Notice Details

DSS/HRA is seeking qualified vendors to provide for cemetery management on Hart Island through respectful and responsible disposition of remains of indigent and/or unclaimed deceased New York City residents; maintenance of the burial grounds at Hart Island in an aesthetically pleasing and welcoming environment for visitors. This program will be administered by the Office of Burial Services (OBS) within the division of Emergency Intervention Services at HRA. HRA seeks a qualified cemetery management and operations firm or other similarly qualified contractor, referred to as “Contractor” to provide all personnel, equipment, tools, supervision, and other items and services necessary to ensure the completion of the following: ? administer and implement all burials, exhumations, general overall maintenance and security functions for Hart Island. ? conduct grave excavation for interments and exhumations performed on Hart Island; ? landscaping, operations, and maintenance of Hart Island to ensure timely and respectful interment and disinterment operations, and to ensure employee and visitor safety on the Island; ? provide security personnel and security procedures for Hart Island, including personal and real property, personnel, and visitors.