The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Wednesday cited 68 home improvement contractors, including 12 from Bergen and Passaic counties, for $1.3 million in penalties and consumer compensation for violations of consumer protection laws, according to a release by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.

All of the contractors also were cited for violations of New Jerseys Contractors Registration Act. Such violations include failure to provide consumers with detailed written contracts for projects costing more than $500.

With this action we are demanding more than $1 million in restitution for consumers who paid for work that allegedly was never finished, said Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman in the release. We also are giving these contractors the opportunity to come into compliance with the law, and reminding New Jersey consumers to protect themselves by conducting basic research before hiring a contractor.

The 12 North Jersey contractors cited are: A1 Safeguard LLC in Pompton Plains; Air Force One N.J. LLC in Oak Ridge; Do It Right Chimney in Wayne; Durango Travertine Limited Liability Co. in Ridgefield; Flash Painting Inc. in Paterson; Home Care in Oakland; Medina Floors and Construction Inc. in Palisades Park; Mountain Top Maintenance in Haledon; A&E Improvements LLC in North Bergen; Accomplished Chimney Inc. in North Haledon; Agnello Construction LLC in Mahwah; and Keiths Contracting in North Haledon.

Of the 68 companies cited, 44 were penalized for operating without being registered as home improvement contractors in New Jersey.

In 2013, the Division of Consumer Affairs received 1,434 consumer complaints about home improvement contractors. It was the largest consumer complaint category last year.

New Jersey law requires that all individuals or businesses who solicit and/or perform home improvement work must obtain registration from the Division of Consumer Affairs. The registration application requires demonstration that the contractor has a legitimate street address and at least $500,000 in liability insurance.

For home improvement projects costing more than $500, the contractor must provide the consumer with a written contract with specific; detailed information including the projects agreed-upon price; the starting and ending dates; the scope of work; the contractors business name, address and registration number; and other required information.

Each of the contractors receiving a notice of violation has the opportunity to contest the assertion that he or she has violated the law.

Violators of the Contractors Registration Act are subject to civil penalties of up to $10,000 for the first violation, and up to $20,000 for subsequent violations.

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Smarten up: Jason Wingfield (right), of Baldwin Shearing, Cobram, was disgusted by the PETA footage showing shearers abusing sheep. He said that behaviour wouldnt be tolerated at his shed. Source: News Limited

THE shearing industry has defended its profession against videos released by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals last week showing shearers abusing sheep.

Shearing contractors Jason and Diddi Wingfield, of Baldwin Shearing, at Cobram, said they were disappointed and disgusted by the footage (below).

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Employing from 25 to 50 people, the Wingfields said they wouldnt tolerate sheep abuse in their team.

The approach in our gang is on education and training, Mrs Wingfield said.

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We pride ourselves on treating all of our employees with respect, rewarding those who live up to expectations and providing the safest workplace and the highest standards when it comes to tools, technology and equipment. Our team works in over 100,000 square feet of fabrication shops located on 125 acres of yard on both sides of the Vermillion River with 2 water access slips, all just minutes from the Gulf of Mexico. This allows us to do big, long-term jobs with ease and accuracy.

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Operators in the Bridge and Structure Painting Contractors industry primarily prepare and complete the painting of bridges, overpasses, trestles and other steel structures. Projects undertaken by industry operators are mainly for public structures, making demand for industry services highly dependent on government funding. This funding originates at the local and state government level and is aided by the backing of the federal government, according to IBISWorld Industry Analyst Edward Rivera. Over the five years to 2014, the economic recession forced many regional governments to cut their highway and structure funding in an effort to balance their budgets. As a result, over the five-year period, industry revenue is expected to decline at an average annual rate of 2.6% to $590.6 million in 2014. With little changes in budgetary constraints, stagnation is expected to continue in 2014, with revenue declining 0.1%.

Over the past five years, government revenue fell, as rising unemployment resulted in less tax revenue. Further, social safety nets were put in place during this time to help the elderly and those displaced by the loss of employment. Collectively, this contributed to the growing discrepancy between government revenue inflow and expenditures, says Rivera. Although the federal government can operate at a deficit, local and state governments are required to balance their budgets at the end of the fiscal year. As a result, many local and state governments decreased their investments in infrastructure. Because the government accounts for the vast majority of industry revenue, the lack of public funding led to declines across the industry over the five years to 2014.

In the next five years, industry revenue is expected to grow as the budgetary constraints of the government at the local, state and federal levels are alleviated. In addition, a forecast increase in the amount of miles US drivers cover, population growth and backlogged projects are expected to lead the surge in demand for industry services. One issue to follow over the next five years will be the state of the Highway Trust Fund, which is slated to fail unless some support is offered. As infrastructure has historically been overlooked in the United States, upcoming disputes about funding for public structure maintenance is likely to temper demand for industry services in the five years to 2019.

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Crews continue to finish painting the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge on Tuesday, May 22, 2012.

Q. Did the contractors who painted the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge pay a fine for not completing the project on time?

A. N.C. Department of Transportation officials said contractors weren't fined for not completing the painting project on time, but some of their final payment was withheld.

Jack Provost said $384,000 was docked from the contractor's final payment, in something the department calls "liquidated damages" because of the missed deadline.

For those unfamiliar, the painting project started in spring 2010 and had periods of inactivity in the winter months because it was too cold to paint.

Provost said the project was completed in June 2012.

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Q. Does the Kerr Avenue widening project include building a new interchange at MLK?

A. Once all the projects associated with Kerr Avenue are done, there will be an interchange there, said N.C. Department of Transportation officials. For now, however, officials are working to widen the roadway to a four-lane road.

Jack Provost, with the DOT, said the current project being done simply widens Kerr from Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway to Randall Parkway.

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