Notice Details

New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is seeking one or more consultants to be retained to provide on-call ports, waterfront, and transportation planning and policy consultant services in support of advancing priority projects on behalf of NYCEDC on an as-needed basis.

The consultant shall perform the following services, which may include any of the following: freight rail planning and development, warehousing and distribution expertise, ports/intermodal freight development, aviation planning and development, transit planning expertise, traffic planning expertise, micromobility planning expertise, innovative planning and technology expertise, infrastructure resiliency and redundancy, dredging analysis, waterfront permitting, wetland mitigation expertise, transportation decarbonization expertise, renewable energy development and transmission expertise and grant preparation and writing. Respondents need not specialize in all the above categories but should be able to deliver all services through the use of a collective consultant team with a variety of skill sets, technical expertise, experience, and firm size.

NYCEDC plans to select one or more consultants 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, demonstrated successful experience in performing services similar to those encompassed in the RFP, the proposed fee schedule, and the proposed Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (“M/WBE”) Narrative form.

It is the policy of NYCEDC to comply with all federal, state and City of New York laws and regulations which prohibit unlawful discrimination because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, and other protected category and to take affirmative action in working with contracting parties to ensure M/WBEs share in the economic opportunities generated by NYCEDC’s projects and initiatives. Please refer to the Equal Employment and Affirmative Compliance for Non-Construction Contracts Addendum in the RFP.

This project has M/WBE participation goals, and all respondents will be required to submit an M/WBE Narrative Form with their response. To learn more about NYCEDC’s M/WBE program, visit http://edc.nyc/opportunity-mwdbe. For the list of companies who have been certified with the New York City Department of Small Business Services as M/WBE, please go to the https://sbsconnect.nyc.gov/certification-directory-search/.

NYCEDC established the Contract Financing Loan Fund programs for Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises interested in working on public construction projects. Contract Financing Loan Fund facilitates financing for short-term mobilization needs such as insurance, payrolls, supplies and equipment. Bidders/subcontractors are strongly encouraged to visit the NYCEDC website at http://edc.nyc/opportunity-mwdbe to learn more about the program.

Two optional informational sessions will be held on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. EST and Monday, June 24, 2024 at 11:00 A.M. EST at NYCEDC’s office at One Liberty Plaza, 14th Floor and virtually via MS Teams. Those who wish to attend should RSVP by email to OnCallTransportationRFP2024@edc.nyc on or before June 14, 2024.

Respondents may submit questions and/or request clarifications from NYCEDC no later than 5pm on Monday, June 24, 2024. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP should be directed to OnCallTransportationRFP2024@edc.nyc. Answers to all questions will be posted by Monday, July 1, 2024, to https://edc.nyc/rfps. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP will not be accepted after 5pm on Monday, June 24, 2024, however, technical questions pertaining to downloading and submitting proposals to this RFP may be directed to RFPREQUEST@edc.nyc on or before Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

Detailed submission guidelines and requirements are outlined in the RFP, available as of Tuesday, June 4, 2024. To download a copy of the solicitation documents please visit https://edc.nyc/rfps. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 11:59 P.M. EST on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Please click the link in the “Deadlines” section of this project’s web page (which can be found on https://edc.nyc/rfps) to electronically upload a proposal for this solicitation.