The New York State Thruway Authority is seeking proposals from experienced and qualified consulting and/or contracting firms to provide drug and alcohol testing services for employees of the New York State Thruway Authority. The Thruway Authority is a public corporation organized and existing pursuant to Article 2, Title 9 of the New York State Public Authorities Law for the purpose of financing, constructing, reconstructing, improving, developing, maintaining and operating a highway system known as the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway. The powers of the Thruway Authority are vested in and exercised by a seven-member Board appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the State Senate. The Thruway is a 570-mile superhighway system crossing the State. It is the longest toll superhighway system in the United States. The Thruway route from the New York City line to the Pennsylvania line at Ripley is 496 miles long and includes the 426-mile mainline connecting New York City and Buffalo, the State’s two largest cities. Other Thruway sections make direct connections with the Connecticut and Massachusetts Turnpikes, New Jersey Garden State Parkway and other major expressways that lead to New England, Canada, the Midwest and the South. In 1991 the Cross-Westchester Expressway was added to the Thruway system. In all, the Thruway is comprised of 2843 lane miles of roadway, 817 bridges, over 300 buildings, 134 interchanges, 35 tandem areas, 27 service areas, 3 welcome centers, nearly 120 water service facilities, 3 water treatment plants, 16 wastewater treatment plants and 40 motor fueling stations for Authority vehicles and equipment. Operationally, the Authority is segmented into four regional divisions – New York, Albany, Syracuse and Buffalo – with the Administrative Headquarters located in Albany.
