Upgrade Elevator for Accessibility – Alumni House

The State University of New York at Albany (Uptown Campus) will receive sealed bids for project number 1628 titled Upgrade Elevator for Accessibility – Alumni House until 2:30pm on 09/09/2025 at University at Albany, Service Building “A”, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222 Room 103, where such proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The scope of the Alumni House Elevator includes rehabilitating the existing hydraulic elevator to a fully functional state, renovating the cab, and modernize all controls to comply with ADA and the 2020 BCNYS. The Alumni House has two main levels with a double-pitched roof that has a maximum elevation of 34 feet above the entry floor level. The structure is approximately 8,790 GSF and was constructed in 1975.

All work of this Contract herein shall be started and substantially completed for each venue and work location listed below during the following dates:
Alumni House – Uptown Campus
All work for this Project must be Fully Complete no later than 05/02/2026.

Bidding and Contract Documents may be examined free of charge at the campus Office of Planning, Design and Construction in Service Building A and at the following locations:

Eastern Contractors Association Inc. McGraw-Hill Construction c/o Dataflow
6 Airline Drive 2215 Central Ave.
Albany, NY 12205 Schenectady, NY 12304

Complete sets of Contract Documents for bidding may be obtained from Camelot Print and Copy Center, 630 Columbia St. Ext, Latham, NY, 12110, 518-435-9696 or email: camelotbids@teamcamelot.com

A pre-bid walkthrough is scheduled for 08/28/2025 @ 1:00pm, with interested parties meeting at the Uptown Campus, Service Building A, Room 103 to preview the bid set, and then commence on a tour of the Alumni House. This is not mandatory, but it is highly recommended that anyone truly interested in this job attends a site visit.

Designated contacts for this project shall include primary contacts: Jason Kersch at jkersch@albany.edu and Mara Grady, Compliance Coordinator, mjgrady@albany.edu . Contacts 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 website: (www.ogs.state.ny.us/aboutogs/regulations/defaultAdvisoryCouncil.html) for information on this law.

Security will be required for each bid in an amount not less than five (5) percent of the Total Bid.

All work shall be in accordance with construction drawings and specifications. Contractor must be able to secure a performance bond for the full amount of their bid and should be prepared to anticipate a value in excess of $700,000 for this project. Please note that this project is exempt from the Wicks Law.

It is the policy of the State of New York and the State University of New York to encourage minority business enterprise participation in this project by contractors, subcontractors and suppliers, and all bidders are expected to cooperate in implementing this policy.