Exterior Facade Signage Installation at Baylis Hall

SUNY Maritime College is soliciting bids under IFB 26-51 for a design-build installation of an externally illuminated architectural "M" logo on the exterior facade of Baylis Hall, with a pre-bid walkthrough on November 9, 2026 and proposals due November 19, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. EST. The project is a New York State prevailing wage job with Minority and Women Business Enterprise goals of 11% MBE and 19% WBE, within an overall 30% MWBE participation goal.

Addendum No. 1 supersedes the original IFB timeline. The pre-bid walkthrough moved from November 2 to November 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., written questions are now due November 10 (previously November 5), and answers are due November 12 (previously November 10). The addendum also issued revised drawings and specifications, and bidders must acknowledge it by email referencing IFB 26-51.

The single vendor must provide shop drawings, stamped structural mounting details, electrical schematics, installation and rigging plans, fabrication, installation, and weatherproofing, using professional New York State licensed structural and electrical engineers. The sign is a structural aluminum channel letter with LED face-lit illumination and a Panaflex fabric face with UV fade resistance. Construction must be marine-grade and resilient to coastal salt air. Logo materials must conform to 3M Panagraphics standards using Scotchcal overlaminates 3660G and 3658M. The LED driver sits in the elevator machine room and draws power from spare circuits in that room's breaker panel. Bidders must demonstrate successful completion of at least four comparable contracts within the past five years of similar size, scope, complexity, and nature.

Vendors must contact only the designated campus contact, Donovan Lorde, Director of Purchasing, at dlorde@sunymaritime.edu, under New York State Finance Law 139-j and -k, and must make that contact within 15 business days of the advertisement. Bidders must submit a certification under NYS Finance Law 139-M on gender-based violence in the workplace, MWBE-EEO Policy Statements, Utilization Plans, and EEO Staffing Plans within seven days of bid opening, and valid New York State workers' compensation and disability insurance forms.

Bid security equals 5% of the bid amount by certified check or bid bond. Performance and labor/material bonds at 100% of the contract amount are due within ten days of award. Payment uses AIA-format invoices with certified payroll, and 5% retainage applies to each progress payment. Required coverage includes $2 million per occurrence general liability, $1 million automobile liability, and $2 million excess liability, with the State of New York and SUNY as additional insureds. Construction runs 60 days after Notice to Proceed. Projected award is February 19, 2027, and projected Notice to Proceed is February 26, 2027. The contractor guarantees the installation for one year, and bids remain firm for 90 days.