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and to any other person designated by the
County, consent to produce or otherwise
use any item so discovered and/or the
right to secure a patent for discovery or
invention. This paragraph shall survive
any completion, expiration or termination
of this Agreement.
36. Lawful Hiring Of Employees Law In
Connection With Contracts For
Construction Or Future Construction
In the event that the Contract is subject to the
Lawful Hiring of Employees Law of the County
of Suffolk, Suffolk County Code Chapter 234,
as more fully set forth in the Article entitled
"Suffolk County Legislative Requirements," the
Contractor shall maintain the documentation
mandated to be kept by this law on the
construction Site at all times. Employee sign-in
sheets and register/log books shall be kept on
the construction Site at all times and all
covered employees, as defined in the law, shall
be required to sign such sign-in
sheets/register/log books to indicate their
presence on the construction Site during such
working hours.
37. Notice
Unless otherwise expressly provided, all
notices shall be in writing and shall be deemed
sufficiently given if sent by regular first class
mail and certified mail, or personally delivered
during business hours as follows: 1.) to the
Contractor at the address on page 1 of the
Contract and 2.) to the County at the
Department, or as to either of the foregoing, to
such other address as the addressee shall
have indicated by prior written notice to the
addressor. All notices received by the County
relating to a legal claim shall be immediately
sent to the Department and also to the County
Attorney at 100 Veterans Memorial Highway,
P.O. Box 6100, (Sixth Floor), Hauppauge, New
York, 11788. The County shall report to the
Contractor in writing within ten (10) days of the
initiation by or against it of any legal action or
proceeding in connection with or relating to
The Contract.
38. Severability
It is expressly agreed that if any term or
provision of the Contract, or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance, shall be
held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the
remainder of the Contract, or the application of
such term or provision to persons or
circumstances other than those as to which it is
held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be
affected thereby, and every other term and
provision of the Contract shall be valid and shall
be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by
law.
39. OSHA Safety Certification
A. Pursuant to Section 220-h of the NYS
Labor Law, as to those contacts
advertised after July 17, 2008, where the
total cost of all work to be performed under
the Contract is at least two hundred fifty
thousand dollars; all laborers, workers,
and mechanics employed in the
performance of the Contract on the public
work Site, either by the Contractor, sub-
Contractor or other person doing or
contracting to do the whole or part of the
work contemplated by the Contract, shall
be certified prior to performing any work
on the project as having successfully
completed a course in construction safety
and health approved by the United States
Department of Labor's Occupational
Safety and Health Administration that is at
least ten hours in duration.
B. Each Contractor, and/or subcontractor
doing or contracting to do work
contemplated by the Contract is
responsible for maintaining proof of the
certification required under Section 220-h
of the NYS Labor Law for each laborer,
worker, and mechanic employed in the
performance of the Contract on the public
work Site. Proof of certification shall
be produced and made available for
inspection at the work Site within 24 hours
of any request for same by the County.
End of Text for Exhibit A