DASNY put a number on the CUNY York College Science Building HVAC upgrade in Queens: $3 million to $4.5 million, with bids due October 1. That range puts it in the same tier as the Brooklyn College fire pump job DASNY priced at $2.9 million to $3.2 million earlier this month — two campus mechanical jobs, two different CUNY buildings, same authority running both.

York College's science building is getting its HVAC system replaced or upgraded, per DASNY's posting — the kind of work that usually means swapping out air handlers, ductwork, and controls in a building that can't fully shut down while classes run. That's a scheduling headache DASNY will hand off to whoever wins it, and it's worth asking about at the pre-bid stage.

“Two DASNY CUNY jobs closing nine days apart is a scheduling squeeze for any GC trying to price both.”

DASNY runs a lot of CUNY and SUNY mechanical work through this same channel, and a contractor chasing one campus job should check what else the authority has open right now — the Brooklyn College fire pump and standpipe job closes September 23, a week ahead of York College's October 1 date. Two DASNY CUNY jobs closing nine days apart is a scheduling squeeze for any GC trying to price both.

No plan-holder list has posted yet for York College. The estimate range comes directly from DASNY's own solicitation data — treat it as the agency's number, not a bid result, until an actual tabulation exists.