The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York wants contractor feedback before it finalizes a bid package to replace air handling units and controls at two buildings on the Brooklyn Children's Psychiatric Center campus, according to a Request for Information posted to the New York State Contract Reporter on November 5. The RFI, listed under DASNY's Project No. 383130, covers Buildings 1 and 2 at the facility at 1819 Bergen Street in Brooklyn.
Responses are due December 3. DASNY filed this as an RFI, not a bid — a step agencies use to pressure-test scope, gauge contractor interest, and catch constructability problems before specs go final. That makes this a chance to shape the job rather than just price it.
“An RFI response costs a few hours and puts a firm's name in front of the agency before the real bid drops.”
The category on the posting is building construction rehabilitation and new construction, which covers the mechanical and controls scope at a secure psychiatric facility — work that typically carries added site-access and occupied-building coordination requirements beyond a standard HVAC swap. None of those specifics are spelled out yet in the public notice.
DASNY runs a heavy mechanical-replacement pipeline across the state's psychiatric and university facilities, and an RFI response is usually the cheapest way into that pipeline — it costs a few hours to answer and puts a firm's name in front of the agency before the real bid drops.