Doing Business at the Fair
Please note that our address for both mailing and hand delivery is:
New York State Fair • 581 State Fair Blvd. • Syracuse, NY 13209
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BID/RFP Questions & Answers
None at this time.
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Prevailing Wage Rates
The New York State Fair is a public entity, therefore, all work performed by a contractor for the New York State Fair shall be considered public work. The New York State Labor Department, Bureau of Public Work, administers Article 8 and Article 9 of the New York State Labor Law. Article 8 covers prevailing wages and supplements on public construction projects. Article 9 applies to building services (ie. Custodial, Security, etc.). If you have any questions regarding public work please visit their website at www.labor.state.ny.us or call (315) 428-4056.
Current New York State prevailing wage rates and supplements shall be paid by a contractor to his employees on all construction projects performed at the Fair. (Article 8)
A contractor who is under contract with the New York State Fair to furnish services through the use of building service employees, for more than $1,500, must pay the current New York State prevailing wage rates and supplements. (Article 9)
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- Incidental Projects (July 1, 2009-June 30, 2010)
(prevailing wage rates & supplements for Article 8)
(prevailing wage rates & supplements for Article 9)
- Job Specific Rates
None at this time.
Certified Payroll
A certified payroll shall be submitted to the Fair within thirty (30) days after the issuance of the contractor’s first payroll. At a minimum, the payroll must show the following for each employee: name, classification, hourly wage rate paid, supplements paid or provided, daily and weekly number of hours worked in each classification. The filing of a certified payroll is a condition of payment.
Overtime
No employee of the contractor, engaged in the performance of any public work project, shall be permitted to work more than eight hours in any day or more than five days in any week, except in cases of extraordinary emergency. The contractor must apply to the Fair and both the contractor and the Fair must apply to the Bureau of Public Works for a dispensation permitting workers to work additional hours or days per week on a particular public work project.