The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (“the NYC Health Department” or “the Agency”) is seeking an experienced facility manager to operate and maintain the New York City Public Health Laboratory Facility (“PHL” or “Facility”), including building structures, operating systems, and laboratory support functions. PHL is a vital part of the New York City public health infrastructure and performs multiple functions through provision of analytic biological and/or chemical testing and testingrelated services that protect human populations from infectious diseases, foodborne and waterborne diseases, environmental hazards, and other natural and human-made public health emergencies. The Contractor would oversee the physical aspects of the PHL, including its maintenance, repairs, replacement of buildings materials and equipment, and would ensure the welfare of its occupants. The Contractor would also coordinate and manage the daily activities and operations in the building, such as cleaning, waste disposal, maintenance, and repairs to the facility. The Contractor may also manage interior building alteration projects at the PHL. Construction of the new PHL is projected to be completed in the summer of 2025. The building will be 10-stories, with approximately 240,000-square-feet, and will be located adjacent to the Harlem Hospital complex on 137th Street. The building will have five floors of flexible, open concept, modular labs and another five floors for administrative and other functions. The building will also have an auditorium, training lab, and walk-in testing facility. The five floors of labs are located on levels 5-9 with the Biosafety Level 3 (“BSL3”) laboratory located on level 9 and rabies lab located on level 7. The floor plates of the lab floors vary between 21,500 SF to 25,000 SF. The building was designed to meet LEED version 4 Silver and to be a resilient structure with all critical building systems located above the current 100-year flood plain. The building will be one of the most energy efficient, sustainable, and high-tech laboratories in the country. The NYC PHL is designed with the following components: 1. (4) 710-ton Johnson Controls/YORK Chillers 2. (4) 250HP Miura high pressure steam boilers. Steam boilers would be used to generate hot water via heat exchangers. 3. 600kW natural gas fired Cogen. 4. (2) 3MW emergency generator 5. BACnet compatible Building Automation System (BAS) 6. (3) passenger elevators and (2) service elevators. 7. 87 solar panels PV system providing 35 kW power. 8. All lab AHUs utilize 100% outside air with heat recovery and remaining AHUs will be utilizing some return air. 9. Space conditioning via VAV boxes and chilled beams
