Renovation of a power facility in Niagara Falls, New York. Design plans call for the renovation of a power facility.

As of December 13, 2023, an architect has been selected for the project. Although a firm timeline for construction has not been determined, construction is not expected to start prior to 2024. *The closed solicitation has been included below for reference: Send all inquiries to: NFHeritageGateways@esd.ny.gov USA Niagara Development Corporation (USA Niagara), a subsidiary of the New York State Urban Development Corporation d/b/a Empire State Development (ESD), is seeking to retain a professional architectural and engineering (A/E) consultant firm and/or team (the "Consultant") for design and construction administration services for the construction of three proposed public gateway features in downtown Niagara Falls, New York (the Project). Together, the gateways will define the northern and southern ends of a proposed "Downtown Niagara Fall Heritage Path," which is intended to help expand activities downtown while strengthening the connections between downtown Niagara Falls and Niagara Falls State Park. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Total MWBE Participation Goals: 30% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 6% Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None As of December 1, 2022, the issuance of short-list of firms have not been released. The design firm selection timeline has not been released.