CH partial Damper & AHU Fire Alarm Upgrades

Notice to Bidders and Newspaper Advertisement The State University of New York at Upstate Medical University will receive sealed bids for project number 151269/1499 titled Community Hospital Partial Damper & AHU Fire Alarm Upgrades until 2:00 p.m. local time on June 24, 2026 at Dr. Sarah Loguen Center, 2nd floor room 2005 where such proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud. Delivered to: Mrs. Jeanie Pender Contracts & Campus Purchasing SUNY Upstate Medical University Dr. Sarah Loguen Center, 2nd floor 650 South Salina Street, Room 2050 Syracuse, New York 13202 Where such proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud. Proposals may be hand delivered or mailed to the above location and must be received at such time. Scope of work: is to include all necessary labor, material and equipment for the removal and replacement of the old Melt Link-style fire dampers and associated equipment. The scope involves opening existing walls and ceilings to remove the existing dampers, installing the new dampers, and repairing the walls and ceilings where the dampers are located. This will also include the removal and installation of new fire alarm devices in accordance with the dampers. Additionally, the electrical contractor shall provide 3rd party inspection of their work. Testing of all the dampers and the fire alarm system will be conducted to ensure that the new dampers and fire alarm devices are functioning correctly. The work will take place at Community Hospital and will be conducted on the following floors: Basement, First, Second, Sixth, and the POB North Mini Deck. All work on this Contract is to be completed within 365 calendar days after the date of the Notice to Proceed Bidding and Contract Documents may be examined free of charge at the campus and at the following locations. SUNY Upstate, Design and Construction, 650 South Salina Street, 2nd floor, Syracuse, NY 13202. Complete sets of Contract Documents for bidding may ONLY be obtained from: Syracuse Blueprint Co Inc., 825 E Genesee St, Syracuse, NY 13210, (315) 476-4084 Section 143 of the State Finance Law requires payment of a deposit to receive these documents. Accordingly, a deposit check of $49.99 made payable to SUNY Upstate Medical University, is required. Deposits less than $50.00 are nonrefundable. Deposits will be waived for certified Minority and Women Owned and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses. (Under SFL 143 the campus has the option to waive the deposit requirement where bid documents “are made available and obtained electronically or in any non-paper form by the agency”. If the campus wishes to waive the deposit for all bidders, delete the above paragraph). A site visit to the area where the work is to be performed has been deemed to be necessary to fully understand the parameters and constraints which affect the preparation of the bid for the same. A mandatory site visit has been scheduled for Monday, June 8, 2026 at 10 AM with all contractors. All potential bidders will meet a in the main lobby at Community Hospital. All potential bidders are advised that they must sign a “Site Visit Form” to verify that they have complied with this requirement of the contract. Failure to fulfill this requirement will disqualify your bid proposal. Pursuant to State Finance Law §139-j and §139-k, this solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between the University and potential bidders during the procurement process. Failure to adhere to this provision may result in the disqualification under the NYS Procurement Lobbying Act. all questions pertaining to the solicitation shall be made formally to the designated contact in Contracts & Campus Purchasing: Mrs. Ivy Moshier & Mrs. Jeanie Pender SUNY - Upstate Medical University, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, New York 13210, Phone: (315) 464-5874 (315) 464-4595 Fax: (315) 464-4679, PM, Charles L. Johnson and Consultant, Steven Galley. Contact made to other staff regarding this procurement may disqualify the firm and affect future procurements with government entities in the State of New York. Please refer to the OGS’ (www.ogs.state.ny.us/aboutogs/regulations/defaultAdvisoryCouncil.html) for more information on this law. All questions pertaining to the solicitation during the restricted period shall be made formally to each Designated Staff concurrently: Contracting Staff Project Manager Consultant Jeanie Pender Charles L. Johnson Steven Galley Contracts Administrator Project Manager Electrical Engineer Contracts & Campus Purchasing Design & Construction IBC Engineering, DPC SUNY Upstate Medical University SUNY Upstate Medical University 750 East Adams Street 750 East Adams Street 3445 Winton Pl # 219, Syracuse, NY 13210 Syracuse, NY 13210 Rochester, NY 14623 Jeanie (315)464-8706 Phone: (315)414-7445 Phone: (585)341-3170 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Bids must be submitted in duplicate in accordance with the instructions contained in the Information for Bidders. Security will be required for each bid in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the Total Bid. It is the policy of the State of New York and the State University of New York to encourage minority business enterprise participation in this project by contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, and all bidders are expected to cooperate in implementing this policy. The selected contractor must comply with M/WBE goals. State University of New York goals are: 12% MBE and 18% WBE participation of the total contract value. State University of New York also has a goal for the Work Force participation: EEO 10% WBE and EEO 10% MBE of total work force on the project. The State University of New York reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 12.00% WBE Goal: 18.00%