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Budget committee approves revised prevailing‑wage language for MTA security contracts
Summary
The committee approved an ordinance directing the Municipal Transportation Agency to include prevailing‑wage and transitional employment provisions in future security contracts after amending the draft to avoid privileging the incumbent contractor; the analyst estimated about $218,004.46 in added annual costs under the draft language.
The Budget and Finance Committee on a voice vote approved an ordinance authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to require prevailing wages and transitional‑employment and retention protections in future security‑services contracts, subject to an amendment to the draft definition of “prevailing wages.”
Chris Gaborkiewicz, the MTA’s director of security investigations and enforcement, told the committee the agency must…
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