COVID-19 UPDATE 20
NJDOT REQUESTING THAT ALL PROJECT CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS REVISE THEIR SITE SPECIFIC HEALTH AND SAFETY PLAN
Due to the COVID-19
pandemic, the NJDOT is requesting that all Project Contractors and Subcontractors revise their Site Specific Health and Safety Plans (HASP) to include procedures to address the COVID-19 situation. The Department is asking that HASPs be revised in a timely manner. At this time, the NJDOT will not issue change orders to achieve this revision and are depending on the industry to voluntarily make these revisions.
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to view the Department’s suggested revisions.
NJDOT NOW ACCEPTING ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES FOR DL-72 FORMS
UTCA has been advised by the NJDOT that the State’s Attorney General’s Office has approved the use of electronic signatures on the monthly DL-72s payment forms mailed from the Contractor to the Project RE. Docusign is no longer required for this form. Contractors can scan a PDF of the form and e-mail it to the Project RE however, the witness signature is still required. Project REs will have to print, put the NJDOT received stamp on the document, sign the document and then email to NJDOT accounting office using email protocol already in place.
If you have any questions concerning this issue, please contact George Lobman at 732 292-4300 or
George@utcanj.org
.
STATE EXTENDS FISCAL YEAR
Governor Murphy has signed into law legislation extending the state’s budget year through September, three months past the usual June 30 deadline. The move buys the state more time to analyze the impact of the coronavirus and stay-at-home orders on tax collections and to rewrite the budget accordingly.
UTCA has been working closely with the Administration and legislative leadership to ensure all capital program operations will be fully funded and proceed without issue. Details are scarce as of this writing, but the Association will continue to monitor the situation and continue the fight to keep our industry working.
The Governor initially revealed his proposed budget in February and legislative committees had begun to hold hearings, but the state’s financial outlook is vastly different than it was before the outbreak of COVID-19. In response to the pandemic, the Department of Treasury has frozen nearly $1 billion of current spending from its planned $41 billion FY20 budget, although funding for capital projects remain unaffected. Revenue losses combined with new expenses have created a formidable hurdle to recovery, and experts have noted that the state has limited budget reserves granting very little margin for error in the coming months.
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to read the full text of the legislation.
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If anyone has questions concerning this notice, please contact us at the UTCA office 732-292-4300.
