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 herein) necessary to provide Design-Build services for the construction of a new 200 Bed Residence Hall located at SUNY Cortland.
DASNY is currently developing the Bridging Documents for the Project that will provide information necessary to allow for the design, procurement, and construction of the Project. The Scope of Work for this Project shall be further defined and identified through the Bridging Documents that will be attached as an Exhibit to the subsequent RFP.
Expectations for environmental and sustainability requirements are for the teams to ensure that the project aligns with the sustainability goals of the campus, SUNY, DASNY, and the State of New York, focusing on energy-efficiency, the use of sustainable materials, and opportunities for low-impact landscaping. Long-term energy savings and environmentally responsible design principles will be prioritized while adhering to practical and efficient methods. Third-party certifications of goals are not anticipated.
Design-Build Teams must be able to demonstrate experience in designing and the construction Residence Halls and substantial experience using a Design-Build method. Interested Design-Build Teams must also meet the following requirements:
a. The Design-Build Team must have experiencing in design and constructing residence halls similar in size, scope, schedule duration and/or complexity.
b. The Design-Build Team possesses substantial experience providing projects of similar size, scope and complexity using a Design/Build method.
c. The Design-Build Team must include a Builder with an Experience Modification Rate of less than 1.2.
d. The Design-Build Team shall demonstrate its experience with respect to meeting goals for Minority and Women Owned Business (“M/WBE”) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (“SDVOB”) participation.
e. The appropriate Team member(s) of the Design-Build Team performing the required engineering and architectural services for the Project must possess a Certificate of Authorization (for Engineering Firms) and Professional Licensure and Registration to provide professional services in New York State from the State Education Department.
f. Both the Designer and the Builder are registered and authorized to do business in NYS or can provide proof that such registration for authorization is in progress.
g. The Design-Build Team must have bonding capacity to provide material and labor payment and performance bonds with a penal sum each equivalent to the value of the design-build contract.
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 New York State Executive Law 15-A and Article 3 of the New York State Veteran Services Law, 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 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 RFP and related documents from DASNY’s website at https://www.dasny.org. The deadline for responses to the RFQ is 3:00pm on June 10, 2025. 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 staff for this procurement is David Fenichel, Email: Upstate[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
Dave Fenichel
Contract Administrator
DASNY
Professional Services
Albany
515 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207
United States
Phone: 518-257-3071
Email: [email protected]
| Company Name | Contact Name | Phone | Website | Fax | Designation | Goods/Services | |
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| Architectural Resources | Olivia Piazza | 7168835566 | [email protected] | www.archres.com | 7168835569 | ||
| Atlantic Testing Laboratories | Eric VanAlstyne | 5183839144 | [email protected] | www.AtlanticTesting.com |
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Atlantic Testing Laboratories (ATL) has over 55 years of experience in providing technical support services to a wide range of clients and projects. We hold term contracts with multiple government agencies and have long-term working relationships with many private firms and entities. The main categories of services performed include subsurface investigation on land and water, geotechnical engineering, environmental (including asbestos, lead, and tank testing), special inspection and construction materials testing, laboratory testing (aggregates, geotechnical, thermal resistivity, and concrete petrography), and non-destructive testing and engineering. | |
| Chiuten Trowbridge Landscape Architects DPC MWBE | Margot D. Chiuten | 6072168483 | [email protected] | ctlandarch.com |
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| Dharam Lally & Smith LLC d/b/a Dharam Consulting | Darlene Quigley | 631-312-4837 | [email protected] | www.dharamconsulting.com | None |
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Cost Consulting |
| Encorus Group (SDVOB) | Tara Lowry | 716-592-3980 | [email protected] | www.encorus.com | 716-592-4216 |
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Engineering design (structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, environmental), construction materials testing and inspection, environmental services, non-destructive testing, tank and piping inspection |
| Facility Strategies Group, LLC | Matt Pesce | 8033704335 | [email protected] | www.fstrategies.com | FSG has acted as the design consultant and systems integrator for the development and implementation of a new open protocol building management system (BMS) for the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). The controls system provides central monitoring and control of campus heating equipment, apartment zone temperatures, lighting, ventilation, and other mechanical equipment for multifamily developments throughout NYC. More than 54 NYCHA developments encompassing over 550 buildings have already been converted to the new open BACnet platform with additional properties to be converted over the next 10 years. FSG established open protocol requirements for hardware and IT communication architectures and procurement, prepared controls specifications, and ensured multiple levels of competition for construction and during operations and maintenance. |
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| Fancy Fixtures Inc | Thomas C Peer | 15162384361 | [email protected] | fancyfixtures.net |
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Supplied/delivered plumbing fixtures, bathroom accessories, toilet partitions, lockers, vanities, medicine cabinets, mirrors, drinking fountains, water coolers, wood flooring, LVT flooring, ceramic tile, porcelain, marble, stone. | |
| Fazaq Inc | Bola Ahmodu | 3476235855 | [email protected] | www.fazaqinc.com | 7189425424 |
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| Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP Engineers and Architects | Vicki Arbitrio | 2122540030 | [email protected] | www.gmsllp.com |
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Structural engineering, building envelope consulting, forensic engineering, special inspections and testing. | |
| Goshow Architects | Adrienne Riso | 2122423735 | [email protected] | www.gosghow.com | N/A |
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Architectural |
| Harrison Reid Safety & Consultants, Inc | Sheldon Reid | 9179236061 | [email protected] | www.hrsafetyconsultants.com |
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Provided Site Safety Manager Spiro Kitovas (631-654-0660) March 2023 - February 2025 |
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| Hueber-Breuer Construction Co., Inc. | Kim Neuman | 315-476-7917 | [email protected] | https://hb1872.build/ | |||
| Infinite Consulting Corp | Jeanefer S Abonitalla | 5163882248 | [email protected] | https://infiniteconsultingcorp.com/ |
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| Interface Engineering | Patricia Jordan | 212.417.0606 | [email protected] | https://interfacenyc.com/ | |||
| Lakhani & Jordan Engineers, PC (MBE) | Paul Montero | 2123389020 | [email protected] | www.lakhanijordan.com | 2123389030 |
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Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing & Fire Protection Engineering Consultant Services |
| LERA Consulting Structural Engineers | Carrie Villani | 2127509000 | [email protected] | www.lera.com |
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Structural engineering | |
| Mach Architecture | Brian Kelley | 716-424-2035 | [email protected] | www.mach-arch.com | Design and Project Management of residence hall renovations and new construction in the Design - Build, CM Build, CM @ Risk, as well as traditional delivery methods. Mach has worked with DASNY for more than 20 years delivering $100s of millions in construction value of residence hall projects for SUNY. Projects have been completed under multiple consecutive Term Contracts as well as specific contracts won via the RFP and Design-Build procurement process. |
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| R.G. Vanderweil Engineers | David Pinto | 2129214142 | [email protected] | www.vanderweil.com | 2129214616 | Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection Engineering | |
| RLB Rider Levett Bucknall | Lucie Meier | 516-768-9736 | [email protected] | www.rlb.com | |||
| Sherpa Construction Consulting | Rebecca Shrestha | 7188061044 |
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| Triumph Modular | Gloria Westgate | 267-638-2356 | [email protected] | www.triumphmodular.com | |||
| USA Veteran builders inc | Brian Q Foley | 3473163783 | [email protected] | Usaveteranbuilders.com |
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Supplier of construction building materials, equipment and hardware- Safety Devices : traffic cones, concrete barriers, plastic jersey barriers, lighting, mobile signage |