Four roof jobs with asbestos abatement riding shotgun landed on the small-projects board this week, and three of them are subcontracting opportunities — meaning a prime already has the work and is shopping for roofers and abatement crews to actually price it out.
Cornell University wants new roofs on "various buildings" in Ithaca (RFI-003390), bids due November 3, and it's listed as a sub-bid opportunity — the prime is out looking for roofing subs now. Over in Syracuse, Hutchings Psychiatric Center needs Phase 1 roof replacement plus asbestos and hazardous material abatement on Buildings 6 and 11 (RFI-003210), due November 5, also a sub-seeking listing. Upstate near Buffalo, a prime is lining up subs for roof and ventilation replacement at two water facilities at once — Cayuga Pumping Station and the Big Sister Water Resource Recovery Facility in Angola (RFI-003474), due November 3, which bundles HVAC and roofing scope across two Erie County sites under one package.
The fourth is a straight public bid, not a sub-seek: the NYS Dept. of Education wants an electrical panel replacement at the NYS School for the Deaf at 401 Turin Street in Rome (RFI-003353), due November 3. Different trade, same week, same region — worth a look if you're already pricing the Rome Air Force Base suite renovation (RFI-005001, also due November 2, also in Rome) and can keep a crew in the area.
None of these list an estimated value, which is typical for small-package state and sub-bid listings — the real signal here is the calendar, not the dollar figure. Three due dates land within 72 hours of each other (November 2, 3, 3, 5), so a roofing or abatement sub chasing all four needs to have takeoffs ready now, not after the first one closes.
The sub-bid opportunities don't run through a formal public portal the way the Education Dept. job does — you're reaching the prime directly, so check each NYS Contract Reporter posting for the prime's contact instructions rather than assuming a standard bid-day process.
What to do next
If you're a roofing or abatement sub with open shop capacity, Cornell (RFI-003390) and Hutchings (RFI-003210) both close within two days of each other — get your numbers in to the primes this week, not next. If you run electrical and already have a crew near Rome for the Air Force Base job, the NYS School for the Deaf panel replacement (RFI-003353) is a same-area add-on worth a quick estimate. Check each NYS Contract Reporter listing directly for the prime's bid instructions, since sub-bid postings don't route through a standard public bid portal.