Three new subcontractor ads hit the New York State Contract Reporter overnight, and if you do abatement, demo, or specialty trade work, one of them closes in three days flat.

First: Vernon Construction & Development LLC is looking for MWBE and SDVOB subs on the Rathaus Hall 2nd Floor Renovation and Associated Asbestos Abatement at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard in Flushing. CRN 2138386. Responses are due September 4.

“A Contractor Ad on NYSCR means the GC already has the job — what's up for grabs is the sub-work underneath it.”

Cube Construction Services LLC posted the same kind of ad for DDC's Washington Irving Branch Library Renovation at 360 Irving Avenue in Bushwick — CRN 2138427, due September 10.

And Ben Ciccone, Inc. wants MWBE/SDVOB subs lined up for 'Emergency Highway Repairs Where and When' at various locations statewide — CRN 2138377. That one's due August 28. Three days. If you've got the trade and the certification, get it in front of your estimator this morning.

Here's the thing about a Contractor Ad on NYSCR: the GC already has the prime contract. What you're bidding is the sub-work underneath it, and the MWBE/SDVOB goal is why the ad exists at all. These are public solicitation ads, not our reporting — we're flagging them because that's exactly what the wire is for.

None of the three has a posted plan-holder list, so there's no read yet on how crowded the sub-bid room already is. Pull the full ad by CRN number at nyscr.ny.gov, check the certification requirements before you burn an afternoon on paperwork you don't qualify for, and don't let that Ben Ciccone deadline sneak up on you.