Who We Are
We are many in number, singular in vision. The General Contractors Association of New York represents the unionized heavy civil construction industry, bringing together more than 250 member firms and 25,000 members to continually build New York better. Over 115 years strong, the GCA advocates on matters that move New York, and our industry, forward.
The GCA was formed in the early 1900s to advocate for and build the world-class infrastructure that transformed New York City and established its legacy as the great metropolis.
A Long History Of Building New York
1909
A group of construction companies banded together to help government agencies and private industry in New York City build the world’s first genuine modern city.
1910s
Water Tunnel #1 • Hells Gate Bridge • IRT subway tunnels • Grand Central Terminal
1920s
Water Tunnel # 2 • Goethals Bridge • Long Island Expressway • 14th Street and East River Power Plant
1930s
George Washington Bridge • Jacob Riis Park • Lincoln Tunnel
1940s
Jamaica Wastewater Treatment Plant • Belt Parkway • Queens Midtown Tunnel
1950s
Brooklyn Battery Tunnel; Throgs Neck Bridge; Sunrise Highway; Bowery Bay Interceptor Sewer Treatment Plant Extension
1960s
Verrazano Narrows Bridge • SW Brooklyn Marine Transfer Station • Van Wyck Expressway
1970s
Cross Bay Bridge • North River Wastewater Treatment Plant • Second Avenue Subway starts (and stops)
1980s
Water main replacement; Greenpoint Avenue Bridge; 63rd Street Connector; Jacob Javits Convention Center
1990s
Ninth Street Bridge; Rikers Island Compost Facility; Oak Point Rail Link
2000s
7 line extension • East Side Access • Second Avenue Subway restarts • Howland Hook Marine Terminal • WTC reconstruction
2010s
Water Tunnel #3 • Second Avenue Subway Phase 1 • New Bayonne Bridge • Willis Avenue Bridge
2020s
Champlain Hudson Cable, Pelham Parkway Phase II, Throgs Neck Bridge, Gowanus Combined Sewer Facility
Our Member Projects
2025 Quick Facts
14 PROJECTS / $4.3 BILLION
2 PROJECTS / $142 MILLION
5 PROJECTS / $2.7 BILLION
17 PROJECTS / $341 MILLION
11 PROJECTS / $101 MILLION
3 PROJECTS / $76 MILLION
7 PROJECTS / $290 MILLION
