Mid-Hudson Forensic Replacement Hospital

The Dormitory Authority State of New York (DASNY) is seeking Expressions of Interests (EOI) from Construction Management firms to provide design phase, bid phase, construction phase and administration of general conditions for a new secure 275 bed adult inpatient forensic replacement hospital at NYS Office of Mental Health’s Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center located at 2834 NY-17M, New Hampton, NY 10958. The estimated construction budget for this project is $280 million.  The project will also address, site utility infrastructure improvements, parking requirements, vehicular and pedestrian traffic flow and site perimeter security fencing.

Interested firms must possess substantial experience on major capital projects for new construction specifically involving forensic and/or behavioral health, forensic and/or behavioral health residential and healthcare programs, and secured facilities with a construction value greater than $150 million and with projects with phased construction over several years while the existing facility is occupied. Prior experience involving LEED certified projects and the use of Building Information Modeling Software (BIM) is also required. It is anticipated that BIM services will be performed on this project in accordance with DASNY’s Building Information Model Standards Manual.

DASNY contributes to the economic development of New York State by assisting and supporting Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB) through its procurement process. As part of this EOI, and consistent with Article 15A and 17B of the Executive Laws, DASNY encourages all firms to consider submitting proposals that utilize partnerships, joint ventures or other similar arrangements with a New York State certified MWBE/SDVOB firm on this contract. For technical assistance identifying certified MWBE firms contact Empire State Development at www.esd.ny.gov or visit DASNY’s MWBE Registry at www.dasny.org. For NYS Certified SDVOB firms contact www.ogs.ny.gov/veterans.

Firms interested in responding to this solicitation must submit one (1) electronic and ten (10) double sided hard copies of an EOI to the contact noted below no later than 5:00 pm on January 7, 2020. EOI’s received after this date will not be considered. EOI’s must include the following information in the same tab order as described below:
Tab 1 (Limit 1 Page)  Provide a cover letter with your firm’s name, address, and telephone number along with the name, title, telephone number and email addresses of the individual within the firm who will be DASNY’s primary contact concerning this EOI.
Tab 2 (Limit 2 Pages Not Including Resumes)  Provide a description of your firm’s organization, team makeup including subconsultants and the resumes of partners, principals, associates and other key staff proposed to provide services to DASNY, with emphasis on mental health, residential and forensic healthcare program facilities.
Tab 3 (Limit 15 Pages)  Provide five (5) project examples of your firm’s experience providing similar services for comparable projects of similar size, scope and complexity as this project.  For each project example provide: the project’s official name, cost of construction, a description of specific services performed by your firm, specific services performed by affiliated representative or sub-consultant and the construction start and completion dates.  
Tab 4 (Limit 2 Pages) For each project example, provide a client reference with contact information and phone number.
Tab 5 (Limit 2 Pages)  Provide the following if submitting a joint proposal: (i) the type of relationship between the two firms; (ii) projects the firms have worked on together; and (iii) how the work will be allocated among the firms.
Tab 6 (Limit 1 Page) Describe how your firm will approach developing a project team completing all phases of the project, and manage costs, quality and safety based on previous experience providing services for forensic behavioral health care construction projects and/or comparable projects greater than $150M.
Tab 7 (Limit 1 Page)  Provide a list of projects where LEED certification has been achieved.  For each project provide: the level of certification, the version under which the project was certified and the LEED rating system utilized.
Tab 8 (Limit 1 Page)  Please note that while no final determination has been made at this stage, the aspirational goals for the proposed contract are 18% MBE, 12% WBE and 6% SDVOB. The goals refer to the percentage of utilization of your M/WBE and SDVOB sub-consultants.  Explain firm’s anticipated approach to maximizing M/WBE and SDVOB participation in both the design and construction phases of the Project.  Explain the firm’s anticipated approach to utilizing MWBE and SDVOB firms as key members with meaningful roles and responsibilities for the project. Provide summaries showing the firm’s and the subconsultants performance meeting M/WBE and SDVOB goals on past projects. 
Tab 9 (Limit 1 Page) Provide a complete Diversity Questionnaire, included in this EOI as an attachment. It is the goal of DASNY to utilize qualified firms that have a demonstrated history of hiring, training, developing, promoting and retaining minority and women staff.  This questionnaire elicits information about each responding firm in order to verify that its work environment demonstrates a strong commitment to diversity.

Complete the NYS Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire online at http://www.osc.state.ny.us/vendrep. and submit a copy of the certification page.
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 170.1 – Uniform Guidelines for Responsibility Determinations, Executive Order No. 125 – NYS Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire and Executive Order No. 192 – Continuing Vendor Integrity, DASNY may only award a contract to a responsible proposer. A responsible proposer must have the integrity to justify the award of public dollars and the capacity to perform the requirements of the contract fully. The proposer must file a vendor responsibility questionnaire with DASNY. The questionnaire provides the proposer an opportunity to self-disclose any issues and provide necessary information, which DASNY will use as part of its determination.

Based on the information received, the firms deemed qualified by review of their respective EOI’s will be short-listed and issued a request for proposal (RFP).  Once selected, the short-listed firms will be posted on DASNY’s website.

In accordance with State Finance Law § 139-j and § 139-k, this solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between Dormitory Authority personnel and an Offerer during the procurement process.  The designated staff for this procurement is Nicole White, RFP Coordinator (ph: 518-257-3667, Email: [email protected]).  Contacts made to other Dormitory Authority personnel regarding this procurement may disqualify the Offerer and affect future procurements with governmental entities in the State of New York.  Please refer to the Authority’s website (www.dasny.org) for Authority policy and procedures regarding this law, or the OGS website (www.ogs.state.ny.us/aboutogs/regulations/defaultAdvisoryCouncil html) for more information about this law. All proposers, domestic and foreign, must be in compliance with New York State business registration requirements. Contact the NYS Department of State regarding compliance.  In addition, business entities proposing to provide professional engineering services must obtain a Certificate of Authorization to Provide Engineering Services in New York State from the State Education Department.  Proposals must be submitted in the full legal name of the proposer, or the full legal name plus a registered assumed name of the proposer, if any.

Primary Contact

Nicole White

RFP Coordinator

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

Procurement

515 Broadway

Albany, NY 12207-2964

United States

Phone: 518-257-3076

Email: [email protected]

Submit To Contact

Nicole White

RFP Coordinator

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York

Procurement

515 Broadway

Albany, NY 12207-2964

United States

Phone: 518-257-3076

Email: [email protected]

Firms submitting Expressions of Interests (EOI). Top firms deemed qualified by review of their respective EOI’s are Shortlisted and issued a Request for Proposal (RFP).

Firms responding to Request for Proposal (RFP).

The Contractor listed below has been awarded the Contract for the above listed Project as of the date provided.