Window Services Bid Building E - Window Replacement at New York City College of Technology

ANNOUNCEMENT OF SOLICITATION

Building E - Window Replacement at New York City College of Technology
Window Services Request for Bids
Project Number: CITYW-CUCF-09-25

The City University Construction Fund (CUCF), on behalf of the City University of New York (CUNY) and through CUNY’s Office for Facilities Planning, Construction, and Management (FPCM), is seeking bids for the replacement of deteriorated windows on the façade of the Environmental Center (E Building) at 172 Pearl St, Brooklyn, NY 11201. The existing aluminum, double-hung, single-pane operable windows, installed over 40 years ago, have deteriorated significantly, leading to air and water infiltration issues.

The project involves removing the existing windows and installing new energy-efficient, code-compliant replacements to improve building performance and sustainability.

CUCF seeks responses from qualified bidders with experience in window replacement for institutional buildings. Bidders must demonstrate technical expertise, regulatory compliance, and the ability to complete the work efficiently.

A copy of the solicitation that more fully describes the project, process, minimum qualification requirements, submission requirements, evaluation criteria, timeline and contact information is available for downloading at www.cuny.edu/cunybuilds, under Current and Upcoming Procurements.

RFB Submissions are due on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 by 11:59 PM. Responses must be submitted electronically through the Dropbox link to be provided on the CUNY Builds website at www.cuny.edu/cunybuilds (Click on Current and Upcoming Procurements).

A site visit is scheduled for Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM at the New York City College of Technology, 172 Pearl St, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

Questions pertaining to the solicitation are due by Friday, March 28, 2025 by 5:00 PM and must be submitted to the Designated Contacts set forth below with the Project Name and Project Number in the Subject Line of the email.

This project is governed by the NYS Procurement Lobbying Law set forth in State Finance Law Sections 139-j and 139-k. The restricted period began with the publication of this Ad. Accordingly, all communications regarding advertised projects are to be channeled through the Designated Contacts set forth below. Communication with respect to this procurement initiated by or on behalf of an interested vendor through others than the Designated Contacts may constitute an “impermissible contact” under NYS law and could result in disqualification of that vendor.

The Designated Contact for this solicitation is: CUNY.Builds@cuny.edu

CUCF will assign the Minority-owned and Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) participation goal of up to 30% (18% MBE and 12% WBE) and the Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned participation goal of up to 6% for each task order issued under a requirements contract. MWBE and SDVOB requirements are set forth, respectively, in the solicitation, however CUCF expects firms to fully comply with NYS Law and Executive Orders to achieve the maximum amount of MWBE and SDVOB participation on this contract.

Only New York State (NYS) MWBE and NYS OGS - SDVOB Certified firms shall be utilized to meet the participation goals. The Contractor and subcontractors at all tiers are strongly encouraged to utilize the Directories for the New York State Certified MWBEs and SDVOBs to identify eligible firms to fulfill these goals. The MWBE Directory may be accessed at https://ny.newnycontracts.com/ and the SDVOB Directory may be accessed at
https://online.ogs.ny.gov/SDVOB/search.