Skanska placed a contractor ad in the New York State Contract Reporter on October 13 for a design-build job to upgrade the main sewage pump and power distribution systems at the Rockaway Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility in Queens, with bids due November 20.
The posting (CRN 2139781) lists Skanska as the company behind the ad rather than a public agency, which is how design-build procurement often surfaces first — the prime advertises for subs and partners before the public contract award is finalized. The facility serves the Rockaway peninsula, and a pump and power distribution upgrade at a wastewater resource recovery plant is the kind of job that keeps a plant running during storms and peak flow, not cosmetic work.
“A design-build team locks in its subs before the design is even finished — that's why this ad is running six weeks out from bids.”
Design-build means Skanska is responsible for both the engineering and the construction — one contract, one point of accountability, which is also why the ad is going out now: a design-build team needs to line up its specialty subs (electrical, controls, mechanical) well before the design is finished, not after.
There's no scope breakdown, dollar estimate, or plan-holder count attached to this posting — only the project title, the November 20 due date, and the location. Any contractor chasing this one should go straight to the NYSCR listing for the actual bid documents and registration requirements rather than treat this ad as the full scope.
For Queens-based electrical, controls, and mechanical subs, this is worth a look now. Design-build teams tend to lock in their sub roster early, and a six-week runway to bids means outreach from Skanska's team could start well before the November date.