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Completed construction early/on time — Infrastructure (%)
Design and build quality public buildings and infrastructure. — Complete projects on time and within budget.
* Year to date — this fiscal year isn't complete, so it's not compared against prior years in the target/trend status above.
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| Fiscal year | Actual | Target |
|---|---|---|
| FY22 | 90% | 82% |
| FY23 | 87% | 82% |
| FY24 | 92% | 82% |
| FY25 | 94% | 82% |
| FY26 (YTD) | Not available | 82% |
94% in FY25 — met the City's own target for this indicator (12% above the 82% target), and it has trended toward improvement over the past 3 years of reported data.
Why this is tracked
The Department of Design and Construction opened in July 1996 to unify what had been fragmented construction functions: the Department of Transportation's street work, the Department of Environmental Protection's water main and sewer construction, and the Department of General Services' building program covering police, fire, sanitation, correctional, library and cultural facilities. By becoming the City's primary capital construction manager, DDC freed other agencies to focus on delivering their core services rather than running their own construction divisions.
DDC Feature: Building New York City Since 1996, New York City Department of Design and Construction - Wikipedia
Source: Infrastructure — via NYC Open Data: Mayor's Management Report, Agency Performance Indicators
Coverage shown: FY22–FY26, reported annually.
Definition: The percentage of all infrastructure projects for which construction was completed ahead of schedule or no more than 30 days behind the baseline schedule, exclusive of programmatic scope changes and delays outside of DDC control. Additions/adjustments to the design that was agreed on prior to construction start and funding issues caused by such adjustments constitute a programmatic scope change. On larger infrastructure projects (roadway/sewer/water main), delays caused by significant utility interference that are completely out of the agency’s control constitute a programmatic scope change.