The committee was formed as a means of addressing policy issues at the highest, or Executive, level of NYSDOT, NYSTA and AGC.

The committee seeks specifications that are intended to fairly allocate risk, resulting in a balanced contractual approach to risk sharing.

According to the NYSDOT Specifications book, “Partnering is defined as those actions taken to include all parties with an appropriate and vested interest in a transportation project in the management of the project such that the project is completed in the most efficient, timely, safe, and cost effective manner for the mutual benefit of all concerned. Those actions include, but are not limited to, communication, organization establishing goals, continuous improvement, problem identification, conflict resolution, and managing change.”

Executive Level Partnering has recently been expanded to include other state, agencies such as the Office of State Comptroller and the Department of Environmental Conservation.

We also meet on a regular basis with the New York State Thruway Authority.

Meetings are generally held three times a year.