Bid # 6000003352 - Perform Inspections, Maintenance, Testing, Repairs, And Unforeseen Project Work of The Elevator, Escalator, And Lift Systems At The Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT)

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's Procurement Department is requesting bids for comprehensive inspections, maintenance, testing, repairs, and unforeseen project work on all elevator, escalator, and lift systems at the Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT), 625 Eighth Avenue, New York, under IFB 6000003352, with bids due June 17, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. ET. The bidder must have a minimum of five years' continuous experience in elevator and escalator maintenance and repair for commercial or industrial accounts, satisfactory performance on at least two similar contracts, minimum annual gross income of $7 million in the last fiscal year, and membership in the Elevator Manufacturers Association of New York (E.M.A.N.Y.).

MBE, WBE, and SDVOB outreach goals are 20 percent, 10 percent, and 3 percent respectively. The contract is a unit-price services agreement with an initial three-year base term commencing on or about October 1, 2026 and expiring September 30, 2029, with up to three one-year option periods and an additional 120-day extension period available. Pricing is adjusted annually during option periods using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (New York-Newark-Jersey City area), capped at 3 percent per annum.

Comprehensive insurance requirements include $10 million commercial general liability per occurrence, $5 million automobile liability per accident, workers' compensation at statutory limits with $1 million employers' liability, $5 million technology professional liability, and $5 million cyber liability, with the Port Authority named as additional insured. All employees must pass background screening through a Port Authority-approved provider, and contractors must provide health benefits to full-time employees within 30 days of award. Liquidated damages provisions apply for performance failures, ranging from 200 percent of monthly unit price for general work failures to $500 per day per elevator for equipment failures exceeding four continuous hours.

A mandatory virtual pre-bid meeting is scheduled for June 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET via Microsoft Teams, with a mandatory in-person site visit on June 11, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. EST at the facility's South Wing, 2nd floor. Electronic submission is required through the Euna Procurement (Bonfire) platform. The buyer is Cooper Zablocki at (212) 435-4639 or czablocki@panynj.gov.