Renovation of CH for Ophthalmology and Optometry Program

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Architectural & Engineering Solicitation Project Number and Title: 151358/1655 – CH – POBN – Ophthalmology Clinic and Optometry Program SUNY Upstate Medical University is seeking qualifications for the full design services (programming, design, construction documents, bidding, and construction administration), of an architect / engineering team for the renovation of approximately 7,000 sf of the 4th floor of the POB North building at Community Hospital to meet the needs for both the Ophthalmology Clinic and Optometry Program. The space will share some support spaces and services, but they will function independently otherwise. This space must also be designed to meet Article 28 compliance. There will be no formal site visit nor will tours of the facility be given prior to the receipt of responses to the RFQ. Minimum ten (10) years experience in design of outpatient healthcare facilities is required. Request for Qualifications (RFQ) are attached below and may be downloaded by all firms interested in responding to this advertisement. Responses to the RFQ should describe the consultant's experience and qualifications to undertake this work as described therein. The successful firm will be required to provide evidence demonstrating that the firm and any of the firms' engineering, land surveying, architectural or landscape architectural sub-consultants, are legally authorized by the NYS Education Department to do business in NY State. All firms must also provide proof of New York State Worker's Compensation Insurance and Disability Insurance coverage. Qualifications must be submitted as two (2) complete qualification packages, one (1) of which must have original signatures, the other one (1) can be on separate flash drives and may be delivered to the location below. Any submission not including two (2) complete qualification packages one (1) hard copy and one (1) separate flash drives will be rejected. Qualifications must be received by 2:00 PM on 23rd of October 2026. Contact - mailing & delivery address: Jeanie Pender Contracts & Campus Purchasing SUNY-Upstate Medical University 650 South Salina Street, Room 2050 Syracuse, New York 13202 All questions to be by fax or email (email is preferred) to each: Jeanie Pender (penderj@upstate.edu) and Andrew Evans (Evansand@Upstate.edu). The RFQ is due 2:00 PM – Friday 23rd of October, 2026. The date and time for the last questions to be considered is 5:00 PM – Tuesday 13th of October, 2026 All questions will be answered by 5:00 PM – Thursday 15th of October, 2026. These will be issued as an Addendum. Effective 1/1/06, in accordance with State Finance Law Section §139 j&k, AKA the Lobbying Law, all questions pertaining to this procurement shall be made formally to the following Designated Staff: Mrs. Jeanie Pender, Contracts Administrator, Phone: 315-464-8706, email: penderj@upstate.edu. Contact made to other staff regarding this procurement may disqualify the firm and affect future procurements with government entities in the State of New York. Please refer to the OGS’ (www.ogs.state.ny.us/aboutogs/regulations/defaultAdvisoryCouncil.html) for more information on this law. NYS Executive Law Article 15-A and University policy require campuses, and the consultants with whom they do business, to make a good faith effort to procure materials, supplies, equipment and services (including printing) from NYS certified minority- or women-owned businesses (M/WBEs) and meet University established goals for M/WBE participation in contracts. State University of New York goals are: 15% MBE participation and 15% WBE participation of the total contract value and 6% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business participation goal. State University of New York also has a goal for the Work Force participation: EEO 10% WBE and EEO 10% MBE of total work force on the project. The selected consultant will be required to comply with M/WBE requirements. The State University of New York Upstate Medical University reserves the right to reject any or all Qualification packages. The actual schedule for this project will be determined during scoping/programming. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Dwyer Stantec QPK King and King Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 6.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 15.00% WBE Goal: 15.00%