LICA believes that the Commission’s proposal will provide job creation and deficit reduction while also rebuilding the crumbling transportation system to provide for long term U.S. competitiveness. The Commission’s plan makes the tough choices and identifies critical priorities that will help get the nation’s economic and fiscal house in order.

“We urge Congressmen Tim Bishop, Steve Israel, Peter King, Gary Ackerman and Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy to support this thoughtful proposal,” concluded Herbst.

As the partisan debate swirls around the proposal, the state’s roads and bridges face a difficult winter that will further accelerate their deterioration.

The Building and Construction Industry Deliver Memo to Governor-elect Cuomo: Make State’s Infrastructure a Main Priority

The Long Island Contractors’ Association (LICA) has joined forces with a broad range of advocacy organizations that represent a large segment of New York’s design, construction and commercial real estate industries to provide a comprehensive report to Governor- elect Andrew Cuomo that details the need for investment in the State’s transportation infrastructure.

The report was signed by The General Contractors Association of New York (GCA), the Construction Industry Council of Westchester and Hudson Valley (CIC), the Association for a Better New York, the New York Building Congress, the American Council of Engineering Companies – New York, the American Institute of Architects –New York, the Building Trades Employers Association, the Subcontractors Trade Association, and the Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust. It urges the incoming Cuomo Administration to invest in transportation infrastructure, proposes the use of public- private partnerships to help finance transportation infrastructure, asks for flexible procurement and efficient project management, seeks to permit alternative project delivery methods and hire the best talent available.

“It is paramount that the Governor-elect and his team understand the importance of maintaining and improving New York’s infrastructure. For every one construction job created, three more jobs result. It’s a ripple effect and I can’t stress that enough,” said Marc Herbst, executive director of LICA. “Investing in our infrastructure is vital to creating jobs and stimulating our economy. LICA is willing and ready to assist this new administration in carrying out the suggestions we and our partners have provided.”

To view the complete document click here.

LICA Members Honored as LIBN’s “Who’s Who in 2010”

LICA would like to congratulate the following associate members for being featured by Long Island Business News (LIBN) in their “2010 Who’s Who” Book. Those chosen are being recognized as some of the most respected experts in their industry and have been selected to explore how they have beaten back the recession. Congratulations to all our members listed under each category below:

Commercial & Residential Real Estate Law: Environmental Consulting, Engineering & Abraham B. Krieger of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, PC Building Services: Stephen B. Weissman of Rivkin Radler LLP Joseph Manzella, PE, LEED AP of H2M Group Rich Walka of Dvirka and Bartilucci Consulting Engineers Forensic Accounting: Kevin P. Clancy, CPA, JD, CIRA, CFF of J.H. Cohn LLP Corporate Law: Jeffrey S. Davoli, CPA of Albrecht, Vigiano, Zureck & Company, PC James D. Garbus of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, PC Geri Gregor, CPA of Grassi Consulting, LLC Harvey S. Epstein of Rivkin Radler LLP

Intellectual Property & Labor Law: Accounting: Keith J. Gutstein of Kaufman, Dolowich, Voluck & Gonzo LLP William E. Fischer, CPA of Grassi & Company Basil A. Paterson of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, PC Neal Korenberg of Castellano, Korenberg & Co. Barry I. Levy of Rivkin Radler LLP Stephen J. Smirti, Jr. of Rivkin Radler LLP Women in Professional Services: Patricia Galteri of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, PC Banking: Lucy Mazany of State Bank of Long Island Thomas M. O’Brien of State Bank of Long Island Geri Gregor of Grassi Consulting Pia Riverso of Rivkin Radler LLP LICA Strengthens Industry’s Ethical Standards

The LICA Board of Directors has taken action to update the Association’s Constitution and By-Laws to further strengthen ethical standards for the heavy construction industry in the Long Island region. At its recent meeting, the board enacted policies related to conflict of interest, ethical and legal business practices, and whistle blowing.

In addition to improving conduct and practices, these additions and changes to our by-laws allow LICA to respond in an affirmative manner to requested information on Internal Revenue Service documents required by non-profit organizations. Albrecht, Viggiano, Zureck & Co., LICA’s certified public accountants, has suggested the Board of Directors take this responsible action.

The LICA membership will be asked to ratify the updates to the Constitution and By-Laws at the next annual meeting. If you wish to view the new policies, please visit the “Document Room” on the Members Only page of the LICA website,www.licanys.org.

LICA to Welcome the Holidays at the Watermill on December 15th

Come celebrate the Holiday Season with your construction industry friends and colleagues at LICA’s 2010 Holiday Party!

The party will be held on Wednesday, December 15th from 5:30 – 9:30pm at the Watermill Caterers in Smithtown. RSVPs are coming in fast and furious, which means a good time with good people.

If you have not yet responded, please click here for a copy of the invitation and response form. You can RSVP via email to LICA Assistant to the Executive Director Josephine Magee at [email protected] or fax the response form to 631-231-4291.

Protecting the job site as a safe working environment for our respective employees remains one of our most important responsibilities and the annual LICA Safety Seminar now scheduled for after the New Year allows our members to meet that challenge.

LICA members will be presented with the latest news, techniques and information during this SAFETY ALERT! SEminAR innovative safety training program. LICA has FRidAY, JAnuARY 7, 2011 secured the services of our national affiliate organization, the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), and the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to present a new and insightful program. You are Cordially Invited to Our LICA’sA nnu2011 Aseminarl He willAvy be C heldonstru on Friday,Ction January And 7th from 8:00am – 2:00pm at the Sheraton Long Island Hotel,t 110rA nsportMotor Parkway,Ation in Hauppauge. infrAstruCture

If yous wouldA fetylike to register, pleasesemin click here forA ther seminar announcement and registration form. Registration is free to LICA members, a benefit of your annual dues. There is a nominal fee of $20 to non-members to cover food costs. Friday, January 7th, 8am – 2pm Sheraton Long Island Hotel 110 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge

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The 2011 presentations will be made by representatives of ARTBA (American Road and Transportation Builders Association) and the New York State Department of Transportation. 8 DECEMBER 7, 2010

2011 CONEXPO in Las Vegas, Nevada

TThe Long Island Contractors’ Association (LICA) will be hosting an evening cocktail reception for its members, friends and supporters on March 22, 2011 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Venetian Hotel during the 2011 CONEXPO- CON/AGG trade show scheduled for March 22-26th in Las Vegas, Nevada, and we would like to extend an invitation to E-gram readers.

Those interested in attending LICA’s cocktail reception, please email your response to LICA’s Assistant to the Executive Director Josephine Magee at [email protected] or fax it to our office at 631-231-4291. Please be sure to indicate how many people will be attending the cocktail reception.

LICA has set aside rooms at the Venetian Hotel. If you would like to book a reservation, please call Josephine at 631-231-LICA (5422).

If you have not yet registered for the CONEXPO and would like to, you can visit their website at http://www.conexpoconagg.com. Christmas/New Year’s Eve Holiday Schedules

Click here to view the LICA/GCA Christmas/New Year’s Eve holiday schedules.

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Bid Results

Bid Date Project Name Owner Contractor Bid Amount 11/18/10 Misc Electrical Maint/Repair @ Various Pump Stations Roslyn Water District Wire To Water Inc $ 25,275 Process Control Systems, Inc. 29,530 Madhue Electric, Inc. 73,431

11/22/10 New Concrete Foundation for Station #2 Facility Sayville Fire District S.J. Hoerning Construction $ 26,000 Laser Industries Inc. 27,800 Fidele Construction 34,700 H & A Landscape of Long Island 39,500 Debut Concrete 39,531 Carter-Melence 39,542 North Star Concrete 41,000 J Anthony Enterprises 44,995 Tri-Rail Construction 82,000

11/24/10 Modernization of Guide Rail Town Of Islip Royal Guard Fence Company $ 67,704 United Fence & Guard Rail 97,400

11/29/10 ESS Bldg Site Project, Phase I - SUNY Stony Brook SUNY Stony Brook Research & Development Campus Watral Brothers Inc. $ 414,246 Prestige Builders & Management LLC 429,000 Condos Brothers Construction 446,100 Lipsky Enterprises Inc. 519,000 KJB Industries/Eagle Asphalt Maint 549,549 Galvin Brothers, Inc. 580,000 Pioneer Landscaping & Asphalt Paving Inc. 662,836

11/29/10 Traffic Signal Maintenance Town Of Brookhaven, Purchasing Division Hinck Electrical Contracting, Inc. $ 1,527,006 Eldor Contracting 1,683,620 Welsbach Electric of Long Island 2,431,320

11/30/10 Shore Road Traffic Calming/Pedestrian Improv -Phase II Village Of Port Washington North J Anthony Enterprises $ 393,904 Reet Construction Corp. 410,974 New York Paving Inc. 422,696 Stasi Brothers Asphalt Corporation 499,760

12/1/10 Shore Road & East Main St Drainage Improvements Town Of Brookhaven, Purchasing Division Adjo Contracting Corp. $ 208,530 Darr Construction Equipment Corp. 257,261 Norman Kurrass Contractor Inc. 265,318 D F Stone Contracting 282,222 Bi County Construction Corp 373,655 Araz Industries 383,636 Pratt Brothers Inc. 419,455 Intercounty Paving Associates, LLC 558,890

12/1/10 Permanent Restoration of Road Pavements Massapequa Water District Stasi Brothers Asphalt Corporation $ 42,772 Bancker Construction Corp 49,832 KJB Industries/Eagle Asphalt Maint 361,470

12/1/10 Demolition of Structures @ 5 Mermaid Lane Town of Southampton South Shore Dock Inc. $ 31,650 Bimasco Inc 39,900 Emmons Enterprise 58,000 S & P Carting Service 59,700 Brian Klug Landscaper 68,000 Keith Grimes Inc. 70,000

12/2/10 Regions 1 - 10 Emergency Bridge Repair Contract New York State Department Of Transportation D A Collins Construction Co., Inc. $ 1,084,000 C.P. Ward Inc 1,102,800 Hudson Valley Bridge Construction, Inc. 1,117,000 Slate Hill Constructors 1,120,000 L C Whitford Co 1,123,500 Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Construction 1,126,000 ALAC Contracting Corp. 1,170,000

12/2/10 Drainage Improv, CR 105 to Orient Point New York State Department Of Transportation Bi County Construction Corp $ 3,197,762 ALAC Contracting Corp. 3,633,633 Newborn Construction, Inc. 3,789,456 Intercounty Paving Associates 3,897,094 Pratt Brothers Inc. 4,421,124 Galvin Brothers, Inc. 4,591,778 E.W. Howell Co., Inc. 4,615,166 Araz Industries 5,636,360 Bove Industries 5,846,200 Grace Industries LLC 5,941,941

12/2/10 Drainage Improvements on Route 24 - Various Locations New York State Department Of Transportation Intercounty Paving Associates $ 2,319,996 ALAC Contracting Corp. 2,345,678 Newborn Construction, Inc. 2,376,145 Bi County Construction Corp 2,395,495 Pratt Brothers Inc. 2,663,663 Posillico Civil Inc. 3,173,213 Araz Industries 3,454,000 Grace Industries LLC (Bid Results continued) 3,659,659

12/3/10 Traffic Calming Measures CR 19, Patchogue-Holbrook County of Suffolk, Dept. of Public Works Pratt Brothers Inc. $ 1,139,391 Rd 150 Motor Parkway Long Island Contractors’ Association, inc. Rosemar Construction 1,149,000 J Anthony EnterprisesSuite 307 1,174,812 KPI/Kings Park Industries Inc. 1,248,248 Tel: 631.231.LICA • Fax: 631.231.4291 • www.licanys.org • [email protected] Asphalt Hauppauge, N.Y. 11788-5145 1,254,777 E.W. Howell Co., Inc. 1,321,891 United Fence & Guard Rail 1,333,693 Intercounty Paving Associates, LLC 1,397,287 Bi County Construction Corp 1,564,675

12/3/10 Reconstruct CR 2, Straight Path @ Mount Ave-Phase III County of Suffolk, Dept. of Public Works KPI/Kings Park Industries Inc. $ 568,846 Pratt Brothers Inc. 599,599 Norman Kurrass Contractor Inc. 628,964 Suffolk Asphalt 645,265 J Anthony Enterprises 647,649 Bove Industries 688,688 Bi County Construction Corp 695,844 Araz Industries 698,360 North Star Concrete 717,244 Adjo Contracting Corp. 731,557 Bid Date Project Name Owner Contractor Bid Amount 11/18/10 Misc Electrical Maint/Repair @ Various Pump Stations Roslyn Water District Wire To Water Inc $ 25,275 Process Control Systems, Inc. 29,530 Madhue Electric, Inc. 73,431

11/24/10 Modernization of Guide Rail Town Of Islip Royal Guard Fence Company $ 67,704 United Fence & Guard Rail 97,400

11/29/10 Traffic Signal Maintenance Town Of Brookhaven, Purchasing Division Hinck Electrical Contracting, Inc. $ 1,527,006 Eldor Contracting 1,683,620 Welsbach Electric of Long Island 2,431,320

12/1/10 Permanent Restoration of Road Pavements Massapequa Water District Stasi Brothers Asphalt Corporation $ 42,772 Bancker Construction Corp 49,832 KJB Industries/Eagle Asphalt Maint 361,470

12/2/10 Drainage Improv, CR 105 to Orient Point New York State Department Of Transportation Bi County Construction Corp $ 3,197,762 ALAC Contracting Corp. 3,633,633 Newborn Construction, Inc. 3,789,456 Intercounty Paving Associates 3,897,094 Pratt Brothers Inc. 4,421,124 Galvin Brothers, Inc. 4,591,778 E.W. Howell Co., Inc. 4,615,166 Araz Industries 5,636,36010 Bove Industries 5,846,200 Grace Industries LLC DECEMBER 5,941,9417, 2010

12/2/10 Drainage Improvements on Route 24 - Various Locations New York State Department Of Transportation Intercounty Paving Associates $ 2,319,996 ALAC Contracting Corp. 2,345,678 Newborn Construction, Inc. 2,376,145 Bi County Construction Corp 2,395,495 Pratt Brothers Inc. 2,663,663 Bid Results (continued) Posillico Civil Inc. 3,173,213 Araz Industries 3,454,000 Grace Industries LLC 3,659,659

12/3/10 Traffic Calming Measures CR 19, Patchogue-Holbrook County of Suffolk, Dept. of Public Works Pratt Brothers Inc. $ 1,139,391 Rd Rosemar Construction 1,149,000 J Anthony Enterprises 1,174,812 KPI/Kings Park Industries Inc. 1,248,248 Suffolk Asphalt 1,254,777 E.W. Howell Co., Inc. 1,321,891 United Fence & Guard Rail 1,333,693 Intercounty Paving Associates, LLC 1,397,287 Bi County Construction Corp 1,564,675

Long Island Contractors’ Association, inc. 150 Motor Parkway Suite 307 Tel: 631.231.LICA • Fax: 631.231.4291 • www.licanys.org • [email protected] Hauppauge, N.Y. 11788-5145