The RFI Wire https://therfiwire.com/ New York construction news: open public bids, bid results, public works, private development, policy and zoning, safety and the code. en-us Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:12:26 GMT https://therfiwire.com/icons/og-default.png The RFI Wire https://therfiwire.com/ DEP's $18.7M Dam Job Headlines a Quiet Contract Week https://therfiwire.com/story/checkbook-roundup-2026-10-03.html https://therfiwire.com/story/checkbook-roundup-2026-10-03.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:12:01 GMT Public Works Newly registered city construction contracts, from the Comptroller's transparency portal. Public Works Desk A Landscaping Company Just Won an $18.7 Million Dam Job https://therfiwire.com/story/public-works-dep-silver-lake-dam-rehab-dubner-2026-10-03.html https://therfiwire.com/story/public-works-dep-silver-lake-dam-rehab-dubner-2026-10-03.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:12:01 GMT Public Works DEP registered the Silver Lake Reservoir rehab contract with Steven Dubner Landscaping — competitively bid, non-M/WBE, running into 2029. Public Works Desk Three New Jersey Housing Moves: A Report, an Approval, an Opening https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-roundup-2026-10-03.html https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-roundup-2026-10-03.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:12:01 GMT Private Development What else broke ground or closed financing today, in one place. Private Development Desk Amazon Offers $1 Billion as Towns Keep Blocking Data Centers https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-amazon-data-center-moratorium-wave-2026-10-03.html https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-amazon-data-center-moratorium-wave-2026-10-03.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:12:01 GMT Private Development A new community fund answers moratorium fights in Buffalo, the North Country, and beyond — but New York's state-level pause stands regardless. Private Development Desk A 357-Unit Hoboken Tower Just Broke Ground on Jefferson Street https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-hoboken-jefferson-street-tower-2026-10-03.html https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-hoboken-jefferson-street-tower-2026-10-03.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:12:01 GMT Private Development Construction started on a residential tower at 1300 Jefferson Street — no GC or completion date reported yet. Private Development Desk Two Small Parks Jobs on the Upper West Side https://therfiwire.com/story/public-works-roundup-2026-10-03.html https://therfiwire.com/story/public-works-roundup-2026-10-03.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:42:01 GMT Public Works What else moved on public capital projects today, in one place. Public Works Desk NYCHA's Public-Land Playbook Just Added Sol on Park https://therfiwire.com/story/public-works-sol-on-park-affordable-land-2026-10-03.html https://therfiwire.com/story/public-works-sol-on-park-affordable-land-2026-10-03.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:42:01 GMT Public Works 29 affordable homes broke ground on city-owned land -- the fourth such groundbreaking in two weeks. Public Works Desk A Queens Rail Study, a Kingston Completion, and Two Groundbreakings Upstate https://therfiwire.com/story/news-roundup-2026-10-03.html https://therfiwire.com/story/news-roundup-2026-10-03.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:42:01 GMT The Punch List What else moved today, in one place. Links to the originals. The News Desk Queens Rail-or-Park Fight Gets Its First Real Study https://therfiwire.com/story/queenslink-feasibility-study-2026-10-03.html https://therfiwire.com/story/queenslink-feasibility-study-2026-10-03.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:42:01 GMT Public Works The MTA is formally studying the Rockaway Beach rail line years after advocates started asking — here's why that process step matters more than another rendering. The News Desk A Single Filing Moved Manhattan's DOB Total by $260 Million https://therfiwire.com/story/manhattan-filing-dollars-drop-overnight-2026-10-03.html https://therfiwire.com/story/manhattan-filing-dollars-drop-overnight-2026-10-03.html Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:42:01 GMT As-Built Manhattan's 30-day filing cost dropped nearly $260 million overnight with barely any change in job count — because one $66 million alteration aged out of the window. As-Built A Reporting-Pay Law, a Cleveland Tunnel Win, and an MTA Bond Rating https://therfiwire.com/story/news-roundup-2026-10-02-17.html https://therfiwire.com/story/news-roundup-2026-10-02-17.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:42:01 GMT The Punch List What else moved today, in one place. Links to the originals. The News Desk New York Just Made You Pay for Sending Crews Home https://therfiwire.com/story/ny-construction-reporting-pay-act-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/ny-construction-reporting-pay-act-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:42:01 GMT The Code A new Construction Reporting Pay Act puts a price on short-notice schedule changes — and nobody's confirmed the effective date yet. The News Desk A Midtown Tower, a Coney Island RFQ, and the Data Center Noise Problem https://therfiwire.com/story/news-roundup-2026-10-02-12.html https://therfiwire.com/story/news-roundup-2026-10-02-12.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:12:01 GMT The Punch List What else moved today, in one place. Links to the originals. The News Desk A $128 Million Brooklyn Job Finished Early. The Delivery Method Is Why. https://therfiwire.com/story/gilbane-marvel-brownsville-community-center-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/gilbane-marvel-brownsville-community-center-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:12:01 GMT Public Works Gilbane and Marvel closed out a Brownsville community center under budget using design-build — one team, one contract, fewer delay points. The News Desk Coney Island's Boardwalk Rebuild Just Got a Procurement Record https://therfiwire.com/story/coney-island-boardwalk-rfq-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/coney-island-boardwalk-rfq-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:12:01 GMT Public Works An RFQ is out for full reconstruction of the Riegelmann Boardwalk — the qualifications screen before any firm sees a scope or a price. The News Desk Two Small City Awards: A Queens Seawall and a Bronx Teardown https://therfiwire.com/story/bid-desk-city-record-awards-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/bid-desk-city-record-awards-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:42:00 GMT The Bid Desk An $830,000 seawall fix at Socrates Sculpture Park and a $799,000 emergency demo in the Bronx both cleared City Record this week — neither went out to a crowded field. Bid Desk Seven Bidders, $3.7 Million Apart, on a Brooklyn Sidewalk Job https://therfiwire.com/story/bid-desk-8502026hw0017c-results-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/bid-desk-8502026hw0017c-results-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:42:00 GMT The Bid Desk Power Concrete came in nearly $4.6 million under DDC's own estimate — and still beat six other bidders by almost a million bucks. Bid Desk One VA Ceiling Job, Two Listings, One Missed Deadline Risk https://therfiwire.com/story/small-projects-federal-setasides-moved-deadlines-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/small-projects-federal-setasides-moved-deadlines-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:12:01 GMT Small Projects A re-posted Brooklyn VA set-aside, a Rome Air Force suite job, and two unnamed subcontracting opportunities all close within a day of each other — here's what to check before you price any of them. Small Projects Desk A Wage Freeze, a Safety Grant, and a Railroad Reinstatement https://therfiwire.com/story/the-code-roundup-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/the-code-roundup-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:42:01 GMT The Code What else changed in code, labor rules, or enforcement today. The Code Desk New York Added Three Worker Protections This Week https://therfiwire.com/story/the-code-three-new-ny-worker-protections-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/the-code-three-new-ny-worker-protections-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:42:01 GMT The Code One of them changes what a contractor owes a pregnant employee — and it's not just 'take unpaid leave.' The Code Desk HPD Pays NYCHA $10.3M to Chase Asbestos Across the Portfolio https://therfiwire.com/story/checkbook-roundup-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/checkbook-roundup-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:12:00 GMT Public Works Newly registered city construction contracts, from the Comptroller's transparency portal. Public Works Desk New Jersey's Data Center Fights Keep Multiplying https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-roundup-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-roundup-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:12:00 GMT Private Development What else broke ground or closed financing today, in one place. Private Development Desk Amazon Just Gave New Brunswick's Billion-Dollar Campus a Reason to Build the Next Building https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-amazon-helix-new-brunswick-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-amazon-helix-new-brunswick-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:12:00 GMT Private Development Amazon is joining the HELIX life-science district near Rutgers — a tenant commitment, not a construction start, but the kind that unlocks the next phase. Private Development Desk A Bridge Dedication and a Federal Funding Warning https://therfiwire.com/story/public-works-roundup-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/public-works-roundup-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:42:00 GMT Public Works What else moved on public capital projects today, in one place. Public Works Desk LIRR's Port Washington Bottleneck Finally Enters Design https://therfiwire.com/story/public-works-lirr-port-washington-design-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/public-works-lirr-port-washington-design-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:42:00 GMT Public Works No bid package yet, but a yard expansion years in the making just moved off the shelf. Public Works Desk A New Substation on Governors Island Is a Bet on What's Built Next https://therfiwire.com/story/public-works-skanska-governors-island-substation-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/public-works-skanska-governors-island-substation-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:42:00 GMT Public Works Skanska's power upgrade usually means a bigger vertical job is coming — here's how to get ahead of it. Public Works Desk A Brooklyn Facade Failure and a Greenpoint Groundbreaking https://therfiwire.com/story/news-roundup-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/news-roundup-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:42:00 GMT The Punch List What else moved today, in one place. Links to the originals. The News Desk A Facade Came Down in Brooklyn's Nor'easter. Neighbors Are Out of Their Homes. https://therfiwire.com/story/brooklyn-facade-collapse-noreaster-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/brooklyn-facade-collapse-noreaster-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:42:00 GMT The Code Wind and water took down a facade onto the building next door — the kind of failure that turns into next week's emergency repair contract. The News Desk Greenpoint's Decades-Delayed Box Street Park Finally Breaks Ground https://therfiwire.com/story/box-street-park-greenpoint-breaks-ground-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/box-street-park-greenpoint-breaks-ground-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:12:01 GMT Public Works Mamdani announced construction has started on a park Greenpoint residents have waited on for years — and the contamination history means the early work is dirt, not turf. The News Desk The Gap Between Low Bids and Estimates Just Widened Two Points Overnight https://therfiwire.com/story/low-bids-widen-gap-against-estimates-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/low-bids-widen-gap-against-estimates-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:42:00 GMT As-Built Average bidder turnout and spread barely moved — but low bids are now landing 5.6% under engineers' estimates, up from 3.7% a day earlier. As-Built NYCHA Wants One Plumbing Contract for Four Boroughs https://therfiwire.com/story/nycha-plumbing-idiq-four-boroughs-2026-10-02.html https://therfiwire.com/story/nycha-plumbing-idiq-four-boroughs-2026-10-02.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:12:00 GMT The Bid Desk A new IDIQ due November 5 covers Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island developments under one standing call list. The Overnight Desk CUNY Cut Three Months Off a Brooklyn College HVAC Job and Added a Second Building https://therfiwire.com/story/bid-desk-brooklyn-college-ingersoll-hvac-addendum-31-months-james-hall.html https://therfiwire.com/story/bid-desk-brooklyn-college-ingersoll-hvac-addendum-31-months-james-hall.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:42:01 GMT The Bid Desk Bids are now due October 16. The addendum that changed the job came three days after the one that moved the date, and the bid request still says 34 months. Bid Desk You Can't Bid CUNY's Staten Island Flood Job Without Walking It by October 9 https://therfiwire.com/story/small-projects-csi-campus-flood-mitigation-si-cucf-11-26.html https://therfiwire.com/story/small-projects-csi-campus-flood-mitigation-si-cucf-11-26.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:42:01 GMT Small Projects Proposals are due December 18. The bid documents give two different job durations, and the low bidder still has to pass a references check. Bid Desk DEP's Bowery Bay Grit Job Says 3 HP in the Spec and 5 HP on the Drawing https://therfiwire.com/story/bid-desk-bowery-bay-degritters-bb-236-spec-says-3-hp-drawing-says-5.html https://therfiwire.com/story/bid-desk-bowery-bay-degritters-bb-236-spec-says-3-hp-drawing-says-5.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:42:01 GMT The Bid Desk Bids are due October 28 on a 618-day plant job with six lump sums, a 40% cap on subcontracting and a site walk nobody has dated yet. Bid Desk Parks Pushed the Night Shift to 3 A.M. on Its East 36th Street Seawall Job https://therfiwire.com/story/bid-desk-east-river-esplanade-seawall-e36-38-m289-120m-night-window.html https://therfiwire.com/story/bid-desk-east-river-esplanade-seawall-e36-38-m289-120m-night-window.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:42:01 GMT The Bid Desk Addendum 1 adds three hours to the weeknight window, but the peak ferry hours still take eight hours out of every weekday and the biggest quantity on the bid sheet is 3,318 cubic yards of foam. Bids are due November 2. Bid Desk The Gowanus CSO Job Starts a 731-Day Clock Six Months Before You Get the Site https://therfiwire.com/story/bid-desk-gowanus-cso-facilities-cp3-731-day-clock-82626b0065.html https://therfiwire.com/story/bid-desk-gowanus-cso-facilities-cp3-731-day-clock-82626b0065.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:42:01 GMT The Bid Desk DEP opens bids November 17 on the building over the Gowanus tank, with $32,800 a day in damages and EPA fines passed through to the contractor. Bid Desk NYCHA's Boilers Are Averaging 29 Years Old. The Authority Just Spent $849 Million Anyway. https://therfiwire.com/story/nycha-heat-season-training-facility-2026-10-01.html https://therfiwire.com/story/nycha-heat-season-training-facility-2026-10-01.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:12:00 GMT Public Works A new Long Island City training facility opens as NYCHA details $849 million in heating-system capital work -- none of it tied to a public solicitation yet. Public Works Desk Groundbreakings in Greenpoint and Syracuse, a BQE Workaround Floated https://therfiwire.com/story/news-roundup-2026-10-01-17.html https://therfiwire.com/story/news-roundup-2026-10-01-17.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:42:00 GMT The Punch List What else moved today, in one place. Links to the originals. The News Desk Syracuse Breaks Ground on 125 Senior Units. No Bid Package Yet. https://therfiwire.com/story/syracuse-east-adams-senior-housing-groundbreak-2026-10-01.html https://therfiwire.com/story/syracuse-east-adams-senior-housing-groundbreak-2026-10-01.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:42:00 GMT Public Works The state announced construction has started on East Adams senior housing — but the contractor and contract value aren't public. The News Desk A Bronx Groundbreaking, an Office Supply Crunch, and a Commission Lawsuit https://therfiwire.com/story/news-roundup-2026-10-01-12.html https://therfiwire.com/story/news-roundup-2026-10-01-12.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:12:06 GMT The Punch List What else moved today, in one place. Links to the originals. The News Desk A $214 Million Bronx Senior Building Breaks Ground. No GC Named Yet. https://therfiwire.com/story/nrp-group-bronx-senior-housing-groundbreak-2026-10-01.html https://therfiwire.com/story/nrp-group-bronx-senior-housing-groundbreak-2026-10-01.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:12:06 GMT Public Works NRP Group, Selfhelp, and Foxy Management announced the groundbreaking Thursday — the press release skips the address and the general contractor. The News Desk Term Contracts and a $1.5M Deposit: Four Bids Due the Same Day https://therfiwire.com/story/small-projects-nj-term-contracts-nysdot-paving-2026-10-01.html https://therfiwire.com/story/small-projects-nj-term-contracts-nysdot-paving-2026-10-01.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:12:04 GMT Small Projects NJDOT is letting two statewide call-out contracts, NYSDOT has a Suffolk paving job with a seven-figure bid deposit, and Newburgh has a courtroom and a roof — all due October 1. Small Projects Desk A Contractor-Injury Suit, a Teen's Fall, and Two Construction-Law Roundups https://therfiwire.com/story/the-code-roundup-2026-10-01.html https://therfiwire.com/story/the-code-roundup-2026-10-01.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:34:02 GMT The Code What else changed in code, labor rules, or enforcement today. The Code Desk The Cheap Bidder Next to You Might Be Skipping Payroll Entirely https://therfiwire.com/story/the-code-independent-contractor-misclassification-risk-2026-10-01.html https://therfiwire.com/story/the-code-independent-contractor-misclassification-risk-2026-10-01.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:34:02 GMT The Code A legal explainer on independent-contractor misclassification lands the same week New York's prevailing-wage debarment list keeps growing — here's the test agencies actually use. The Code Desk City Hall Named 12 Housing Targets. No Rezoning Has Followed Yet. https://therfiwire.com/story/policy-zoning-twelve-neighborhoods-affordable-housing-target-2026-10-01.html https://therfiwire.com/story/policy-zoning-twelve-neighborhoods-affordable-housing-target-2026-10-01.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:34:02 GMT Policy & Zoning Two outlets report an administration list of priority neighborhoods for affordable housing — but no ULURP application, text amendment, or Council item has been filed on it as of today. Policy & Zoning Desk DDC Registers an $8.66 Million Roof Contract With XBR Inc. https://therfiwire.com/story/checkbook-roundup-2026-10-01.html https://therfiwire.com/story/checkbook-roundup-2026-10-01.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:12:01 GMT Public Works Newly registered city construction contracts, from the Comptroller's transparency portal. Public Works Desk Jersey City Financing Confirmed, Atlantic City Infill Moves https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-roundup-2026-10-01.html https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-roundup-2026-10-01.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:12:01 GMT Private Development What else broke ground or closed financing today, in one place. Private Development Desk JPMorgan Still Hasn't Closed the $3.8 Billion Extell Loan https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-jpmorgan-extell-loan-still-weighing-2026-10-01.html https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-jpmorgan-extell-loan-still-weighing-2026-10-01.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:34:02 GMT Private Development A second outlet confirms the bank is still deliberating on Extell's Upper West Side tower — a week after the first report, with no close date yet. Private Development Desk Buffalo Punts Its Data Center Moratorium to a Task Force https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-buffalo-data-center-moratorium-task-force-2026-10-01.html https://therfiwire.com/story/private-development-buffalo-data-center-moratorium-task-force-2026-10-01.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:34:02 GMT Private Development A vote that was supposed to happen this week turned into a nine-member committee instead — and that changes the timeline for anyone chasing the work. Private Development Desk A Groundbreaking, a Land Buy, and Two Funding Signals to Watch https://therfiwire.com/story/public-works-roundup-2026-10-01.html https://therfiwire.com/story/public-works-roundup-2026-10-01.html Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:42:00 GMT Public Works What else moved on public capital projects today, in one place. Public Works Desk