Term Contracts for Trades

State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry will receive sealed Bids for our 2026-2029 Term Contracts for Trades. These are three-year term contracts for time and material work and services for the following locations and trades categories: ESF Syracuse Campus, Heiberg Forest, Tully Forest and Lafayette Road Experiment Station (Onondaga County): 1. Mechanical/Plumbing, 2. Concrete/Masonry 3. Locksmith Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. Local Time on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. There will be a hybrid public bid opening in the SUNY ESF Syracuse Campus Physical Plant Building, 209 Conference Room. The virtual link is in the Information for Bidders. Submission of two original executed copies of the Bid Form per trade category and all attachments specified in the Information to Bidders are required in a sealed envelope marked accordingly. Sealed bids shall be mailed or hand-delivered to: Mailing Address Attn: Katherine Hobbs, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Division of Sustainable Facilities and Operations Facilities Planning, Design & Construction 1 Forestry Drive Syracuse, NY 13210 In-person delivery Attn: Katherine Hobbs SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Division of Sustainable Facilities and Operations Facilities Planning, Design & Construction 210 Physical Plant 307 Stadium Place Syracuse, NY 13210 Bids must be submitted in duplicate in accordance with the instructions contained in the Information for Bidders including completed Bid Form, proof of Minimum Qualification, New York State Finance Law §§139-j and 139-k, Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire. For each proposal submitted, the following information will be read aloud: 1) name of contractor; 2) trade category for which they are bidding; and 3) the markup percentages entered on the Bid Form. SUNY ESF will review all bids and verify accuracy of minimum qualifications and submission of all required documents. Bidders will be formally notified of the official results in writing after the bid opening. An optional pre-bid conference will be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 10 a.m. at SUNY ESF, Marshall Hall Room 252, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210, at which time the University will consider questions on bidding. Interested parties may attend either in-person or virtually via the link in the Information for Bidders, Section 1 – Invitation to Bid. All questions can be directed to Katherine Hobbs, at [email protected], 315-470-6529 or 315-470-6589. It is the policy of the State of New York and the State University of New York to encourage minority and women-owned business enterprise and service disabled veteran owned business participation in this project by contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, and all bidders are required to make a good faith effort to meet diversity goals as follows: 30% MWBE, 6% SDVOB. The State University of New York reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Minority Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 15% Women Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 15% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 6% Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: none Contact Information Primary contact: State University of New York (SUNY) SUNY ESF Facilities Planning, Design and Construction Katherine Hobbs Contracts and Compliance Business Manager SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Division of Sustainable Facilities and Operations, Facilities Planning, Design & Construction, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210 Ph: 315-470-6529 or 315-470-6589 Fax: 315-470-6957 [email protected] For technical questions, contact Susan Weaver, PE Associate Facilities Project Coordinator Facilities Planning, Design and Construction Division of Sustainable Facilities and Operations SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) 211 Physical Plant • 1 Forestry Drive • Syracuse, NY 13210-2778 Office: (315)565-3033 [email protected] Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Mechanical/Plumbing Contract Awarded to John W. Danforth on 8/27/2024 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 6.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 15.00% WBE Goal: 15.00% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise contracting goals (DBE) DBE Goal: 0.00%