Government
Revised after union backlash, Town Board adopts amended apprenticeship policy for bidders
A proposal to amend Riverhead’s procurement policy to decrease the construction contracts that would require a union apprenticeship program was passed last night with significant revisions after blowback from trade unions.
News
Union at odds with Riverhead Town over Main Street demolition contract, citing town’s apprenticeship requirement
Union officials are objecting to Riverhead Town’s award of a $965,000 demolition contract to a company that is not a participant in a qualified apprenticeship program registered, which the union says is mandated by the town’s procurement policy.
Government
Riverhead Town adopts apprenticeship requirement for large municipal construction contracts
Construction contracts in excess of $250,000 or 100,000 square feet, which ever is less, are subject to the town's new procurement policy effectively requiring contractors to have an apprenticeship program approved by the N.Y. Department of Labor.
