Notice Details

New York City Economic Development Corporation (“NYCEDC”) is seeking a qualified operator of automated teller machines (“ATMs”) at the St. George Ferry Terminal in Staten Island and the Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Manhattan (collectively, the “Ferry Terminals”). The Ferry Terminals serve the Staten Island Ferry, which is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation. The Staten Island Ferry is the only non-vehicular transportation between Staten Island and Lower Manhattan that is free of charge. Nearly 45,000 passengers ride the ferry each weekday (117 weekday trips), providing a steady and reliable customer base of commuters, tourists, and visitors.

The objective of this RFP is to select a respondent to install, maintain, and operate four (4) ATMs — one (1) at the St. George Ferry Terminal and three (3) at the Whitehall Ferry Terminal — under a license agreement (the “License”) with NYCEDC. The License will have a maximum term of five (5) years. No ownership, leasehold, occupancy, or other property interest is being offered or granted under the License.

NYCEDC plans to select a consultant 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 and subcontractors identified in the proposal, demonstrated successful experience in performing services similar to those encompassed in the RFP, the proposed operations plan, and the proposed fee.

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, sex, age, disability, marital status and other protected category 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.

This project has Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (“M/WBE”) participation goals, and all respondents will be required to submit an M/WBE Participation Proposal 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 Enterprise (M/W/DBE) interested in working on public construction projects. Contract Financing Loan Fund facilitates financing for short-term mobilization needs such as insurance, labor, 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.

Respondents may submit questions and/or request clarifications from NYCEDC no later than 5pm on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP should be directed to FerryTerminalATM@edc.nyc. Answers to all questions will be posted by Thursday, April 17, 2025, to https://edc.nyc/rfps. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP will not be accepted after 5pm on Thursday, April 10, 2025, however, technical questions pertaining to downloading and submitting proposals to this RFP may be directed to RFPREQUEST@edc.nyc on or before Thursday, April 24, 2025.

Detailed submission guidelines and requirements are outlined in the RFP, available as of Thursday, March 27, 2025. To download a copy of the solicitation documents please visit https://edc.nyc/rfps. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 11:59 pm. 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. Please upload your response as a .zip file with your company name and the title of this project.