Notice Details

In accordance with Section 1-14 of the Concession Rules of the City of New York (“Concession Rules”), the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (“Parks”) intends to enter into a non-significant negotiated concession for a license agreement for the operation and maintenance of WWII Veterans War Memorial Ice Skating Rink in Clove Lakes Park, Staten Island.

The term is to not to exceed 5 years, expected to commence no sooner than 10/01/26 with two options to extend for one (1) year each. The concession will be operated pursuant to a license issued by Parks; no leasehold or other proprietary right will be offered.

At this time, it is neither practicable nor advantageous to award this concession by competitive sealed proposals or competitive sealed bids due to the existing conditions at WWII Veterans War Memorial Ice Skating Rink, which require remediation and would restrict the number of years that could presently be offered as a concession term. NYC Parks is currently conducting a CPSD (Capital Project Scope Development) survey to better understand the full scope of capital needs for the site.

This short-term, negotiated concession is meant to act as a stop-gap agreement that provides the necessary time to complete this survey and incorporate its findings into a comprehensive and informed Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) and subsequent Request for Proposals (RFP) for a longer term agreement.

For all of these reasons, it is in the best interest of the City to pursue a negotiated concession for this facility.  

Potential concessionaires that would like to express interest in the proposed concession and/or obtain additional information concerning the concession may contact Kat Cognata, Senior Project Manager for NYC Parks Concessions Unit, at (212) 360-3407 or via e-mail at katherine.cognata@parks.nyc.gov by December 18, 2025. Thereafter, there will be a process for submission of proposals. Parks will evaluate the proposals on the bases of proposed capital investments; operating experience and financial capability; planned operations; fee offer; and integrated sustainability. Where applicable, Parks may condition the award of this concession upon the successful completion of PASSPort (the Procurement and Sourcing Solutions Portal) Questionnaires and review of that information by the Department of Investigation. In addition, any person or entity with at least a 10% ownership interest in the submitting vendor (including a parent company), may be required to complete PASSPort Questionnaires (Principal Questionnaire for any person and Vendor Questionnaire for any entity with at least a 10% ownership interest in the submitting vendor).

This concession has been determined not to be a major concession as defined by Chapter 7 of the Rules of the City Planning Commission.

Please note that the concession award is subject to applicable provisions of federal, State, and local laws and executive orders requiring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity.

The New York City Comptroller is charged with the audit of concession agreements in New York City. Any person or entity who believes that there has been unfairness, favoritism or impropriety in the proposal process should inform the Comptroller, Office of Contract Administration, 1 Centre Street, New York, New York 10007, telephone number (212) 669-2323.

Please address any questions and/or correspondence relating to the potential concession award to Kat Cognata, Senior Project Manager, at (212) 360-3407 or via e-mail at katherine.cognata@parks.nyc.gov (Office of the Concessions Division, City of New York Parks, The Arsenal-Central Park 830 Fifth Avenue- Room 407 New York, New York 10065).