sundance-communications.com/forum Forums General General Telephone & Systems Information NYC low voltage permit

i do work in the 5 boros plus parts of new jersey. I've only been asked once for a permit in N.J.
insurance and Workman's comp are basic. when i bid on a job in a bldg i haven't been in before i ask for an example of insurance requirements from the management office.
although i am not a union shop i do have a couple of guys that are cwa available when needed. we recently got into a argument with a building management when they insisted that only local 3 could do work in there building and would not recognize cwa.
what i find funny as thornhill mentioned is when they want to see insurance for your truck. we do have insurance but they want it to be something like $3,000,000 coverage. plus they have no loading dock in the building. i tell them that i will park my van 3 blocks away.

Man, you guys are lucky! I guess here in the land of government, they just never seem to stop coming up with new laws. Well, I suppose that comes with the territory since we are working in the Washigton DC area!

just what I thought, nobody knows. This was such a hot issue at the BICSI northeast meetings a couple of years ago.
Kenny Slocum, I will try that web site.
I agree all I am ever asked for is a COI and workmans comp. Unions in NYC are not as powerful as everyone thinks. There is a way around everything if you put your mind to it.
As a former CWA employee, I found it interesting that local 3 could actually stop a CWA person from entering their building. It's sad to say that considering that 90% of them don't know how to properly run a cat 5e cable.
Besides, I find it's the building management that really has the final say. If they want you in their building, they will get you in. I was hoping that the permit (or license) for low voltage would actually have some teeth to it and finally get rid of the fly-by-nighters who really hurt the image of this business.
I guess I'll stick to getting the RCDD. It seems to be the hot ticket among the larger contractors and NYS jobs.
Tj