RFQ #2025-441 MVCC Campus Master Plan

Location:	New York
Posted:	Nov 26, 2025
Due:	Dec 4, 2025
Agency:	Oneida County, New York
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	C - Architect and Engineering Services - Construction
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County of Oneida

and

Mohawk Valley Community College

Campus Master Plan

Request for Qualifications

RFQ No. 2025-441

November 2025

Mohawk Valley Community College

Campus Master Plan

Request for Qualifications

The County of Oneida and the Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) Board of

Trustees solicit proposals for professional consultation services for the planning and

design of two MVCC campuses in Oneida County, New York. Consultants are asked to

submit proposals for professional planning and design services for the Utica and Rome

campuses of MVCC. We will retain a single firm to create campus master plans that will

create a framework for the unified development of our campuses. We expect that the firm

we retain will provide the leadership and expertise to deliver a master planning process

that will enable us to identify and implement physical design and development priorities

that will in turn enable us to achieve the goal of creating exemplary mixed-use, engaging

educational communities.

We expect that the master planning process will not only result in maintaining an

exemplary campus image and community presence but will also greatly improve its

significance in the community for the long term. With expert professional leadership we

intend to create an environment that inspires excellence in teaching and motivates our

students to learn. The selected firm will work with the County, the Board of Trustees, and

the President, staff, and faculty of MVCC. Primary contacts for direction will be the

President and the Vice President for Administrative Services.

Campus Context

Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) is a comprehensive, public community

college serving an annual unduplicated headcount of over 7,500 students generating

approximately 121,000 credit hours of instruction and over 4,000 continuing education

students. The College is located in Oneida County and was the first community college in

New York, initially established as the New York State Institute of Applied Arts and

Sciences at Utica, New York, the College opened in October 1946. The College was one

of five experimental institutions established across the State to provide post-high school

technical education.

The College became associated with the State University of New York (SUNY) system in

1950. In 1953 under new legislation that allowed for the establishment of community

colleges under local sponsorship Oneida County assumed sponsorship of the College and

approved the construction of three buildings at the present 80-acre site which opened in

1960. As program offerings grew and diversified the College’s name was changed to

Mohawk Valley Community College in 1963. Today, the College offers a comprehensive

array of degree and certificate programs providing transfer and professional-technical

opportunities to a diverse community of learners.

Utica Campus

The Utica Campus serves as the main campus with the majority of the buildings

constructed in the 1960s. The Campus has benefited from the addition of a theatre and

information technology building in 2001, and the planned construction of a 62,000 square

foot science and technology building will be a welcomed addition to the campus.

Additionally, since 1964, MVCC has provided affordable on-campus residential housing

at the Utica Campus to more than 20,000 students and now serves more than 300 residents

each term with the addition of a fifth residence hall in 2006. The Utica Campus provides

comprehensive student services and student life programming and supports educational

programming in the areas of liberal arts and sciences transfer, business, information

technology, health services (nursing, respiratory care, etc.), a number of technical trades

programs, and visual arts programs.

Rome Campus

In 1954, at the request of the Air Force, the College began offering classes at Griffiss Air

Force Base in Rome, New York, and later expanding its offerings in the City of Rome to

serve the needs of western Oneida County. In 1973, the County Board of Legislators

transferred to MVCC a building that had formerly been part of the Oneida County Hospital.

In 1974, this facility became the MVCC Extension Center, which by 1980 had received

designation as a branch campus by the State Education Department. The Plumley Complex

was added at the Rome Campus in 1991. The Campus now consists of one building – the

Plumley Complex, which was renovated and expanded in 2016 with plans for a 10,000

square foot renovation project to the basement level for a new dental clinic. The Campus

provides a full range of support services, including library and learning center services, and

supports about 5% of total college credit enrollment. Educational programming includes

a basic transfer program in addition to career programs in business, hospitality, information

technology, and nursing.

Need and Objective

MVCC is committed to its mission of promoting student success and community

involvement through a commitment to excellence and a spirit of service. To continue to

meet the challenge of its mission, MVCC must envision and plan for the future.

It is the objective of the County and MVCC to acquire the services of one or more

professional planning organizations that both evaluate the current status of the College

and project growth management strategies for the next twenty years. The expected result

is one College Master Plan (Plan) with the following distinct parts:

1. Long range planning for programs, enrollments, services, distance learning and

more, including placement of programs and offices to achieve maximum synergy

between programs and offices.

2. Campus planning for academic facilities, land use, landscaping and related

aesthetic qualities, and traffic flow (both vehicular and pedestrian)

3. Assessment and planning for repair, replacement, and upgrades of mechanical

equipment and existing infrastructure.

The Plan must address strategies for planning enrollment and programming needs of the

College through 2045 and beyond. It must also address flexible options for the expansion

and renovation of existing campuses, uses of existing land and facilities, and

consideration of additional acreage and facility needs.

The Plan is expected to use a broad-based representation consisting of Legislators, the

Trustees, faculty, staff, administration, students, alumni, advisory committee members,

area citizens and businesses to evaluate and accomplish the following:

• Work with College staff to secure long-term demographic, economic and social

factors impacting the College; community expectations; and project enrollment

and programming needs.

• Translate programming, enrollment and staffing data into facility and campus

needs.

• Determine approximate square footage needs for facilities and approximate

acreage needs to accommodate projected enrollment.

• Provide for phasing in campus and facility development in response to program

development and enrollment shifts/growth.

• Incorporate state-of-the-art guidelines and flexibility into program development

and campus renovation and construction concepts (e.g. LEEDS, sustainability).

• Incorporate emerging instructional, telecommunications and computing

technologies along with the infrastructure necessary to support them.

• Provide for parking and vehicular traffic flow and volume in response to

enrollment projections for each campus.

• Identify new locations for possible future campus construction to accommodate

underserved population centers.

• Provide cost estimates and timelines for each proposed project or phase.

• Project reasonable strategies and phases for leveraging funds to meet the financial

requirements of the Plan.

Planning Considerations

The Plan is expected to provide for the logical future development of the College and its

campuses. In so doing, the following key issues are to be considered:

1. The effects of communication and instructional technology as they develop over

the next 10 - 20 years and the need for flexibility in both traditional classrooms

and distance education.

2. Changes in the educational programs, including areas of increasing or diminishing

demand, the evaluation of current programs, and the development of new

programs.

3. The role of MVCC in the region, recognizing that population and demographic

shifts over the past 15 years have impacted the College and this trend is likely to

continue.

4. Specific concern for MVCC’s relationship with other educational entities and

future opportunities to expand program offerings.

5. Significant enhancement of the landscaping and aesthetic qualities of the MVCC

campuses. The campuses should be outstanding examples of attractive,

environmentally responsible, yet functional public properties. The fine arts

should be present beyond the classroom to students and community alike through

good site and building design, landscape and other aesthetic elements.

Specifications

The expertise of one or more professional planning consultants may be appropriate for

different portions of this project. It is preferred that one firm oversees all phases of the

project; however, that firm may deem the best results would be gained by teaming with

other experts in one or more fields designated by the desired scope of the project. Other

experts will be welcomed, although the College reserves the right to approve the final

selection of any consultant(s) the overseeing firm may recommend. At least two useable,

practical plans will define the Master Plan in the following sequence:

PHASE 1: Long Range Plan - Engage Legislative representatives, the Board, the

College and community in visioning that informs the College’s future in phases of 5,10,

15 and 20 years.

• Work with College staff to review baseline studies – utilizing Self Study results,

various College planning documents including the Strategic Plan, Census data and

other community/regional documentation to establish internal and external

planning baselines; identify trends and forecasts; and develop a long range plan

containing visions and directions with suggested action steps and a potential

timetable for achievement where feasible in 5 year increments extended out 20

years.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

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