THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (NYSDOT) WILL ISSUE A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) TO OBTAIN A STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS (SOQ) FROM FIRMS INTERESTED IN PROVIDING DESIGN‐BUILD SERVICES FOR I-81 VIADUCT PROJECT – PHASE 2, CONTACT 6 LOCATED IN REGION 3, IN THE CITY OF SYRACUSE, ONONDAGA COUNTY.

PIN 3501.95  CONTRACT # D900061

This contract has an estimated value of $750 – 900 million.

The I-81 Viaduct Project – Phase 2, Contract 6, continues construction of the Community Grid Alternative by reconstructing I-690 from Leavenworth Avenue to Irving Avenue including the following:

 - Reconstruct the existing I-690 interchange with West Street and West Genesee Street (see below).

 - Reconstruct the existing I-690/I-81 interchange to become the I-690/Proposed BL 81 interchange.

 - Reconstruct the proposed BL 81 (former I-81) and Clinton Street/Salina Street interchange, the proposed BL 81 (former I-81) and Franklin Street/West Street/Butternut Street interchange.

 - Construction of new ramps at I-690 and Irving Avenue.

 - Construct the new storm water drainage system from West Street to Onondaga Creek.

 - This project will rehabilitate 2 bridges, remove 36 bridges and construct 25 new bridges

A Best Value selection process will be used that will have two steps. A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is anticipated to be issued in April 2025. Responses to the RFQ will be evaluated to establish a listing of Design‐Build firms that will be invited to submit Proposals in response to a Final Request for Proposals (RFP), scheduled to be issued in September 2025. The “Best‐Value” selection process will evaluate the ability of the Design‐Builder to manage the Design‐Build process, design, construct and control the Project to provide a quality product, on or ahead of schedule, for a reasonable lump sum price within the Department’s project budget. The RFQ will establish the pre‐qualification process for the firms seeking to be short‐listed as proposers and will provide full details of the Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) required from interested firms.

Subject to the requirements and limitations set forth in the Stipend Agreement, to be included in the RFP, the Department anticipates paying a stipend to each stipend-eligible Proposer who submits a Proposal in response to the RFP as compensation for its work product. The stipend will be an amount equal to 50% of the Proposer’s total qualified costs up to a maximum anticipated amount of $1,800,000.

The Department reserves the sole right, without incurring any liability, to change any aspect of the proposed procurement described above, including the right to not proceed with the procurement and/or right to proceed in a different manner or on a different timeline than as described above.

For more information, please visit:

https://www.dot.ny.gov/main/business-center/designbuildproject61

All bid documents and amendments related to this project procurement 

will be posted here.

Potential bidders are advised that under New York State Finance Law, communication on procurements can be made only with designated contact persons. The contact persons for this procurement are:

Dawn Turgeon and Patricia Kappeller

Attention:  I-81 Viaduct Project – Phase 2, Contract 6

Office of Contract Management

New York State Department of Transportation

50 Wolf Road, 6th Floor

Albany, New York 12232, USA

Email: Dawn.Turgeon@dot.ny.gov and Patricia.Kappeller@dot.ny.gov

Additional information about the I-81 Viaduct project can be found at:

https://I81.dot.ny.gov