K25-10373363AP FABRICATE, FURNISH AND DELIVER NEW PRE-ENGINEERED ALUMINUM WORKBOATS AND HDPE WORKBOATS

THE NEW YORK STATE CANAL CORPORATION (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE ‘CANAL CORPORATION’) AND THE NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY (NYPA) IS ISSUING THIS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) TO SOLICIT INFORMATION FROM VENDORS TO EVALUATE THEIR CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITY TO SUPPLY PRE-ENGINEERED ALUMINUM WORKBOATS, HDPE WORKBOATS, COMPONENTS, AND ACCESSORIES FOR USE DURING OPERATIONS ON THE NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM.

THIS RFQ SEEKS TO IDENTIFY FIRMS WITH DEMONSTRATED TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS, MANUFACTURING CAPACITY, AND RELEVANT PROJECT EXPERIENCE IN SUPPLYING WORKBOATS OF SIMILAR SCOPE AND COMPLEXITY. SIGNIFICANT EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON THE COMPANY’S EXPERIENCE IN SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTING COMPARABLE PROJECTS.

THE OUTCOME OF THIS RFQ WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PRE-QUALIFIED VENDOR LIST (“BIDDERS”). THESE BIDDERS WILL SUBSEQUENTLY BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) PROCESS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER INTO A VALUE CONTRACT WITH NYPA.

FIRMS/ENTITIES ARE HEREBY DIRECTED TO MAKE USE OF THE NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY'S WEBSITE AT WWW.NYPA.GOV IN ORDER TO OBTAIN INSTRUCTIONS ON PARTICIPATING IN SUBMITTING COMPANY INFORMATION THROUGH ARIBA.