45637N: Provide Sprinkler System Modifications & Testing

The New York State Office of General Services, Design & Construction Group, is requesting sealed bids for sprinkler system modifications and testing at Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York, with bids due September 23, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. and a mandatory pre-bid site visit on September 10, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. A Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is required, and all successful bidders must furnish Performance and Labor and Material Bonds each for 100% of the estimated contract amount.

The scope encompasses fire protection work involving sprinkler system modifications and testing. Substantial completion is 365 days after the Agreement is approved by the Comptroller. Each bid must be accompanied by $200,000 in bid security and include a completed form BDC 59P (Project Labor Agreement List of Subcontractors) submitted in accordance with Supplemental Instructions to Bidders for PLA projects; failure to submit this form correctly will result in bid disqualification.

The estimated contract value is $8 million. MWBE participation goals are 0% for MBEs and WBEs, and the SDVOB participation goal is 0%, though trades with 0% goals are encouraged to make good faith efforts to promote MWBE and SDVOB participation. No incumbent is identified.

Prospective bidders must schedule pre-bid site visit attendance at least 48 hours in advance by contacting Philip W. Morrissey at (303) 909-0019. General inquiries go to Megan Whaley, Catherine Skaczkowski, Jessica Hoffman, or Pierre Alric at (518) 474-0203; MWBE and SDVOB inquiries to Tryphina Ramsey at (518) 486-9284 or OGS.sm.MWBE@ogs.ny.gov. Bidding documents are available through Bid Express at http://www.bidexpress.com. Communications with bidders during the restricted period from earliest posting through final award and approval are subject to New York State Finance Law 139-j and 139-k.