Upstate Hospital 4W Short Stay Beds for ED Patients

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK Architectural & Engineering Solicitation       Project Number and Title: 151148 / 1430 – UH 4W Short Stay Beds for ED Patients   SUNY Upstate Medical University is seeking qualifications for full design services (programming. schematic design, design development, construction documents, bidding, and construction administration), of an architectural/engineering team to renovate approximately 6,000 square feet on the fourth floor-west wing of the University Hospital. The renovation will expand the current pediatric emergency department. The space will provide approximately eight exam rooms and several consultation spaces, half of which will need to be adaptable for mental health patients. The addition of toilet and shower rooms shall be a part of the program. The space needs to be supported by medical gases.  The existing check-in and waiting area will need to be renovated to serve as a link in between this project area and the existing pediatric emergency department, requiring strategic phasing.  HVAC and plumbing infrastructure need to be upgraded to support the project and meet current code requirements. The existing HVAC system shall be evaluated and tested to identify any deficiencies in meeting the project requirements. Should inadequate heating, cooling and ventilation airflows be found in the existing system, the design team shall explore options to resolve the deficiencies. Structural engineering to support HVAC requirements may be required.  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 hospital facilities.                                                   Request for Qualifications (RFQ) are attached below and may be download 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 five (5) complete qualification packages, three (3) of which must have original signatures, the other two (2) can be on separate flash drives and may be delivered to the location below. Any submission not including five (5) complete qualification packages (three (3) hard copies and two (2) separate flash drives will be rejected. Qualifications must be received by 2:00 PM on Wednesday , August 28th, 2024.   Contact - mailing & delivery address:                                                          Mrs. Shawna Frigon & Mrs. 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 (contact@example.gov) and Jayson Perrine (contact@example.gov). The RFQ is due 2:00 PM – Wednesday, August 28th, 2024. The date and time for the last questions to be considered is 5:00 PM –Wednesday, August 21st, 2024 All questions will be answered by 5:00 PM – Friday, August 23rd, 2024. 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. Shawna Frigon, Procurement Manager and Contracts Administrator and Mrs. Jeanie Pender, Contracts Administrator, Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000, email contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov. 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:  13% MBE participation and 17% 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 programming. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Minority Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 13% Women Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 17% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 6% Due date:08/28/2024 2:00 PM Contract term: 730 Calendar Days County(ies): Onondaga Location: Onondaga County Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Dwyer Architectural, Holt Architects, King & King, HBT, Stantec