This bid is for painting services at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) for coed residence hall apartment corridors on floors **** must be submitted electronically in PDF format to ***@***. *. * by Friday, April 24, 2026, 12:00 PM. A mandatory pre-bid meeting and site inspection will be held on Monday, April 13, 2026, at 10:00 AM. Bidders must have at least five years of experience as a general contractor and provide at least three references for similar projects. Subcontracting is limited to 30% of the project cost. The contract requires a performance bond and a labor and material payment bond. Work hours are Monday through Saturday, 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The project includes cleaning, preparation, priming, painting, patching, and reinstallation of window shades. Contractors must comply with New York State labor laws, including prevailing wage requirements and OSHA 10-hour training. FIT encourages minority and women business enterprise participation.
Bids must be received by Friday, April 24, 2026, on or before 12:00 p. m.
Progress payments will be made based on actual work completed. A 10% retainage will be deducted from all progress payments. Final payment will be released 30 days after project sign-off, provided all requirements are met.
All work on this project shall be guaranteed by the contractor for a period of not less than five (5) years, or longer where covered by manufacturer warranty. Warranty to start on the day of the final signoff by FIT.
The award of the contract shall be made to the bidder submitting the lowest responsible bid if, in the opinion of FIT, the bid is responsive to the bid solicitation, and such bidder is responsible and qualified to perform the work involved in the sole discretion of FIT.
Bidder shall have been primarily a general contractor business for a minimum of five (5) years as of the bid opening date. Bidder shall have satisfactorily performed work of the size, scope and nature to be performed under this contract, as evidenced by references from at least three (3) different successfully completed contracts in an installation similar to those indicated for this contract in the past five (5) years.
The successful bidder, upon failure or refusal to execute and deliver the contract and bond required within ten (10) days after such bidder has received notice of the acceptance of such bid, shall forfeit to FIT as damages for such failure or refusal, the security deposited with the bid or the sum of the difference between the total bid of the successful bidder and the total bid of the bidder submitting the next lowest bid, whichever sum shall be higher.
A mandatory pre-bid site inspection for prospective bidders will be held on Monday, April 13, 2026, at 10:00 am. at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Feldman C Building Lobby.
The contractor shall submit manufacturers drawings and specifications when necessary to fully explain apparatus or equipment required by the work. Samples shall be of sufficient size and number to show the quality, type, color, finish and texture of the material required.
Questions shall be submitted in writing to the attention of the purchasing department via email: ***@***. *. *, no later than Thursday, April 16th, 2026 on or before 3:00 p. m.
