DASNY MWBE FORUM
The event that will change your business
CUNY & CUCF + MWBE = Partners in Success
Public Procurement Opportunities
OCTOBER 13 - 14, 2011
www.cuny.edu/constructionsolicitations
DDCM.ContractsDept@mail.cuny.edu
CUCF
The City University
Construction Fund
Overview of CUNY & CUCF
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CUNY – The City University of New York
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Nation’s leading urban public university.
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23 Colleges and Professional Schools located throughout
New York City serving more than 480,000 students.
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290 buildings with 26 million square feet of space.
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Ongoing renovation of existing structures and construction
of new facilities.
CUCF – The City University Construction Fund
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NYS public benefit corporation that provides facilities for
and supports the educational purposes of CUNY.
For a number of procurements, CUCF acts on behalf of
CUNY and executes the contracts.
What CUNY & CUCF Procure
 Wide array of competitively awarded contracts for
specific projects and task order requirements contracts
for multiple projects, in the following principal areas:
 Design
 Architectural Design Services
 Engineering Design Services
 Construction
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Construction Management/Build Services
Design/Construction Management/Build Services
General Contractors
Trades Contractors
 Property Development Services
Outreach: Where Solicitations are Advertised
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NYS Contract Reporter, NYC Record, Minority Commerce Weekly.
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Our Procurement Opportunities Website at
www.cuny.edu/constructionsolicitations.
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Direct outreach to firms on our Solicitation Outreach List.
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All solicitation announcements are posted.
Register and download most solicitation documents.
M/WBEs can link up with actual or potential prime contractors by
accessing the Website for partnering opportunities and the status of
each procurement.
Register to be placed on our Solicitation Outreach List on our
Website.
Canvassing applicable firms on the NYS Certified M/WBE List.
The “Pipeline”: Sampling of Key Active Projects
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CUNY/CUCF Managed Projects
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Under Construction
 Brooklyn College Performing Arts Center
 CUNY Law School
 Queens College Kupferberg Center for the Arts Renovation
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Design Complete/Prime & Sub-Contractors Being Selected
 Various College Laboratory Renovation Projects
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Design Nearing Completion/CMs Selected
 Baruch College Field Building Renovation
 NYC College of Technology New Academic Building
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Design in Initial Stages
 York College Academic Village and Conference Center
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Designer Being Selected
 College of Staten Island High Performance Computational Center
DASNY Managed Projects
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Under Construction
 City College Advanced Science Research Center
 John Jay College Expansion Project
Current Prime Contracting & Sub-contracting
Opportunities on Our Website
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Architectural Design Services Requirements Contracts *
Autism Center Renovations at Hunter College **
Brooklyn College Early General Construction Services **
Brooklyn College Performing Arts Center Construction Management/Build Services **
Brooklyn College TV Center Control Room Renovation **
Chiller Replacement / A/C Upgrades Hunter College **
College Laboratory Facilities CM/Design/Build Requirements Contracts **
College of Staten Island Interdisciplinary High Performance Computational Center **
College of Staten Island Cyber Commons Library Building **
Construction Management/Build Services Requirements Contracts **
CUNY School of Law Audio Visual Systems **
CUNY School of Law Design and Installation of Artwork **
CUNY School of Law Renovation **
Engineering Designs Services Requirements Contracts *
Hunter College North Building – 6th Floor Laboratory Renovations **
Laboratory Renovation Projects Queens College/NYC College of Technology **
Laboratory Renovation Project Brooklyn College **
Legal Services *
Lehman College Student Life Building Renovation **
New Child Care Center Lehman College **
NYC College of Technology New Academic Building CM/Build **
Real Estate Representative Services *
Renovation of the Field Building at Baruch College 17 Lexington Avenue CM/Build **
Queens College Renovation of Kupferberg Center for Arts **
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Sub-contracting opportunities are or will be available on an ongoing basis through task orders assigned to our requirements
contractors who provide architectural design services, engineering design services or real estate representative services.
Prime contracting, sub-contracting and sub-sub-contracting opportunities are or will be available through our CM/Build
contracts or regular construction contracts.
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TIPS
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M/WBE Sub-Contractors
 Link up as early as possible with actual or potential Prime
Contractors or Consultants by accessing our Website for:
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Firms that downloaded or picked-up the solicitation.
Firms that attended a site visit and pre-bid meeting.
Firms that submitted a response to the solicitation.
Firms on the shortlist.
Firm(s) that were awarded the contract(s).
Construction Managers, Prime Contractors & Consultants must
provide an M/WBE Utilization Plan for Contracts or Task Orders.
CUNY Small Business Development Centers
 Training and educational programs and services at CUNY Colleges.
 Construction Management Certification, Construction Safety,
Job Scheduling, Cost Estimating & Small Business Development.
Visit our Website
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www.cuny.edu/constructionsolicitations
Send Us Questions
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DDCM.ContractsDept@mail.cuny.edu