Design Services - Exterior Garden Beautification Project at the Charles B. Wang Center

The State University of New York at Stony Brook is requesting qualifications for design services on the Exterior Garden Beautification Project at the Charles B. Wang Center, with qualifications due August 28, 2026 and questions due August 7, 2026. The procurement carries participation goals for disadvantaged business enterprises: 16% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), 14% Women Business Enterprise (WBE), and 6% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB).

The scope encompasses design services for planned improvements to the rear exterior garden of the Charles B. Wang Cultural Center (approximately 32,533 square feet), including minor repairs and cleaning of existing pavers, coping stones, exterior finish systems, and structural concrete; construction of a new pathway connecting existing stairs and ramps to loading dock exit doors; restoration and cleaning of building facades; new exterior lighting at the building and pond perimeter; new landscaping in existing planters; new outdoor furniture; and incidental pond rehabilitation. Design deliverables span pre-design assessment and programming, schematic design at 30% completion, design development at 60% completion, and 100% construction documents with specifications and cost estimates for each phase. The design consultant must complete a minimum of one site survey visit, participate in at least two pre-design meetings and three in-person design phase meetings, and provide construction cost estimates at each milestone. The consultant must hold New York State registration as an architect or professional engineer for sealed construction documents, oversee the entire construction administration phase through project closeout, handle permitting through the University's Code Enforcement Official, and prepare bid packages for work to be completed through in-house trades, public bidding, or New York State term retainer contracts. Coordination is required with Campus Planning, Design & Construction, Campus Operations and Maintenance, landscape contractors, environmental health and safety personnel, and local and state fire marshals.

No business enterprise has been awarded an identical or substantially similar contract within the past five years. Qualifications must be submitted through the Jaggaer web-based supplier portal. The project location is Stony Brook, New York.