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IDA approves waiver to 70% local labor requirement for Horseheads metal-building erector
Summary
The IDA granted a waiver from its 70% local labor requirement for a Horseheads industrial project after a monitoring firm reported only one erector could meet the full scope and schedule, and local bids were about 44% higher. The board accepted the monitoring firm's due-diligence recommendation and approved the waiver by voice vote.
The Chemung County Industrial Development Agency granted a waiver on Oct. 8 allowing an out-of-area erector to perform pre-engineered metal building erection for a Horseheads industrial project after a review of bids and a due-diligence report.
Kevin Lokey of Lokey Grill, the firm contracted by the IDA to monitor local labor compliance, told the board the waiver…
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