New York City Department of Design and Construction is the department of the

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that builds many of the civic facilities in

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. As the city’s primary capital

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project manager, it provides new or renovated facilities such as firehouses, libraries, police precincts, courthouses and manage the city's sewer systems, bioswales and water mains. To manage this portfolio, valued at over $15 billion, the department works with other city agencies, as well as with

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and

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. The Department of Design and Construction staff of almost 1,400 delivers public buildings and infrastructure construction projects in all five boroughs.

History

Formed in 1996 by New York City Mayor

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, the Department of Design and Construction's function was to unify the Department of Transportation's street construction program, the Department of Environmental Protection's water main and sewer construction program and the Department of General Service's vast building program, including construction of Police, Fire and Sanitation buildings, correctional facilities, libraries, cultural institutions and other municipal structures. Since being founded, the department has completed over 4,100 infrastructure and public building projects. Notable work includes the reconstructions of

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and

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Plaza, restoration of the Bronx-Manhattan High Bridge, construction of the visitor's center at

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, construction of the

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- New York City's first civic

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facility, renovations at the Queens Museum, and restorations at

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References

External links

New York City Department of Design and Construction
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