BID EXTENSION: HUNTER COLLEGE -THOMAS HUNTER HALL INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES

Bids are being solicited on behalf of the City University Construction Fund (CUCF) by Armand Corporation for the Thomas Hunter Hall Located at Hunter College 921 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10065. The scope of the construction work includes the partial renovation of the 5th floor, gut renovation of the 6th and 7th floors, and providing the base building infrastructure upgrade for the full renovation. Bidders are directed to review the contract documents for the complete scope of work.The work is being bid as a single prime General Construction contract with the expected cost range of $28,000,000 to $32,000,000.Bid Documents will be available 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: [email protected] site visit and pre-bid conference has been scheduled for November 14, 2024 at 10 A.M. Attendance by any potential bidders, subcontractors and suppliers is strongly encouraged. All attendees are to meet in the lobby of Thomas Hunter Hall located at Hunter College 921 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10065 (Lexington Ave. between E. 68th Street and E. 69th Street).All pre-bid questions must be in writing and must be received in writing via email to Ali Azad at [email protected] and cc [email protected] no later than November 22, 2024 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 December 9, 2024 at 3 P.M. Late bids will not be accepted.Any problems receiving the Bid Documents should be reported to [email protected]. 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.