§ 220-i. Registration system for contractors and subcontractors. 1. As\nused in this section:\n a. "Contractor" means any entity entering into a contract to perform\nconstruction, demolition, reconstruction, excavation, rehabilitation,\nrepair, installation, renovation, alteration, or custom fabrication,\nwhich is subject to the provisions of this article.\n b. "Subcontractor" means any entity subcontracting with a contractor\nto perform construction, demolition, reconstruction, excavation,\nrehabilitation, repair, installation, renovation, alteration, or custom\nfabrication, which is subject to the provisions of this article.\n c. "Covered project" means any project subject to the provisions of\nthis article, including but not limited to, public work projects and\nthose subject to the provisions of sections two hundred twenty-four-a\nand two hundred twenty-four-d of this article.\n 2. a. In accordance with subdivision six of this section, a contractor\nor subcontractor shall register in writing with the commissioner on a\nform provided by the commissioner. The form shall require the following\ninformation:\n i. The name, principal business address and telephone number of the\ncontractor or subcontractor.\n ii. Whether the contractor is a person, partnership, association,\njoint stock company, trust, corporation, or other form of business\nentity.\n iii. The name and address of each person with an ownership interest in\nthe contractor or subcontractor and the percentage interest, except that\nif the contractor or subcontractor is a publicly-traded corporation, the\ncontractor or subcontractor shall supply the names and addresses of the\ncorporation's officers.\n iv. The contractor's or subcontractor's tax identification number,\nunemployment insurance registration number, and workers' compensation\nboard employer number.\n v. Whether the contractor or subcontractor has any outstanding wage\nassessments against it, pursuant to this article.\n vi. Whether the contractor or subcontractor has been debarred under\nNew York or federal law within the last eight years.\n vii. Whether the contractor or subcontractor has been debarred\npursuant to the laws of any other state within the last eight years.\n viii. Whether the contractor or subcontractor has been finally\ndetermined by the appropriate authority to have violated any labor laws\nor employment tax laws including, but not limited to, the requirement to\nhave workers' compensation coverage, payment of workers' compensation\npremiums, deduction and payment of income taxes, payment of unemployment\ninsurance contributions or payment of prevailing wage.\n ix. Whether the contractor or subcontractor has been finally\ndetermined by the appropriate authority to have violated any laws\nestablishing workplace safety standards including the federal\nOccupational Safety and Health Act.\n x. Whether or not the contractor or subcontractor is associated, or a\nsignatory to, an apprenticeship program under article twenty-three of\nthis chapter. If so, the apprenticeship program shall be provided by the\ncontractor or subcontractor.\n xi. Whether or not the contractor or subcontractor is a minority or\nwomen-owned business enterprise pursuant to the provisions of article\nfifteen-A of the executive law.\n b. At the time of registration, and upon request, the contractor or\nsubcontractor shall submit to the commissioner documentation\ndemonstrating that the contractor or subcontractor has workers'\ncompensation insurance coverage for all workers as required by law,\nincluding any and all declarations and information pages related to such\npolicy which shall be electronically accessible and searchable to the\npublic, provided however, that in no event shall a worker's name or\nother personal identifying information be included in such database.\nThis information shall be made readily available to the public by the\ncommissioner within forty-eight hours of the initial public reque
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