phone: (212) 839-6970
email: vgodovskiy@dot.nyc.gov
PIN#3333 Due:
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
The City of New York (“City”) through its Department of Transportation (“DOT”) is seeking a concessionaire for the development, operation, and maintenance of a food, beverage and/or merchandise concession at Kiosk 3—Small Kiosk, North (“Kiosk 3”) at Fordham Plaza located at Fordham Road, Third Avenue and East 189th Street in the Borough of the Bronx (“Fordham Plaza” or “Plaza”).
TERM
DOT is seeking a concessionaire for one (1) five-year term with three (3) five-year renewal options, exercisable at DOT’s sole discretion. No longer term will be considered. This concession will be operated pursuant to a license agreement issued by DOT; no leasehold or other proprietary right is offered.
PROJECT MANAGER
The Project Manager for this concession is Will Godovskiy. All RFP questions and/or inquiries should be directed to her. He may be reached at:
Email: vgodovskiy@dot.nyc.gov
Phone: (212) 839-6970
Fax: (212) 839-9895
RFP TIMETABLE
The following schedule has been established for this RFP:
RFP Release Date: February 26, 2025
Recommended Proposer
Site Tour: March 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
May 08, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Recommended Proposer Virtual
Meetings: (Morning) March 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
(Evening) March 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM
(Morning #2) May 08, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Proposals Due: May 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Meetings (if any): Week of June 02, 2025
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If you have a physical disability and cannot deliver your proposal to 55 Water Street, please contact the Project Manager(s) at least 48 hours prior to the deadline and alternate arrangements can be made.
STRONGLY RECOMMENDED PROPOSER SITE TOUR & VIRTUAL MEETING
There will be a strongly recommended on-site tours on March 12, 2025 at 12 PM and May 07, 2025 at 10:30 AM and virtual proposer meeting on March 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM (morning), March 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM (evening) and May 08, 2025 at 10:30 AM (Morning #2). Proposers can attend either one of the meetings. The on-site proposer site tour will begin with a tour of the Café Building followed by a tour of the kiosk. We will be meeting at Fordham Plaza under the canopy at the Café Building doors in the northeast corner of the plaza near the corner of Fordham Road and Third Avenue.
There will be two opportunities to attend a virtual proposer meeting. The morning session will take place on Zoom on March 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM. The evening session will take place on Zoom on March 18, 2025 at 6:30 PM. There is an additional virtual meeting opportunity scheduled for May 08, 2025 at 10:30 AM. The Zoom meeting information is as follows:
Morning:
Meeting ID: 935 0001 7945
Passcode: 966082
Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/4SPmRpkTTjKPapuYW0xzvw
Morning #2:
Meeting ID: 955 3821 5147
Passcode: 530337
Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/x70c7S0VSaKBZmdvj0GlQg
Evening:
Meeting ID: 958 8665 4895
Passcode: 472532
Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/EGxSJ1TkT5OT6ybuWmvMiQ
Dial-in number available upon Zoom meeting registration.
If you are considering responding to this RFP, please make every effort to either attend an on—site tour or virtual proposer meeting. DOT will view favorably proposers that attended either the on-site tour or virtual proposer meeting.
MEETINGS
The Selection Committee may decide to meet virtually or by phone with certain proposers on the week of June 02, 2025. This is the only week meetings will be held. Therefore, it is recommended that proposers be available to meet with the Selection Committee.