The Department of Design and Construction has awarded the roof upgrade at the Clarke Bronx Family and Criminal Courthouse to Corbex Inc. for $18,930,819. City Record published the award Sept. 4 under EPIN 85026B0088.
The number of roofs is the headline. DDC's scope covers 45,300 square feet of roof area spread across 26 separate roofs at nine different floor levels, all of it getting one of two new systems: cold-applied liquid roofing, or cold-applied liquid roofing under pavers. Cracked and delaminated concrete deck gets repaired from both above and below. New roof rail guard goes in and the existing guardrails get reinforced, every roof drain gets a retrofit drain, two rooftop units are replaced, and the exterior lights at the cooling tower courtyard are replaced. The goal, in DDC's words, is a system with a long-term warranty that meets current energy-efficiency standards. The building is in Bronx Community Board 4.
This one was not open to every bidder. City Record lists the method as competitive sealed bidding from a prequalified list, so only contractors already on DDC's list could price it, and DDC has not posted a public bid tab for it. The award notice does not name the other bidders or their prices, so there is no spread to report.
The courthouse has other work queued around the roof. On Aug. 6, City Record carried DDC's proposed special inspections contract for the Bronx Family and Criminal Courthouse (project CO294RF) with Joadem Corporation, a maximum of $294,592.24 over 548 days, procured as an M/WBE small purchase. The award is on our board as RFI-001968.
Why this matters. Twenty-six roofs on nine levels is a logistics job: hoisting, staging and protecting an occupied courthouse, roof by roof. Liquid-applied systems and paver assemblies need specific manufacturer-approved applicators to get the warranty DDC is paying for, and that is where the subcontract money goes.
What to do next. Liquid-applied roofing applicators, concrete deck repair, guardrail and drain installers, and mechanical and electrical subs for the rooftop units and courtyard lighting should get in front of Corbex now; the contract is awarded and buyout is next. Firms that want the next job like this should get on DDC's prequalified lists, because this work was never open to anyone else.