CUNY Hunter College - Escalator Replacement

The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) is seeking proposals from Construction Manager's capable of providing preconstruction services during design, construction management, and construction implementation for City University of New York Hunter College - Escalator Replacement project located at 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065 (the "Project") using a Construction Manager-Build ("CM-Build") project delivery method. A CM-Build project delivery method is similar to a Construction Manager-at-Risk project delivery method, in that the Construction Manager is involved during the design phase of the project, procures the construction phase trade contracts, and manages the construction phase of the project. However, in a CM-Build delivery method, a Guaranteed Maximum Price is not provided prior to bidding the trade packages, rather a Maximum Contract Price ("MCP") is established after the Construction Manager procures the trade packages. The CM-Build Contractor is a Construction Manager who will contract with DASNY to submit an MCP. Following receipt of the submitted SOQs, an established Evaluation Committee will then identify a shortlist of Construction Managers that will continue with the development process for the Project. The shortlisted Construction Manager will be provided with a future Request for Proposal ("RFP") for the overall Project on which to fully develop a response to the RFP. The project involves Phase 1 of a comprehensive escalator replacement program in the West and East buildings at the college's main campus; the original escalators were installed in the 1960's. The intent is to prioritize the replacement of the most critical escalators which include sixteen (16) escalator runs in the West Building from the basement level to the 7th floor, and two (2) escalator runs from the street level to the second-floor level in the East building for a total of eighteen (18) escalators. Please see Section 2 - Engagement Requirements for additional Scope of Work. Interested Proposers should review Section 2.2 - Qualification and Certification Requirements - of the RFQ to determine eligibility. DASNY contributes to the economic development of New York State by assisting and supporting Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOB) through its procurement process. As part of this RFQ, and consistent with New York State Executive Law 15-A and Article 3 of the New York State Veteran Services Law, DASNY encourages all firms to consider submitting proposals that utilize partnerships, joint ventures or other similar arrangements with a New York State certified MWBE/SDVOB firm on this contract. For technical assistance identifying certified MWBE firms contact Empire State Development at www.esd.ny.gov or visit DASNY's MWBE Registry at www.dasny.org. For NYS Certified SDVOB firms contact www.ogs.ny.gov/veterans. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 170.1 - Uniform Guidelines for Responsibility Determinations, Executive Order No. 125 - NYS Vendor Responsibility Questionnaire and Executive Order No. 192 - Continuing Vendor Integrity, DASNY may only award a contract to a responsible proposer. A responsible proposer must have the integrity to justify the award of public dollars and the capacity to perform the requirements of the contract fully. The proposer must file a vendor responsibility questionnaire with DASNY. The questionnaire provides the proposer an opportunity to self-disclose any issues and provide necessary information, which DASNY will use as part of its determination. Firms interested in responding to this solicitation may access the RFQ and related documents from DASNY's website at: https://www.dasny.org/opportunities/rfps-bids/professional-services. To locate this RFQ, navigate to RFQ 7637 / View the full details for this opportunity / Attachments. The deadline for responses to the RFQ is 3:00 PM on September 11, 2026. Responses received after this date will not be accepted. In accordance with State Finance Law § 139-j and § 139-k, this solicitation includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between DASNY personnel and a Proposer during the procurement process. The Designated Representative for this procurement is Sara Miner and Lisa Willard, Email: (DownstateRFPCoordinator@dasny.org). Contacts made to other DASNY personnel regarding this procurement may disqualify the Proposer and affect future procurements with governmental entities in the State of New York. Please refer to the DASNY's website www.dasny.org for DASNY policy and procedures regarding this law, or the OGS website (https://ogs.ny.gov/acpl) for more information about this law. All proposers, domestic and foreign, must be in compliance with New York State business registration requirements. Contact the NYS Department of State regarding compliance. In addition, business entities proposing to provide professional engineering services must obtain a Certificate of Authorization to Provide Engineering Services in New York State from the State Education Department. Proposals must be submitted in the full legal name of the proposer, or the full legal name plus a registered assumed name of the proposer, if any. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Minority Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 18% Women Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 12% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 6% Disadvantaged Owned Subcontracting Goal: 0% Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 6.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 18.00% WBE Goal: 12.00%