Who we are

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Who we are..

• NYS Thruway Authority
• Is a public corporation organized and existing
  pursuant to State Public Authorities Law,
  responsible for financing, constructing,
  improving, developing, maintaining, and
  operating a 570-mile superhighway that connects
  New York City and Buffalo.
• NYS Canal Corporation
• Is a subsidiary corporation under the NYSTA
  responsible for the operation, maintenance and
  promotion of four canals (Erie, Oswego,
  Champlain and Cayuga Seneca) that span 524
  miles across New York State. This historic
  system links the Hudson River, Lake Champlain,
  Lake Ontario, the Finger Lakes, and the Niagara
  River.

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How to do Business with us

• Compliance Unit
• Ensures compliance with all federal and state
  rules and regulations.
• Assigns and monitors Disadvantaged, Minority and
  Womens Business Enterprise (D/M/WBE) and Equal
  Employment Opportunity goals and Training
  Provisions on all construction contracts.
• Professional Service/Commodities
• NYSTA purchases numerous goods and services
  typically falling into one of three categories
• Professional/ Consulting
• Construction/ Rehabilitation
• Materials/ Supplies/ Services  
• Materials/Supplies/Services http//www.thruway.ny
  .gov/purchasing/index.html

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Total Estimated ProcurementNext 6-9 Months

• Construction 134 Million
• Consultant 18 Million
• Professional Services/Commodities 6 Million
• Grand Total 158 Million
• Joint Venture
• In 2011, the NYSTA awarded painting of 12 Bridges
  in the Syracuse Division, to Liberty-Alpha JV, a
  joint venture that included over 4.6 million to
  WBE Alpha Painting and Construction Co., Inc.

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TZ Bridge Replacement Project

• The NYSTA and the Department of Transportation
  have released the list of qualified short-listed
  design/build consortiums for the new Tappan Zee
  Hudson River Crossing Project.
• Statements of Qualification were received from
  five design-build consortiums, and four
  internationally known groups were deemed
  qualified after a thorough multi-agency technical
  review. The qualified consortiums will have an
  opportunity to bid on the design and construction
  contract for the replacement bridge.

For further information on the TZ Bridge
Replacement Project, please visit the website
at http//www.thenewtzb.ny.gov/
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Contact Information

• Compliance Unit Phone [phone]
• Lawrence Norville, Chief Compliance Officer
• Pauline Fox-Jordan, Compliance Specialist
• Elonda Mackey, Compliance Specialist
• Linda Ploof, Compliance Specialist
• Bureau of Purchasing Phone [phone]
• Judith Jeffers-Taylor, M/WBE Program Liaison
• New York State Thruway Authority
• 200 Southern Boulevard
• Albany, New York 12209