DASNY issues this Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) seeking a responsive Statement of Qualifications (“SOQ”) from qualified Design-Build entities or teams (“Design-Build Team” or “Team”) capable of providing all Work (as defined in the RFQ) necessary to provide Design-Build services for the removal and replacement of an existing parking structure located at the Capital District Psychiatric Center (“CDPC”) in Albany, New York (the “Project”).
Interested Respondents must meet the qualifications and certification requirements described in the RFQ. All relevant information regarding this project including but not limited to the project scope, required content of the SOQ, and key events and dates associated with the procurement process are available in the RFQ document.
DASNY is committed to diversity and equal employment opportunities among its contractors, consultants, and vendors. It is the policy of DASNY to maximize opportunities for the participation of Minority-Owned, Women-Owned (M/WBE), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) firms and DASNY contributes to the economic development of New York State by assisting and supporting M/WBEs and SDVOBs through its procurement process. As part of this RFQ, 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.
Pursuant to Executive Order 16 dated March 17, 2022, all State agencies and authorities are prohibited from entering into any new contract or renewing any existing contract with an entity conducting business operations in Russia. As part of this RFQ, each firm is required to certify that the firm is not an ‘entity conducting business operations in Russia.’
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.
Firms interested in responding to this solicitation may access the RFQ and related documents from DASNY’s website at https://www.dasny.org/opportunities/rfps-bids/professional-services/. The deadline for responses to the RFQ is 3:00 p.m. on November 1, 2023. Responses received after this date will not be accepted.
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 Representative for this procurement, listed in the RFQ, can be reached at the following email: UpstateRFPCoordinator@dasny.org). 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 (ogs.ny.gov/acpl) 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
Rachel Scaccia
Contract Administrator
DASNY
Professional Services
515 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207
United States
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.