Specifications

New York State Office of General Services
Solicitation Number 1767 Integrated Facility Management
Page 30 of 54
a. Building Security Plans
b. Building Evacuation Plans
c. Building Rules and Regulations
d. Building Directory
5.5 Management Responsibilities
The Contractor‘s management responsibilities shall include but not necessarily be limited to the following:
5.5.1 Prevailing Wages
The Contractor shall ensure that prevailing wages and supplements for trades stated by the Department
of Labor (DOL) are paid to employees of the Contractor and those of its subcontractors. See Appendix E
for wage rates.
Contractors are reminded that the payment of prevailing wages and supplements is a requirement of ALL
contracts for public works. Information indicating that prevailing wages are not being paid on a public
works project will be forwarded to the New York State Department of Labor for investigation. Willful
violations of the prevailing wage provisions of the Labor Law may result in debarment from the bidding
and award of public contracts. NOTE: ALL PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS, REGARDLESS OF
DOLLAR VALUE, REQUIRE THE PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGES AND SUPPLEMENTS.
A copy of the prevailing rate schedule(s) are included in Appendix E – New York State Prevailing Rate
Schedule. Contractors are required to supply each of their subcontractors with copies of the prevailing
rate schedule and to obtain an affidavit acknowledging receipt and agreeing to pay required wages before
entering into a subcontract. Contractors are responsible for assuring that their subcontractors pay
prevailing wages and supplements. NOTE: CONTRACTORS ARE FURTHER REQUIRED TO POST
THE PREVAILING WAGE RATES AT THE WORK SITE ON BULLETIN BOARDS PROVIDED BY THE
FACILITY MANAGER AND INFORM EMPLOYEES OF THE POSTING. FACILITY MANAGERS WILL
ENFORCE THIS PROVISION.
Contractors are advised that the Office of General Services may make random inquiries of employees of
both prime and subcontractors as to the rate of wages being paid and may request certified copies of one
or more weekly payrolls of a contractor or any subcontractor to verify proper payment of wages.
Any discrepancy found in information supplied will be reported to the Department of Labor for
investigation.
5.5.2 Background Check
For security reasons, all prospective Contractor employees and its subcontractors providing services
within the building are to be properly screened in accordance with OGS provided background check
guidelines (see Exhibit A – Background Check Requirements).
5.5.3 Subcontractors
The State will contract only with the successful Bidder who is the Prime Contractor. The Issuing Office
considers the Prime Contractor, the sole Contractor with regard to all provisions of the solicitation and the
contract resulting from the solicitation. When bidding, any known / planned use of subcontractors must
be disclosed in detail with bid submission. If subcontractors are to be used for Additional Services, they
will be subject to the Process for Additional Services clause 5.4.2.
No subcontract entered into by the Contractor shall relieve the Contractor of any liabilities or obligations in
this solicitation or the resultant contract. The Contractor accepts full responsibility for the actions of any
employee or subcontractor/subcontractor‘s employee(s) who carry out any of the provisions of any
contract resulting from this solicitation.