The prime purpose of the Building Contractors Association has been and will continue to be the negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements with the Building Trades Unions. Currently the BCA negotiates and signs fourteen (14) Agreements, covering the Five Boroughs of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties. A staff educated and knowledgeable in the New York City area construction industry administers these contracts. An important aspect of this staff is the ability, on a day-to-day basis, to answer inquiries on various issues and topics concerning our industry. We respond with prompt factual answers, interpretations and opinions. This is predominantly a Union industry and our members are Union Contractors. The BCA has established and maintiained good working relationships with New York Labor Leaders. These relationships, spanning over many years, have proven fruitful to the Association and it's members. The intangibles, while difficult to pinpoint, are none-the-less there.