Notice Details

The City University Construction Fund (CUCF) on behalf of the City University of New York (CUNY) Office of Facilities, Planning, Construction and Management (FPCM) is seeking firms to provide a broad range of architectural, engineering and miscellaneous consulting services at its various sites and facilities on an “as needed” basis in the Categories of Work described below. Responders must meet the minimum qualification requirements set forth in Section III of the solicitation for each Category for which they are making a submission. 1. Mechanical/HVAC Engineering Services 2. Electrical Engineering Services 3. Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineering Services 4. Cost Estimating Services 5. Commissioning Services 6. Retro-commissioning Services 7. Civil and Geotechnical Engineering Services 8. Architectural Services 9. Building Envelope Assessment and Consulting Services 10. Historic Preservation Consulting Services 11. Landscaping Consulting Services 12. Signage and Interpretation Consulting Services 13. Master Planning Services 14. Space Needs Analysis and Programming Services 15. Feasibility Studies Services 16. Environmental Engineering Services 17. Special Inspections Services. 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 https://vii.cuny.edu/AEConsultants/.

This solicitation represents a two-step process. The first step is the subject of this solicitation and is a qualifications-based selection of firms for each Category. Multiple awards are anticipated for each Category. Firms selected through this solicitation will execute Master Requirements Contracts (MRC). Each MRC will be for a term of three (3) years with an option to renew for three (3) additional years at CUCF’s sole discretion and subject to all required internal and external oversight approvals. It is anticipated that each MRC would have a not-to-exceed amount for all assigned task order services under the MRC of $4.95 million. Subsequent to award of a MRC, firms may be further considered for project specific task order assignments as set forth in the solicitation.

RFQ Submissions are due on Friday, October 29, 2021 by 1:00 PM. Responses must be sent to Lisa D’Amico, CUNY Office of FPCM, 555 West 57th Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10019. Responses shall be sent via mail or commercial express delivery service only (e.g. UPS, FedEx, etc.). Hand-Delivered Responses (e.g. delivery from a firm’s employee or private messenger service) will not be accepted. Questions pertaining to the solicitation are due by Friday, October 8, 2021 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.

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 an MRC. 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 consultant and sub-consultants 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 http://www.esd.ny.gov/mwbe.html and the SDVOB Directory may be accessed at https://online.ogs.ny.gov/SDVOB/search.