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Five contracts awarded to small firms at Foley Sq.


Five contracts totalling $1,425,168 have been awarded to Small Disadvantaged Business contractors and suppliers to perform work on the U.S. Federal Courthouse at Foley Square Foley Square is a green space formed by the intersection of Duane Street, Lafayette Street, Centre Street and Pearl Street, and — by extension — the surrounding area in lower Manhattan on the site of the historic Five Points neighborhood and named after a prominent  in New York City New York City: see New York, city.
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), core and shell construction manager for the project.

This brings the total amount of Small Business/Small Disadvantaged contract awards to over $46 million.

Lee and Liang Construction Inc. of New York New York, state, United States
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, New York, was awarded a temporary protection and rough carpentry subcontract for the Courthouse by Component Assembly Systems, a subcontractor to LMB. The work includes providing temporary safety protection for the ongoing construction work including perimeter netting, toe boards, temporary handrails and ladders as well as maintaining the construction fence.

Zwicker Electric Company, Inc., LMB'S subcontractor for the electrical work at the Courthouse, has recently given out four contracts for electrical installation work and electrical supply to small disadvantaged business contractors and suppliers.

These include Tom and Tom Electric for temporary electric work, which entails providing light and power for the various trades on the project. N & W Electrical Supply has been selected to supply the project with the electrical conduit An electrical conduit is a purpose-designed electrical piping system used for protection and routing of electrical wiring. Electrical conduit may be made of metal, plastic, fibre, or fired clay. Flexible conduit is available for special purposes. , fittings and accessories. Topaz Electric Construction Company of NY was awarded the contract for the supply of trench header duet for electric power distribution. All three companies are from the local community.

Zwicker also awarded a subcontract to Brooklyn Electric of Brooklyn, NY, another disadvantaged business, for the supply of various items including electrical conduit, fittings and accessories.

LMB is construction manager for core and shell work for the Foley Square Courthouse, which is being developed for the U.S. General Services Administration The General Services Administration (GSA) was established by section 101 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C.A. § 751). The GSA sets policy for and manages government property and records.  by BPT BPT Bridgeport (Connecticut)
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Title Annotation:Federal Courthouse at Foley Square, New York, New York
Publication:Real Estate Weekly
Date:Apr 14, 1993
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