A PUBLICATION OF THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION CITY CHAPTER

VOLUME I, ISSUE 1 2007 WORKING GREEN WHAT’S IN A NAME? NEW YORK’S PUBLIC NECA NEW YORK – A New Name for the BUILDINGS GO GREEN City’s Oldest Electrical Contracting Association NECA New York members are getting greener as ’s new Local Law 86, also known as the Green Buildings Act, adds new rigorous sustainability requirements for the City’s new public buildings, additions and renovations with budgets over $2 million.

According to most reports, high performance buildings on average lower overall energy needs between 30-40%. Experts indicate that there may be some ‘single digit’ cost increase related In 1892, seventeen electrical contactors met at the power resource for New York’s construction industry for to building materials and design costs. However, Astor House on Barclay Street and Broadway for the over a century. Our work is evident. Our brand name will according to Kenneth M. Block, partner at Thelen purpose of organizing an association. Today, over 115 further illuminate the quality of work we produce for an Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, LLP, “the long term years later, the New York City Chapter of the National industry that requires experienced, skilled and complex costs savings are likely to be achieved on a life- Electrical Contractors Association represents the largest electrical installations that meet new standards for cycle basis, and will significantly out-weigh the ‘first- trade association of electrical contractors in New York efficiency and sustainability.” cost’ basis,” explains Block. City and the country. “Our new name and brand “Our industry includes over Public agencies such as the New York City Over 300 members ranging from the identity advance our 75,000 people,” adds Michael Department of Design and Construction (DDC) largest electrical contractors in the city presence in the industry Castellano, NECA New York’s to small and mid-sized electrical Chapter Vice President and have set specific sustainability standards for their and provide a one-stop contractors, NECA New York members President, MJC Electric, Inc.. projects. DDC’s Office of Sustainable Design produce over 70% of all electrical work resource to respond to Our commitment to quality has incorporated high performance design into in the industry. owners’ needs, both performance and service is an many of their projects. For more information on public and private.” expanded goal – when we do DDC’s requirements and a copy of their Manual for “Some of our industry knows us as well for our clients, we ensure Quality Energy Efficient Lighting, visit their website NECA, some know us as New York Edwin Lopez that we continue to serve them. at www.nyc.gov. Electrical or the Association of Electrical Chapter Manager That hits the bottom line for the Contractors,” explains Edwin Lopez, NECA New York families that are part of NECA Private owners such as the Durst Organization have NECA New York’s Chapter Manager. New York, from owners and also raised the bar for sustainable development in “We are all part of the same national chapter, and we project executives to field electricians and support their award-winning Four Times Square and in their felt it was the right time for our colleagues and clients staff. new Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park to better understand the strength our members bring to the real estate and construction industries in New Our new brand includes a new tag line, ‘POWER ON,’ now in construction. According to Neil DeVincenzo, York,” says Lopez. “Our new name and brand identity explains Richard Wishnie, Assistant Chapter Manager Senior Vice President at Zwicker Electric, the will advance our presence in the industry and provide a for the association. “We mean what we say,” says project’s electrical contractor, sustainable one-stop resource to respond to owners’ needs, both Wishnie. “When you ‘POWER ON’ to NECA New York, electrical installations require a more sophisticated public and private.” you turn on the electricity, and you also turn on the understanding of how technology, power usage core values of experience, expertise, reliability, safety and traditional electrical contracting blend. The Gina Addeo, Chapter President of NECA New York, and client satisfaction. You get experience and training Bank of America building continues to advance Chairwoman, ADCO Electrical Corp. and the first you can’t get anywhere else,” adds Wishnie. “Our new sustainable innovation in the electrical industry woman president in the Chapter’s history, agrees. “As brand is an important part of the value our member with daylight dimming and LED lights reducing a professional association, our goal is to increase our companies deliver to their clients.” electrical usage as well as a state-of-the-art 4.6 visible presence in the marketplace. We have been the megawatt co-generation plant which will provide a clean efficient power source for the building’s energy requirements. JOINT INDUSTRY BOARD CREATES VITAL INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS PLAYING GREEN The Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry (JIB) Dr. Finkel replaced Larry in New York City is the labor-management organization Jacobson who formerly Be sure to join us on June 26 at Westchester’s that has fostered a long-standing successful relationship chaired the JIB. To further Knollwood Country Club for our Annual Golf Outing. between IBEW Local 3 and NECA New York. Now in its support its work that For more information, contact Bruce DeShay at 64th year, the JIB, led today by its Chair, Dr. Gerald enables professional 212.481.0534. Finkel, is continuing its work to promote productive and electrical contractors harmonious relations between labor and management. and skilled electricians MORE 2007 SAVE THE DATES to work together, JIB March 14 NECA New York — Membership Meeting Dr. Finkel explains that labor and management both also offers continuing DR. GERALD FINKEL April 15-18 Eastern Region Meeting recognize New York’s changing marketplace and must professional educational May 10 NECA New York – Contract Ratification Meeting work together to meet these challenges. Tools such as programs, instruction in advanced technologies and June 26 Golf Outing, Knollwood Country Club, “work sharing and Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) safety programs to Local 3 members. These programs Elmsford, NY are strategies for labor and management to counter advance the broad skill set and expertise of union marketplace trends and competition,” noted Dr. Finkel. electrical contractors. QUARTERLY STATEMENT Local 3, IBEW Business Manager Elected “We want the work,” says Christopher Erikson, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 3’s new Business Manager, as he addressed the recent meeting of NECA New York this past January at Terrace on the Park, Queens, NY. Erikson is assuming his new position after taking over this past October for Thomas Van Arsdale, who led Local 3 after his father, Harry Van Arsdale, set the standards for apprenticeship GINA ADDEO MICHAEL CASTELLANO training and highly skilled electricians. Welcome to our first issue ofPOWER ON! Chris Erikson is creating a new benchmark for labor’s We are over 300 of the City’s leading electrical performance in the New York market. As he directly contractors. We perform our services throughout addressed an of 150 NECA New York New York. We have built New York’s electrical company presidents and senior executives, he assured underground infrastructure, wired and powered the members that his position as Local 3’s Business city’s commercial and residential skyscrapers, hotels, Manager was a global one: he is looking at the entire hospitals, schools, universities and its environmental industry, the opportunities, the need for increased treatment facilities. Our new quarterly newsletter will productivity and the need to pay for skilled work. inform you about our work and how we can better CHRISTOPHER ERIKSON serve you. Editor’s Comment: Chris Erikson brings a keen understanding of Erikson worked under Thomas Van Arsdale and was Our educational programs are also an important traditional union values as well as leadership part of that rich history. His hands-on understanding part of what we do and our member companies innovations that are required in today’s dynamic of the nature of the union collective is an important support our educational initiatives both within their market. He is rooted in the tradition of the union resource that he will draw on as he leads Local 3. own companies as well as taking advantage of collective fostered by Harry Van Arsdale; equally, outside training resources provided by our local and national chapters. The key to our training is flexibility — as an entrepreneurial association we continually PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS adapt to a changing industry.

As a professional organization of employers, we also ADD BOTTOMLINE VALUE want to better serve the owners and construction hour shifts into more efficient eight-hour shifts. These companies who hire us. We’re open to your input To ensure that union electrical contractors meet agreements have permitted the SCA to accomplish its and suggestions, and we encourage you to reach the needs of its clients, Project Labor Agreements project and budget goals without incurring overtime for out to us when you face a challenge or want to (commonly called PLA’s) are being used to restructure work performed after a school’s closing and has improve how we serve you. traditional labor agreements with a focus on flexibility and efficiency. also allowed electrical contractors to remain Project Labor Agreements competitive and efficient. typically create an eight- Project labor agreements hour schedule. The goals New PLA’s for of these agreements may be a flexible tool to Lower produce several important Louis Coletti, President benefits: guarantee union fast-track projects. of the BTEA, has been built projects, avoid no- working diligently to assist strike clauses, use a in the negotiations of these unified holiday schedule and ensure that there are no PLA’s. He continues that work in jurisdictional disputes on a project. These agreements EDWIN LOPEZ RICHARD WISHNIE with Charles Maikish, Executive Director of the Lower work to eliminate traditional labor problems, often Manhattan Construction Command Center, to ensure succeed in fast-tracking projects and ultimately result that NECA New York members complete the electrical Supporting Sustainability in cost savings. work that will revitalize and power downtown Manhattan. Our industry is expanding to meet the needs SCA PLA’s Create a New Model Project Labor Agreements are also being negotiated for of new projects that will require even more the Shea Stadium project, Yankee Stadium, the Javits complex electrical installations in all types of Recent PLA’s negotiated with New York City’s School Center and many other projects. projects. According to Mayor Bloomberg’s new Construction Authority (SCA) have restructured seven- Sustainability Plan for New York City, projections show that New York will add over one million new people by 2030, along with additional tourists and 750,000 new jobs. In addition, the City’s transportation infrastructure as well as its land NECA M/WBE Directory Now Available and environmental resources will be taxed to its limit. New York will be reinventing itself to meet this New York has a complex economy built on one very growth, and we as the largest power installation simple fact — small business powers our state. With NECA NEW YORK source are ready to meet these new challenges. over $100 billion worth of work projected over the next NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER As union contractors we are proud of the work we decade, diversity-owned businesses will grow. DIRECTORY do. Our projects are among the largest and most OF complex in New York. As you review our special To support our diversity electrical contractors, NECA NEW YORK focus on Downtown Projects, you will easily see “We New York has produced a new directory that will MINORITY/ are Downtown” brings the power of our expertise to introduce you to 35 of our minority, women and WOMEN & LOCAL BASED such installations as the new Freedom Tower as well locally-based electrical contractors. These contractors are ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS as many other signature projects. licensed, union electrical contractors who hold certified status and are well-qualified to meet all types of project Contract Negotiations Update needs from high rise construction and interior fit-outs to On March 5, NECA New York entered into complex transportation and environmental projects. new contract negotiations with Local 3. David B. Pinter, President of Zwicker Electric, Co. The publication has been distributed to both public and Inc., former president of NECA New York and private owners. To receive a copy, please call Bruce DeShay

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Lower Manhattan is ‘up’ with new construction in NECA New York electrical contractors have met the “The presence of our members almost every area from core and shell construction to challenge of rebuilding after 9/11. In one case, the in Lower Manhattan reflects the massive renovations throughout the area. Focus on rebuilding of the 1 & 9 subway station was completed the redevelopment of the World Trade Center Site, six months ahead of schedule with a cost savings of expertise and innovation they including the Freedom Tower, World Trade Center over $150 million. NECA New York members were an bring to New York. We are proud Memorial and Museum, Deutsche Bank’s 130 Liberty important part of that construction team. Street and the World Trade Center East Bathtub are just of our members’ accomplish- some of the new projects. In addition, comprehensive NECA New York members are serving many of these ments as they support the street improvements including resurfacing work as well projects for both public and private owners. The list as two new water main installations, six new major below illustrates NECA New York’s active presence in rebuilding of New York.” transportation projects, numerous parks, over 14 new Lower Manhattan. Gina Addeo residential buildings and several large office building Chapter President, installations are top priority for lower Manhattan’s NECA New York construction agenda. We Are Downtown

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Freedom Tower (Phase 1) Canal Street & Broadway 10 Barclay Street Five Star Electric (NYCTA) Solar Electric Systems Mass Electric Construction Battery Pak City Site 2B Battery Park City Ferry Five Star Electric 77 Murray Street (NYCTA) Terminal Park Mass Electric Construction Park Square Electric Battery Pak City Site 3 Five Star Electric 101 Barclay Street 40 Wall Street Lowy & Donnath Star-Delta Electric 33 Thomas Street Forest Electric Corp. 1 Wall Street 4 New York Plaza Lowy & Donnath P.E. Stone, Inc. 20 Cooper Square Forest Electric Corp. 2 World Financial Center 32 Sixth Avenue Lowy & Donnath P.E. Stone, Inc. 2 World Financial Center Forest Electric Corp. 222 Broadway 60 Broad Street Lowy & Donnath P.E. Stone, Inc. 388-390 Greenwich Forest Electric Corp. 1 Hudson Street 198 Forsyth Street 48 Wall Street 1 Centre Street 200 Chambers Street Lowy & Donnath Tru-Val Electric Corp. Absolute Electrical A.S.R. Electrical Coastal Electric Construction 200 Vesey Street Fred Geller Electrical 1 North End Avenue 2 World Financial Center Uniqlo/Soho 225 Varick Street Petrocelli Electric Co. Unity International Group Absolute Electrical Atlas-Acon Electric Commercial Electrical 67 Wall Street Gessin Electrical 60 Broad Street 85 Broad Street 111 Wall Street 75 Varick Street 250 Vesey Street Petrocelli Electric Co. Unity International Group ADCO Electrical Corp. Atlas-Acon Electric L.K. Comstock & Co., Inc. 11 Wall Street (NYSEX) Albin Gustafson Company World Trade Center 1 Chase Plaza 1 New York Plaza 101 Barclay Street Transit L Line Petrocelli Electric Co. Unity International Group ADCO Electrical Corp. Atlas-Acon Electric L.K. Comstock & Co., Inc. 92 Green Street H.P. Electrical Designs, Inc. 2 World Financial Center 1 New York Plaza 1 North End Avenue 137 Wooster Street 801 East 14 Street Petrocelli Electric Co. Unity International Group ADCO Electrical Corp. B&G Electrical Contractors DeBoccia Electrical The Rehabilitation of South Promenade 200 Vesey Street 175 Water Street 1 World Financial Center 28 University Place 199 Water Street Hellman Electric Corp. Petrocelli Electric Co. Unity International Group ADCO Electrical Corp. B&G Electrical Contractors DiFazio Electric 55 Water Street The Standard Hotel Citigroup — Fire 20 Exchange Place 44 Maiden Lane Jordan Daniels Electric Petrocelli Electric Co. Zwicker Electric Co., Inc. Alarm Upgrade B&G Electrical Contractors Dooley Electric Co., Inc. ADCO Electrical Corp. 20 Pine Street 1 New York Plaza 200 Chambers Street 20 Cooper Square 27 Cooper Square Jordan Daniels Electric Petrocelli Electric Co. Zwicker Electric Co., Inc. 55 Water Street BarthGross Electric Dooley Electric Co., Inc. ARC Electrical Pace University 13th Street & 6th Avenue Beekman Towers 7 World Trade Center 30 Church Street KATCO Electric, Inc. PJS Electric Zwicker Electric Co., Inc. 1 Liberty Place Belway Electrical E-J Electric Installation ARC Electrical South Ferry 50 Broadway Riverhouse at 80 Pine Street 5 Washington Place Kleinberg Electric, Inc. Platinum Electric One Rockefeller Park 86 Trinity Place Belway Electrical Egg Electric, Inc. Zwicker Electric Co., Inc. ARC Electrical Dey Street (NYCTA) 229 Christie Street 70 Pine Street World Trade Center Kleinberg Electric, Inc. Polo Electric Corp. 7 World Trade Center 60 Wall Street Bigman Brothers, Inc. Egg Electric, Inc. Zwicker Electric Co., Inc. ARC Electrical Chambers Street 199 Water Street 199 Water Street 20 Pine Street Kleinberg Electric, Inc. Polo Electric Corp. New York Mercantile 32 6th Avenue Campbell & Dawes Five Star Electric Exchange ARC Electrical Telehouse 110 Third Avenue 2 World Financial Center 37 Wall Street Zwicker Electric Co., Inc. Kleinknecht Electric Company Potenza Electric City Hall Campbell & Dawes Five Star Electric A.S.R. Electrical 70 Pine Street 801 E 14 Street 7 World Trade Center 88 Leonard Street Pabst Electric Co., Inc. Proven Electrical Contracting 26 Federal Plaza Campbell & Dawes Five Star Electric A.S.R. Electrical NECA NEW YORK BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Profile: PRESIDENT SCOTT HIRSCH JOHN I. PINTO EXECUTIVE STAFF GINA ADDEO Gallagher Electric Pinto & Teger Electric Corp. EDWIN LOPEZ Bruce DeShay Adco Electrical Corp. Chapter Manager BARRY KATZEN DAVID SAMUELS Bruce DeShay is the Assistant VICE PRESIDENT Katco Electric, Inc. Robert B. Samuels, Inc. RICHARD WISHNIE MICHAEL CASTELLANO Assistant Chapter Manager Manager of NECA New York JOHN E. KILGALLEN GARY SEGAL MJC Electric Inc. and has been with NECA Albin Gustafson Company Five Star Electric Corp. BRUCE DeSHAY TREASURER Assistant Chapter Manager since 1980. Before coming RICHARD P. KLEINKNECHT JOHN VILLAFANE STEVEN LAZZARO Kleinknecht Electric Co., Inc. Eldor Electric, LLC. NECA NEW YORK to the New York Chapter, Hellman Electric Corp. DeShay served as Executive CIRO J. LUPO DAVID WARDELL New York Office GOVERNOR 44 West 28th Street Bruce DeShay Commercial Electrical Belway Electric Manager in both the Southern DAVID B. PINTER 1 2 t h F l o o r Contractors Tier and Westchester Fairfield Chapters of NECA. Zwicker Electric Co., Inc. New York, New York 10001 He works closely with the association’s members MICHAEL MAZZEO 212.481.0534 SAL ANELLI Michael Mazzeo Electric Long Island City Office on many committee initiatives. DeShay is the ‘go Inner City Electrical Contractors, Inc. Corporation EDITORIAL DISCLAIMER: 11-51 47th Avenue to’ resource for the chapter. He is responsible The information provided Long Island City, NY 11101 THOMAS CARLUCCI MONET MILAD here is for informational 718.752.0800 for promoting effective communications among all of Maywood Electrical Co., Inc. purposes only and does Milad Contracting Corp. not purport to advise the the Chapter Members. r e a d e r. DESIGN: Sacks Communications, Inc.

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York City Electrical Contractors Maryland-based National Electrical Contractors Asso- “There is no doubt that NECA New York’s continuing professional education is one of ciation, the country’s leading the most important factors that sets us apart from other contractors in our profession,” electrical contracting profes- says Steven Lazzaro, Chair of NECA New York’s Education Committee and President of sional organization, offers a Hellman Electric. “Our ability to train and retrain,” emphasizes Mr. Lazzaro, “distinguishes comprehensive program of us from our competition.” Recently completing a comprehensive survey of all NECA continuing and professional New York Chapter member companies, Mr. Lazzaro is planning the spring schedule education for all student lev- of NECA New York’s 2007 educational program. Based on the survey results, course els, from field workers to offerings will include: basic and advanced project estimating, basic and advanced senior-level executives and project management and managing field productivity. For more information, please company owners. According contact Bruce DeShay at 212.431-0534 or [email protected]. to Stuart Binstock, Executive Director, NECA Management Steven Lazzaro Education Institute, “Our INDUSTRY-WIDE special institutes offer unique opportunities for profes- CODE CHANGES sionals to share best practices and learn new strategies RECOGNITION CAMPAIGN NEW ED-16A FORM FOR and technologies that they can bring back to their com- LICENSED ELECTRICIANS panies and implement immediately. We offer programs “We have built New York, and we are the future nationally, and we also adapt our programs to specific of New York’s building industry.” So says Louis J. There are new amendments to the New York City markets like New York City.” For a copy of NECA’s cata- Coletti, President of the Building Trades Employers Electrical Code. A new ED-16 A form for filing all types logue, please contact [email protected]. Association, an association of 25 contractor and of electrical work, including removals of violation, went subcontractor organizations representing over into effect on January 2, 2007. This form may only be 1200 union companies who employ over 150,000 signed by a licensed electrician. construction and trade professionals. IBEW Local 3 Plans New Training Center Making it easier for users, the new ED-16A no longer This past winter, Mr. Coletti launched a radio, television requires the owner’s signature. However, in situations According to Barry Katzen, Chair of the Apprentice and print campaign to focus attention on the work that where an owner’s authorization is required by the Committee for Local 3 and President of KATCO the BTEA’s member companies have provided to New Electrical Code, the licensed electrician must certify that Electric, discussions are underway for the development York City. The association, which produces over 80% of he or she has the owner’s authorization in writing and of a new learning and training center for IBEW, Local New York’s construction work, continues to advance the that it will be available to the Department of Buildings 3 apprentices. Currently, educational programs for industry as a one of the state’s top economic drivers. upon request. the student-electricians were offered at a Manhattan- based facility. The goal of our new center is to “train and According to the Port Authority of New York and New retrain,” says Katzen. A search is currently underway to Jersey, for every $1 million spent in direct construction, secure a property that will serve the needs of all target the BTEA generates 10 jobs in New York City alone, 20 populations. jobs in the entire New York region.” NECA New York is one of the 25 trade associations within the BTEA organization. For more information about the BTEA, visit www.bteany.com.