Design-Build: Flood Proofing at Staten Island Ferry Terminal & Ferry Maintenance Facilities

  • PASSPort Pin: 84122I0001
  • Type: Design-Build
  • Anticipated Contract Amount: $40,000,000 to $50,000,000
  • Location: Manhattan and Staten Island
  • Anticipated Procurement Schedule: April 2023 to August 2024
  • Status: RFP
  • Contact: Udayakumar Dommaraju at ACCO@dot.nyc.gov
Three large orange ferries are docked at piers along the waterfront in Staten Island

Overview

The Staten Island Ferry provides around the clock ferry service between St. George Terminal on Staten Island and Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan.

The goal of this Design-Build project is to reduce the risk of flooding at the Staten Island Ferry terminals to ensure ferry service remains operational for a longer period during a storm event. The proposed measures will safeguard the integrity of the infrastructure during a coastal storm event and protect assets, mechanical, electrical, and electronic or computerized systems and components necessary to maintain safe and reliable service of the Staten Island Ferry system.

Scope of Work

Whitehall Ferry Terminal

  • Provide watertight doors, back water valves, raising of windows and provision of flood safe windows
  • Raise generator out of the flood zone
  • Provide flood barriers at openings
  • Mitigate flooding impact to the escalators and elevators

St. George Ferry Terminal

  • Provide watertight doors, back water valves, raising of windows and provision of flood safe windows
  • Provide flood barriers at openings
  • Raise electrical equipment to reduce duration of outages and improve resiliency

Ferry Maintenance Facility

  • Provide watertight doors, back water valves, raising of windows and provision of flood safe windows
  • Provide flood barriers at openings
  • Raise electrical equipment to reduce duration of outages and improve resiliency

Anticipated Project Schedule

  • Request for Qualifications Released: April 2022
  • Short-List Announced: May 2023
  • Request for Proposals Release: June 2023
  • Notice to Proceed: August 2024

Project Documents