061122 - Rehabilitate Wing A & Demolish Wings B & C-Blake Building

The State University of New York at Geneseo is requesting qualifications from design firms to provide design and construction administration services for full renovation of Blake Hall Wing A (27,195 gross square feet) and complete demolition of Blake Hall Wings B and C (26,675 gross square feet combined), with qualifications due April 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM EST. MWBE and SDVOB goals apply: 15% MBE, 15% WBE, and 6% SDVOB participation are binding requirements for the awarded firm and its subcontractors.

The scope encompasses programming, schematic design, design development, construction documents, and construction administration through project completion. The renovation of Blake A includes new windows, exterior brick cleaning and mortar repointing, hazardous materials removal (asbestos, PCBs, and lead paint), new elevator installation, disconnection from campus steam system with conversion to electrified heating and cooling, new electrical service infrastructure, and site landscaping. The design team must cover architecture, landscape architecture, HVAC/mechanical, civil/transportation, electrical, structural, communications/security, environmental/hazardous materials engineering, and third-party asbestos monitoring disciplines. The selected firm must complete design and bidding by March 1, 2027. Design fees will be negotiated post-selection; no cost proposals are required with qualification submissions.

Evaluation criteria are firm experience, key personnel qualifications, project approach and capability, and previous similar project experience within the past five years. No incumbent has held an identical or substantially similar contract within the past five years. SUNY requires minimum insurance of $5 million per claim with SUNY named as additional insured and compliance with all SUNY standard contract clauses, affirmative action requirements, and New York State certifications including Executive Order 177 (workplace discrimination and sexual harassment prevention) and Finance Law 139-L. Submissions require five hardcopy packages plus one electronic PDF copy on flash drive, delivered to David Norton, SUNY Geneseo, Clark Service Building, Room 115, Geneseo, NY 14454.