The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities posted three separate small renovation jobs out of its Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities Service Office on October 7, all filed as discretionary procurements under $150,000: a kitchen renovation at the Naples IRA (7814 Gulick Rd, Naples) due October 30, a kitchen renovation at the Livonia IRA (6807 Richmond Mills Rd, Livonia) also due October 30, and a roof replacement at the Long Acre IRA (198 Long Acre Rd, Rochester) due November 3.
IRA stands for Individualized Residence Alternative — state-run group homes for people with developmental disabilities, and OPWDD runs dozens of them across the Finger Lakes region. Each of these three postings is its own contract, under its own CRN, with no agency estimate published and no bonding requirement implied by the under-$150,000 discretionary tier.
“Small money individually, but it's the kind of work a one- or two-crew outfit can actually win without competing against the primes chasing nine-figure jobs elsewhere on the board.”
Two kitchens due the same day and a roof a few days later is small money individually, but it's the kind of work a one- or two-crew remodeling or roofing outfit can actually win without competing against the primes chasing nine-figure jobs elsewhere on the board this week. The discretionary threshold typically means a simpler proposal process than a full sealed bid.
Contractors working the Rochester/Finger Lakes region should treat these as a set: three OPWDD postings, one division, two due October 30 and one due November 3, each requiring direct contact with the Finger Lakes DDSO rather than a formal bid room.
Source for all three is the NYS Contract Reporter postings under CRNs 2139687, 2139693, and 2139701; the Finger Lakes DDSO division handles submission logistics directly.