The contractor shall furnish all labor, and equipment as required to complete the project(s). The contractor(s) shall also be responsible for any and all safety training, and safety equipment and transportation to and from the work site(s). In most cases Essex County shall provide the required materials through existing Essex County contracts unless otherwise specified. The nature of the projects may vary and will be in coordination with the Essex County DPW staff. The contractor(s) shall be required to provide a cost estimate for each individual project to be approved by the Essex County DPW Superintendent or Deputy Superintendent before starting work. The contractor(s) shall anticipate a 10 hour work day and any extra overtime must be approved by the Essex County DPW Superintendent or Deputy Superintendent prior to working overtime, otherwise the contractor(s) will be 100% responsible for the overtime premium. In the instance where the contractor is approved for overtime work, the overtime premium will be paid at TIME AND A HALF on the base prevailing wage rate provided to the worker. The workers shall be paid prevailing wage and the contractor shall provide to Essex County the certified payroll and daily time sheets utilizing NYS MURK 31 before payment (copy attached). Prevailing wage change will be accounted for with the midyear adjustment.
