General Contractor Services Solicitation for CUNY Facilities Renovation Projects

The City University Construction Fund (CUCF) on behalf of the City University of New York (CUNY) Office of Facilities Planning, Construction and Management (CUCF) is issuing this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to secure the professional services of firms to provide General Contractor Services at CUNY facilities.

All assignments shall be performed for the CUNY sites and facilities located on 25 institutions throughout the five boroughs of New York City.

The Scope of Work for General Construction Work assignments shall consist of but are not limited to the following: Façade Repair, Restoration and Exterior Renovation Interior Renovation Structural Work Civil and Geotechnical Construction Work Plumbing and Fire Protection Construction Services Roofing Services Window Services A copy of the solicitation that more fully describes the procurement 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.

RFQ Submissions are due on Friday, May 30, 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).

Questions pertaining to the solicitation are due by Friday, May 16, 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. Agency: City University Status: Solicitation