Pursuant to the Concession Rules of the City of New York, the Department of Transportation (“DOT”) intends to enter into a concession for the operation, management, and maintenance of a pedestrian plaza located at Drew Street, Liberty Avenue, and 101st Avenue, in the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn (“Licensed Plaza”), including through DOT-approved events, sponsorships, and subconcessions including but not limited to providing for the sale of any of the following: prepared food, flowers, locally grown produce or locally manufactured products, merchandise (such as souvenirs or T-shirts) that help brand or promote the neighborhood or the concessionaire, and other similar merchandise within the Licensed Plaza.
Subconcessions would be awarded based on solicitations issued by the concessionaire in the basic form of Request for Proposals or Request for Bids, subject to DOT’s prior written approval of both solicitation and award.
The concession agreement will provide for one (1) five-year term, with four (4) one-year renewal options. The renewal options shall be exercisable at DOT’s sole discretion.
DOT has identified the Bangladeshi American Community Development & Youth Services, Corp. as a potential concessionaire, but DOT will consider additional expressions of interest from other potential not-for-profit concessionaires for the operation, management, and maintenance of the Licensed Plaza. In order to qualify, interested organizations should be active in the neighborhood of the Licensed Plaza and have demonstrated experience in the management, operation and maintenance of publicly accessible facilities, including but not limited to programming/events management and concession or retail operation/management.
Not for profit organizations may express interest in the proposed concession by contacting Nicholaas Peterson, Senior Project Manager for Public Spaces, by email at npeterson@dot.nyc.gov or in writing at 55 Water Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10041 by October 6, 2014. Mr. Peterson may also be contacted with any questions relating to the proposed concession by email or by telephone at (212) 839-6691.
Please note that the New York City Comptroller is charged with the audit of concession agreements in New York City. Any person or entity that believes that there has been unfairness, favoritism or impropriety in the concession process should inform the Comptroller, Office of Contract Administration, 1 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007, telephone number (212) 669-2323.