RFQ - RFP - Colonie Municipal Training Center Master Plan for 2026

Location:	New York
Posted:	Jan 20, 2026
Due:	Mar 11, 2026
Agency:	Town of Colonie
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	C - Architect and Engineering Services - Construction R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services U - Education and Training Services
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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

MUNICIPAL TRAINING CENTER

MASTER PLAN

January 16, 2026

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

MUNICIPAL TRAINING CENTER MASTER PLAN

TOWN OF COLONIE

INTRODUCTION:

The Town of Colonie (Town) is soliciting qualifications (RFQ) for architectural / engineering

(A/E) services to develop a facility-wide master plan for the future improvements to its

Municipal Training Center.

BACKGROUND:

The Town of Colonie represents more than 86,000 permanent residents and encompasses more

than 57 square miles in the heart of New York State’s Capital District. Town services include,

amongst others, Police, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and Public Works departments.

Additionally, eight independent fire departments and four contracted fire protection districts

provide services within the Town.

The Town owns and operates the Municipal Training Center (MTC or Center) which provides

facilities for the training of its employees, contracted fire departments, and public and private

fire, police, and EMS agencies. The MTC facilities include classroom, simulated, and live

environments.

The MTC has evolved organically since its original construction in the 1960s without the benefit

of a long term master plan. In addition, a number of the structures are approaching the end of

their useful life. Rather than replacing components individually, the Town desires to develop a

site-wide Master Plan (Plan) to guide future projects in order to better utilize and organize the

available space and to provide a financial framework for project funding needs.

PROJECT MISSION STATEMENT:

To redevelop the existing site into a secure, adaptable, consolidated facility for the current and

future safe, comprehensive, and effective training and professional development of first

responders (including police, fire, medical, and public works) for the Town of Colonie and its

partners in public safety and to provide redundancy and resiliency in emergency incident

command, communications, and equipment readiness in the Town of Colonie.

HISTORY:

The MTC is located at 100 and 108 Wade Road in the Town of Colonie (Exhibit A). The two

parcels comprise a total of 8.8 Acres. The Center is located in an Airport Business Area zoning

district and is boarded to the north by vacant lands of the Albany County Airport Authority, to

the east by partially developed lands occupied by a Federal agency, to the south by Hastings

Drive and to the west by Wade Road. Albany International Airport is located across Wade Road

from the Center and the termination of the east/west runway is in close proximity to the site.

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TOWN OF COLONIE

The MTC site has significant topographic variation with elevations differing by more than

twenty feet between the southern and northern operating areas.

In the time prior to the mid-1960’s, the MTC site was the location of the former Town of

Colonie dump and solid waste incinerator. Operations at the site included incineration of

combustible domestic and commercial garbage and may have included direct bury of

noncombustible material. The original incinerator building is still located at the site and has

been deemed unsafe.

In the mid-1960’s, the site transitioned from its former use as a solid waste facility to a location

at which firefighter training was conducted. Firefighters from that time period cite the existence

of a 4-story block burn tower, car burn pads, and flammable liquid pit.

In the late 1980’s, classrooms were constructed and a propane simulator and air bank were

added.

In the 1990’s the original block burn tower was replaced by a five-story steel structure and the

flammable liquid pits were removed and replaced with a car burn pad.

A streetscape, including two relocated single family residential structures, was created between

2000 and 2015.

In 2025, the steel burn tower and the propane simulator were replaced; a rail tank car was added.

There are also numerous smaller props / simulators and structures with unknown timelines

including a roof simulator, a confined space training prop, storage containers and trailers located

on the grounds.

SCOPE OF SERVICES:

1.0 General

Services shall be required of licensed and registered architects / engineers with the experience

and qualifications necessary to:

• Develop current and future needs assessments based upon on-site inspections and

extensive interviews with project team members and designated stakeholders

• Prepare a site survey by a NYS licensed and registered Professional Land Surveyor

• Conduct Phase I and, if authorized, Phase II Environmental Site Assessment

• Present equipment and facilities to project team members as basis of designs that may

satisfy current and future needs at the site based upon experience at similar training

centers

• Assist with the evaluation and selection of equipment and facilities to be used as basis of

design for future phases

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TOWN OF COLONIE

• Prepare summary tables and reports documenting evaluation processes to support

selections including opinion of probable cost and annual operations and maintenance

costs.

• Develop several conceptual site plans, including renderings, to satisfy needs assessment

and assist project team with the selection process

• Advance selected conceptual site plan to sufficient level of detail for inclusion in Master

Plan

• Develop a consolidated Master Plan that includes all supporting documentation, decision

matrices, and long term financial evaluation to support future improvements

• Identify potential sources of funding and assist Town staff with applications by preparing

grant support materials

2.0 Needs Assessment

Facilitate and moderate meetings with individual project team members and the team as a group

to identify facility needs including, but not limited to:

• classrooms and functionality

• simulators and training props

• equipment storage

• emergency operations and redundancy components

• site usage, access, and layout

• support structures and equipment

3.0 Site Survey

Conduct legal and topographic survey of the two parcels which comprise the Municipal Training

Center for use in developing future design layout. Survey shall include, but not be limited to the

following:

Identify all visible features, including but not limited to, buildings, above and below grade

structures, asphalt and concrete limits, curbs, sidewalks, drainage ditches, bollards,

perimeter fencing, trees and bushes, overhead wires, and visible utility features. Mapping

shall be compiled using AutoCAD with contours generated in one-foot intervals.

AutoCAD mapping shall also include any non-visible features such as property lines,

easement, water mains(s), gas main(s), gravity sewer main(s), sewer force mains(s),

electrical duct banks, and communication lines. For AutoCAD mapping, each existing

feature shall be placed on its own applicable layer with COLOR 13 to show that feature as

existing.

4.0 Environmental Site Assessment

Conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) in accordance with ASTM E1527 and

all relevant Federal and State rules and regulations including, but not limited to:

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TOWN OF COLONIE

• review Federal, State, and Local environmental databases for hazardous substance

releases, underground/aboveground storage tanks, solid waste and hazardous waste sites,

and spills, leaks and enforcement actions

• conduct physical inspection of the site and surrounding areas visible from the site

including structures, grounds, surface conditions, tanks, drums and waste areas,

distressed vegetation, odors, etc.

• identify and assess environmental conditions including RECs, CRECs and HRECs

• assess potential environmental risk

• prepare and submit Phase I ESA

If directed, conduct a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment in accordance with ASTM E1903

and all relevant Federal and State rules and regulations including, but not limited to:

• develop site specific Phase II sampling plan and media to be investigated

• prepare site specific Health and Safety Plan (HASP)

• perform intrusive investigation activities and conduct analyses as required

• delineate the nature and extent of contamination, if present

• identify applicable environmental regulations and remediation standards

• prepare and submit Phase II ESA

5.0 Equipment and Facility Basis of Design (BOD) Selection

Using the results of the Needs Assessment, assemble designs of other municipal training centers

and technical documentation for equipment at similar facilities based upon Firm’s experience

and research for presentation to the project team. The BOD Selection task will result in

identifying the functionality of interior spaces and the major types of equipment / simulators /

props to be included in future phases.

6.0 Conceptual Site Layout

Utilizing the results of the Basis of Design, create up to six distinct site layouts identify location

of facilities and equipment. Meet with the project team to present the alternatives. Facilitate and

moderate discussions regarding the layouts. Advance up to three layouts for additional

refinement. Advanced layouts to include site renderings, formal pros/cons evaluation, and

relative cost for significant differences between layouts. Facilitate and moderate discussions to

advance the preferred site layout, which may include a limited number of alternates. Develop

final renderings and document decision matrices.

7.0 Master Plan

Assemble, consolidate, and refine all work completed to date into a final Master Plan to provide

a clear roadmap for the future development of the site. The Master Plan shall include, but not be

limited to:

• Existing Conditions & Baseline Analysis

• Regulatory Framework including zoning, planning, environmental, and utility constraints

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

ITB / RFB / RFP / RFQ	Broadcast Date	Deadline
RFQ - RFP - Colonie Municipal Training Center Master Plan for 2026	01/20/2026	03/11/2026 - 4:00 p.m.

RFQ - RFP - Colonie Municipal Training Center Master Plan for 2026

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