The OGS Design & Construction Group (D&C) is a 300-person organization with approximately 100 licensed professional engineers and registered architects on staff. Acting as New York State's Architect, D&C has a current workload of $700 million in active construction projects and $1 billion in design development. With approximately 70% of D&C's output contracted to the private sector, D&C depends on a strong public/private partnership to support our client agencies' core missions in serving the people of New York State.

Beginning in February 2020, D&C will be using the Bid Express service for electronic processing of all architectural, engineering and surveying (i.e., qualifications-based) consultant procurements.  Such consultant vendors will be able to use the service to download D&C’s Request For Qualifications (RFQ) packages, upload proposals, and obtain procurement status updates.  

At this time, D&C will not be using the service for “best-value” procurements (Request For Proposals - RFPs) or “lowest price” procurements (Invitation For Bids - IFBs).  RFPs and IFBs are used to procure construction management services, testing services and design-build contracts.