CMB-08 City College of New York North Academic Center (NAC) Corridor Fire Door Project

Bids are being solicited on behalf of the City University Construction Fund (CUCF) by Armand Corporation for the replacement of the corridor fire doors and revisions of the existing fire alarm system for the City College of New York NAC Corridor Fire Door Project located at 160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031. The scope of the construction work includes the replacement of the corridor fire doors, associated door hardware, revisions of the existing fire alarm system, and magnetic/electric door holder system in the project plans drawn by Andrew Bartle Architects, P.C. (ABA Studio). Bidders are directed to review the contract documents for the complete scope of work. The work is being bid on as a single prime General Construction contract with an expected cost of $2,500,000. Bid Documents will be available March 3, 2025 at 3 P.M. through BuildingConnected. Prospective bidders are instructed to contact the designated contact person via e-mail for access to BuildingConnected. Bidders requesting access to BuildingConnected will receive a unique e-mail generated from BuildingConnected specific to this bid. Any issues pertaining to accessing bid documents or BuildingConnected should be directed to the contact person designated below: Contact Person: Ali Azad, Armand Corporation, 141 West 36th Street, New York, NY 10018, Telephone: (917) 279-3690, E-Mail: aazad@armandcorp.com. A site visit and pre-bid conference has been scheduled for March 17, 2025 at 10 A.M. Attendance by any potential bidders, subcontractors and suppliers is strongly encouraged. All attendees are to meet in the lobby of the North Academic Center located at the City College of New York, 160 Convent Avenue New York, New York 10031. All pre-bid questions must be in writing and must be received in writing via email to Ali Azad at aazad@armandcorp.com and cc CMContract@armandcorp.com no later than March 26, 2025 at 3 P.M. Any questions or requests for clarification received after this time and date will not be accepted. The Bidder shall have been in business under the present company name for a minimum of five (5) years. The Bidder and or one or more of its principals shall have satisfactorily completed three (3) projects of similar size, scope and complexity with at least one (1) such project being completed within the last ten (10) years. One of the three (3) projects shall have been completed within an occupied facility. Bidder will staff the project with a Project Manager and Superintendent meeting the experience requirements of the bid documents. Bidder shall exhibit strong business integrity and possess the financial resources to complete a project of this size. The Bidder shall not be permitted to subcontract work totaling an amount more than 75 percent of the total bid amount. The Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) and Service-Disabled Veterans Owned Business (SDVOB) goals for this project are 18 percent for MBE, 12 percent for WBE and 6 percent for SDVOB. All work is being performed under a Project Labor Agreement and the bidder will be required to assent to the terms of a Project Labor Agreement.

All Bids shall be delivered electronically through BuildingConnected and received no later than April 9, 2025, at 1 P.M. Late bids will not be accepted.

Pursuant to State Finance Law § 139-j and § 139-k, this solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between CUCF and a Proposer during the procurement process. A Proposer is restricted from making contacts from the earliest posting on the CUNY Builds, the City Record, or the New York State Contract Reporter websites of its intent to solicit offers/bids/proposals through final award and approval of Procurement Contract(s) by CUCF/CUNY and, if applicable, the Office of the State Comptroller(“restricted period”) to other than Designated Contact(s) unless it is a contact that is included among certain statutory exceptions set forth in State Finance Law § 139-j(3)(a). Designated Contact(s), as of the date hereof, are identified in Section I.C. above. CUCF/CUNY employees are also required to obtain certain information when contacted during the restricted period and to make a determination of the responsibility of the Proposer pursuant to State Finance Law§139-j and §139-k. Certain findings of non-responsibility can result in rejection for Contract award and, in the event of two findings within a four-year period, the Proposer is debarred from obtaining governmental Procurement Contracts for four years. Further information about these requirements can be found on the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) website at: https://www.ogs.ny.gov/acpl/. Any problems receiving the Bid Documents should be reported to cuny.builds@cuny.edu. All other questions and communications must be directed to Armand Corporation to the designated Armand Corporation contact person. This project is governed by the NYS Procurement Lobby Act set forth in State Finance Law Sections 139-j and 139-k.