Procurement
Economic Development Corporation (EDC)
Contracts
One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway, 14th Floor Mailroom, New York, NY 10006
Maryann Catalano
phone: (212) 312-3578
fax: (212) 312-3918
email: oas_qn@edc.nyc
phone: (212) 312-3578
fax: (212) 312-3918
email: oas_qn@edc.nyc
Accessibility questions: Equal Access Office at equalaccess@edc.nyc or (212) 312-6602., by Wednesday, January 22, 2020 4:00 PM
Archived
Goods and Services
Request for Proposals
12/20/2019
Solicitation
PIN#6616-00 Due:
Description
The New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”), in partnership with the City of New York (the “City” or “NYC”), acting by and through its Department of Citywide Administrative Services (“DCAS”), is pleased to release this Request for Proposals (the “RFP”) for a long-term lease of approximately 55,000 carpetable square feet of office space (approximately 73,000 rentable square feet) to be occupied by a designated City agency. The RFP will preference proposals offering office space in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens.
The objective of the RFP is to catalyze commercial development by leveraging the City as an anchor tenant in order to attract and spur private investment, while satisfying the City’s need for office space. Proposals are expected to create office space in excess of the City’s needs. Proposals involving either the construction of a new office building or the substantial revitalization of an existing building are encouraged.
NYCEDC plans to select a landlord/developer on the basis of factors stated in the RFP which include, but are not limited to: the quality of the proposal, experience of key staff identified in the proposal, experience and quality of any subcontractors proposed, and demonstrated successful experience in performing services similar to those encompassed in the RFP.
It is the policy of NYCEDC to comply with all federal, state and City laws and regulations which prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital status and other protected categories and to take affirmative action in working with contracting parties to ensure certified Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) share in the economic opportunities generated by NYCEDC’s projects and initiatives. Please refer to the Equal Employment and Affirmative Compliance for Non-Construction and Construction Contracts Addendum in the RFP.
Companies who have been certified with the New York City Department of Small Business Services as M/WBEs are strongly encouraged to apply. To learn more about M/WBE certification and NYCEDC’s M/WBE program, please visit edc.nyc/opportunity-mwdbe. An optional informational session will be held on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 10am at NYCEDC. Those who wish to attend should RSVP by email to OAS_QN@edc.nyc.
Respondents may submit questions and/or request clarifications from NYCEDC no later than 5pm on Friday, January 31, 2020. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP should be directed to OAS_QN@edc.nyc. For all questions that do not pertain to the subject matter of this RFP please contact NYCEDC’s Contracts Hotline at (212) 312-3969. Answers to all questions will be posted by Tuesday, February 18, 2020, to edc.nyc/rfps.
The RFP is available for in-person pick-up between 9:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, from NYCEDC. Please submit two (2) sets of your Proposal and one (1) electronic version on a flash drive.
The objective of the RFP is to catalyze commercial development by leveraging the City as an anchor tenant in order to attract and spur private investment, while satisfying the City’s need for office space. Proposals are expected to create office space in excess of the City’s needs. Proposals involving either the construction of a new office building or the substantial revitalization of an existing building are encouraged.
NYCEDC plans to select a landlord/developer on the basis of factors stated in the RFP which include, but are not limited to: the quality of the proposal, experience of key staff identified in the proposal, experience and quality of any subcontractors proposed, and demonstrated successful experience in performing services similar to those encompassed in the RFP.
It is the policy of NYCEDC to comply with all federal, state and City laws and regulations which prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, gender, age, disability, marital status and other protected categories and to take affirmative action in working with contracting parties to ensure certified Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) share in the economic opportunities generated by NYCEDC’s projects and initiatives. Please refer to the Equal Employment and Affirmative Compliance for Non-Construction and Construction Contracts Addendum in the RFP.
Companies who have been certified with the New York City Department of Small Business Services as M/WBEs are strongly encouraged to apply. To learn more about M/WBE certification and NYCEDC’s M/WBE program, please visit edc.nyc/opportunity-mwdbe. An optional informational session will be held on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 10am at NYCEDC. Those who wish to attend should RSVP by email to OAS_QN@edc.nyc.
Respondents may submit questions and/or request clarifications from NYCEDC no later than 5pm on Friday, January 31, 2020. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP should be directed to OAS_QN@edc.nyc. For all questions that do not pertain to the subject matter of this RFP please contact NYCEDC’s Contracts Hotline at (212) 312-3969. Answers to all questions will be posted by Tuesday, February 18, 2020, to edc.nyc/rfps.
The RFP is available for in-person pick-up between 9:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, from NYCEDC. Please submit two (2) sets of your Proposal and one (1) electronic version on a flash drive.