The New York State Office of General Services wants to refurbish the boiler plant and replace the feedwater system at Wallkill Correctional Facility, a working medium-security prison in Ulster County, and it split the job into two contracts: one for HVAC and mechanical work, one for electrical. Both carry the same solicitation number, M3215, and the same October 14 bid date.
Seventy firms have pulled the plan set so far, according to OGS Design & Construction's own solicitation listing — a plan-holder count, not a bidder list, but a strong one for a mechanical job inside an active correctional facility. Boiler and feedwater work on an occupied prison site means phased shutdowns, security escorts for every crew member, and a facility that cannot go without heat or hot water during the build — all of which tends to thin out a bidder pool even when plan-holder interest runs high.
“Boiler and feedwater work on an occupied prison means phased shutdowns and a security escort for every crew member on site.”
OGS runs its correctional and institutional mechanical work through the same Design & Construction division that handles office buildings and armories, and a job like this one typically draws the HVAC and electrical contractors who already hold DOCCS security clearances from prior prison work — a smaller circle than the plan-holder count suggests.
Bids are due October 14. A contractor chasing either package needs to confirm its security clearance timeline now — DOCCS facility access for subcontractor crews is rarely instant, and a four-day runway to bid day doesn't leave room to start that process late.