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All electrical services will be provided and installed by The Merchandise Mart. See the Equipment and Services Order Form. Electrical equipment must conform to City of Chicago code requirements.
- Zip cords, taps, extension cords over 6', clamp lights track or track lights are not permitted.
- All wiring or flexible cords shall be 3-wire, "hard usage approved", 12-gauge, grounded, unless a component part of an assembly approved under Chicago Electrical Code.
- Christmas tree lights are permitted only with the use of a GFI cord. GFI cords must be rented through MMPI.
- All fixtures must be UL listed, though this does not ensure passage of Chicago Electrical Code.
- Only MMPI light tracks and fixtures are to be used.
- MMPI reserves the right to review all other lighting and electrical to ensure it meets City of Chicago Electrical Code and Building Code. Additional charges may be assessed.
See Order Forms for a listing of equipment and services available. For questions regarding these services, call (312) 527-7902.
It is the exhibitors' responsibility to see that their agents abide by the Rules and Regulations of the Exhibition. EACs must return the Exhibitor Appointed Contractor Form.
CONTRACTOR GUIDELINES
Exhibitors who wish to employ EACs should make known to them the guidelines to be followed as urged by the Exhibit Designers & Producers Association, plus the following qualifications to those guidelines:
- The EAC shall be given the right to provide services requested of them by an exhibitor in set-up and dismantling on the show floor, and shall have the right to utilize qualified employees registered in advance.
- Services shall not conflict with labor regulations or contracts including jurisdictions claimed by local labor unions. The EAC shall adhere to the rules and regulations in this manual.
- The EAC shall possess a valid public liability and property damage insurance policy for at least $2,000,000. The certificate of insurance must name Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc., Merchandise Mart L.L.C., 350 North Orleans L.L.C., Vornado Realty Trust and Vornado Realty L.P. as additional insured.
- The EAC shall have a true and valid work order from an exhibitor in advance of the show move-in date and shall not solicit business on the show floor or during move-in or move-out dates.
- The EAC will share with MMPI all reasonable costs related to their operation including overtime pay for stewards, restoration of the exhibit space to its initial condition, etc.
- The EAC shall cooperate fully with MMPI, especially with regard to the efficient utilization of labor.
To order flowers or plants for your Market Suite, please contact Kabloom at 312-329-1500.
R.E. Rogers is the official customs broker and international freight forwarder for NeoCon® World's Trade Fair 2007. Click here for additional information.
Any labor personnel working in your booth must be one of the following:
- Your own company personnel (depending on the type of work being done, union labor may be required). See Union Regulations for additional information.
- Exhibitor appointed contractor. EAC's must comply with guidelines regarding EAC's. See Exhibitor Appointed Contractors for additional information.
- MMPI Union Labor. To order labor, please refer to the Installation/Dismantle Labor Request Form.
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In an effort to provide you with increasingly better service while efficiently utilizing our labor staff, we have implemented a new policy for labor orders. Any exhibitor who has pre-ordered labor must check in, by their requested start time, at the Service Desks. All exhibitors requiring labor services may also request labor at these desks.
Once you have checked in with the Service Desk Staff, we will send a laborer to your Market Suite. Please keep the following in mind:
- Starting time can be guaranteed only in those instances where personnel are requested for the start of the working day, which is 8:00 a.m., and only for orders placed by the deadline date.
- All labor must be signed in/out at the Service Desk.
- All other orders will be filled, as labor is available.
- Exhibitors not checked in by their requested starting times during installation/dismantling, are subject to a charge of 1/2 the totaled time scheduled, per man ordered (one hour minimum), unless we receive written cancellation 24 hours prior to the starting time.
All orders for dismantling labor must be confirmed no later than 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 2007.
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If you have any additional questions regarding labor options, please call (312) 527-7902.
A lead retrieval system is available from the official NeoCon 2007 vendor Dietze Enterprises. Refer to Exhibitor Lead Retrieval Order Form.
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