Statler Commissary Replace Windows, Loading Dock Doors and Upgrade HVAC in Kitchen 120

State University of New York at Buffalo is requesting qualifications for architectural and engineering design services to upgrade the Statler Commissary, a 57,333 square-foot food distribution facility built in 1976, with qualifications due October 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. via Jaggaer eProcurement. The procurement carries MWBE goals of 16% MBE and 14% WBE, and a 3% SDVOB goal; no identical or substantially similar contract has been awarded in the past five years.

The scope includes window and overhead door replacement, exterior building envelope repairs (including caulk joint replacement), kitchen ventilation and cooling improvements, air handling unit and chilled water system upgrades, electrical work, construction phasing and logistics planning, and hazardous materials abatement. Consultants will perform field verification, design, and preparation of construction documents. Firms must demonstrate a minimum of five years' experience in architectural and/or engineering design.

The construction program budget is $6,548,160; design fees will be negotiated following consultant selection. The anticipated effective start date is April 9, 2027, with project completion targeted for October 26, 2029. Design completion is targeted for November 2027, bid advertisement for December 2027, and construction commencement for May 2028. Consultant selection is estimated for November 30, 2026.

Evaluation criteria include principal experience, staffing availability, New York State agency experience, SUNY or educational institution experience, design and technical expertise, and MWBE/SDVOB participation. Consultant proposals are limited to 30 pages and must include a signed Consultant Questionnaire, firm qualifications, personnel information, project approach, references, and required compliance documentation including State Finance Law certifications, equal opportunity representations, insurance information, and vendor responsibility questionnaires. No cost proposals are to be submitted with qualifications. Proposals constitute binding offers firm for fifteen days from opening. The RFQ is not subject to a pre-bid meeting. Bidders submit questions through the ShopBlue Question & Answer Board; responses are issued as addenda without revealing bidder identities.