Herkimer Home State Historic Site - pole barn construction phase 2

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is issuing Request for Quote CE-HH-2025-001 for the construction of a 36-foot by 56-foot pole barn structure at Herkimer Home State Historic Site in Little Falls, New York, representing Phase 2 of pole barn construction. The procurement seeks sealed, stamped structural drawings from a Design Professional licensed in New York with demonstrated experience in pole structure design, with the structure requiring compliance with the 2025 New York State Building Code, including specifications for a 12-foot truss height, 4:12 pitch corrugated steel roofing in grey, 48-inch frost depth, and performance criteria for wind speeds of 109 miles per hour and ground snow loads of 50 psf. The proposed structure must substantially match the existing Phase 1 construction in geometry, finish floor elevation, and overall envelope configuration, with all existing dimensions to be verified in the field prior to construction initiation. Vendor questions must be submitted by May 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, while sealed quotes are due by May 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, with an anticipated project start date of July 15, 2026. Award will be made to the responsive, responsible, and qualified bidder offering the lowest total cost meeting all specifications, and the state will complete internal finishes including concrete slab and external work. Responses exceeding $15,000 require completion of additional compliance documentation including lobbying law certification, non-collusive bidding certification, public officer's law disclosures, Executive Order No. 16 certification, and New York State Finance Law 139-L certification.

This is a public work project subject to prevailing wage requirements under New York Labor Law Articles 8 and 9, with contractors required to register with the Bureau of Public Work and Prevailing Wage Enforcement prior to bidding. Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) firms within ten percent of the lowest bid may be deemed the apparent low bidder under Public Building Law 8(6), with a maximum bid amount cap of $1,737,918. Contractors must maintain Commercial General Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, plus Comprehensive Business Automobile Liability and Workers' Compensation Insurance. RLS Structures has been identified as a prior bidder awarded an identical or substantially similar contract within the past five years. All quotes must remain valid for a minimum of 90 days from submission. The project budget ceiling is $1,737,918, establishing the maximum allowable bid amount for evaluation purposes.