Port of Albany releases RFP for Wastewater Treatment Plant and Fire Pump House Construction
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Penny Vavura, Director of External Affairs
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NEWS RELEASE
Port of Albany releases RFP for Wastewater Treatment Plant and Fire Pump House Construction
(October 24, 2025) The Port of Albany is requesting sealed proposals from qualified vendors for the construction of a packaged wastewater treatment plant and fire pump house at the Port of Albany’s fully permitted 85-acre expansion site (340 River Rd, Glenmont, NY) [RFP#2025-12 Construction of Wastewater Treatment Plant and Fire Pump House].
This request for proposals is for two separate project scopes (with a potential added alternate) or both as a combined proposal.
- The Construction of a Packaged Wastewater Treatment Plant includes furnishing, constructing, and commissioning a sanitary wastewater treatment package plant unit, influent and effluent piping/systems, and outfall to the Hudson River embankment. Work includes civil work, mechanical systems, utility piping/systems, energization, and start up and testing of the system.
- The Construction of a Fire Pump House includes furnishing, constructing, and commissioning a fire protection pump station. Work includes civil work, mechanical systems, utility piping/connections, energization, and startup and testing of the system.
- (B1) Bid Alternate #1, Hudson River Inlet Structure. This scope of work is an alternative to the contract. It includes the construction of the inlet structure (piping, airburst system components, debris screens) from the point indicated on the contract plans to the location of the inlet structure in the Hudson River and includes all associated marine work.
Sealed proposals must be received at Port of Albany Administrative offices, located at 106 Smith Boulevard, Albany, New York, 12202, NO LATER THAN 12:00 noon on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at which time they will be opened and publicly read.
The RFP can be found on the Port’s website (https://www.portofalbany.us/procurement). All communication must be directed to Jessica Lansing, Compliance Procurement Coordinator at [email protected]
The Port continues to have an annual impact of more than $813 million and approximately 4,500 jobs throughout the state.
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With four transport modes -- ocean vessels, barges, freight railroads, interstate highways -- the Port of Albany is Upstate New York’s largest public port and logistics hub and serves as a Port of Entry with on-site U.S. Customs and Border Protection office and bonded warehouse. The Port is open and active year-round and includes deep-water shipping access and approximately 450 acres of land on both sides of the Hudson River in four municipalities. The Port of Albany is located 124 nautical miles north of the Battery in New York Harbor. The Port recently completed nearly $100 million in maritime infrastructure upgrades and investment and more than $170 million in an expansion project. For more information, visit www.portofalbany.us.