Additional Description 1
<p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>In accordance with Section 1-12 of the Concession Rules of the City of New York, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (Parks) is issuing, as of the date of this notice, a Request for Bids (RFB) for the Operation of Circus Concessions at Various Park Locations, Citywide</span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>There will be a recommended remote bidder meeting on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. If you are considering responding to this RFB, please make every effort to attend this recommended remote bidder meeting. </span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>The Microsoft Teams link for the remote bidder meeting is as follows:</span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><strong><span style='color:black'>RECOMMENDED BIDDER MEETING</span></strong></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Schedule: Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 1:00 PM</span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><strong><span style='color:black'>Join on your computer, mobile app or room device. </span></strong></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'>https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZWQwMGQxMDgtMTMyMi00MmU3LTk4YzQtNWU0NTFhZDhmMGFl%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2232f56fc7-5f81-4e22-a95b-15da66513bef%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%220dd65b13-71a7-4031-bfb9-d016953006da%22%7d</span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Meeting ID: 299 378 220 451 4 </span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Passcode: QD2Lz3wo </span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Dial in by phone </span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'>+1 646-893-7101,,278423749#<span style='color:black'> United States, New York City </span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Phone conference ID: 278 423 749# </span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>If you cannot attend the remote bidder meeting, please contact us by Monday, May 26, 2025, and subject to availability and by appointment only, we may set up a meeting at one of the available concession sites.</span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Hard copies of the RFB can be obtained, at no cost, commencing May 9, 2025, through June 2, 2025, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., excluding weekends and holidays, at the Concessions Unit of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, which is located at 830 Fifth Avenue, Room 407, New York, NY 10065. <strong>All bids submitted in response to this RFB must be submitted by no later than June 2, 2025, at 4 p.m. </strong></span></span></span></p><p style='margin-right:-6px'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>The RFB is also available for download from May 9, 2025, through June 2, 2025, on Parks website. To download the RFB, visit </span><a href='http://www.nyc.gov/parks/businessopportunities'><span style='color:black'>www.nyc.gov/parks/businessopportunities</span></a><span style='color:black'>, click on the link for Concessions Opportunities at Parks, and, after logging in, click on the download link that appears adjacent to the RFBs description. </span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><strong><span style='color:black'>There will be a remote Bid Opening Procedure as scheduled below. </span></strong><span style='color:black'>If you are considering responding to this RFB, please make every effort to participate in this recommended Remote Bid Opening Procedure: </span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>You may join the remote Bid Opening Procedure via the Microsoft Teams link or by phone (audio only). The schedule, Microsoft Teams link or dial-in number and Phone Conference ID for each boroughs Remote Bid Opening Procedure is as follows: </span></span></span></p><ol> <li style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><strong><span style='color:black'>Citywide Locations: </span></strong></span></span></li></ol><p style='margin-left:48px'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Schedule: Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 10:00 AM </span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='color:#252424'>Join on your computer, mobile app or room device. </span></span></strong></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Yjg0MDEyMWEtNTE1Ny00ZDAyLTg0MTYtN2YyYWFkNjMzMDkw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2232f56fc7-5f81-4e22-a95b-15da66513bef%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%220dd65b13-71a7-4031-bfb9-d016953006da%22%7d</span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='color:#252424'>Meeting ID: 276 978 230 035 </span></span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='color:#252424'>Passcode: GQ93rV6b </span></span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='color:#252424'>Dial in by phone </span></span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><span style='color:#252424'>+1 646-893-7101,,283785485# United States, New York City </span></span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>If you cannot participate via Microsoft Teams or by phone, a summary of bid results will be accessible online </span><span style='color:#1f1f1e'>at</span><span style='color:#000000'> www.nyc.gov/parks/concessions</span><span style='color:black'>. Look for the section named Submit a Bid or Proposal, and select View current active solicitations. Bid results will be posted on or around June 4,2025. </span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>For more information related to the RFB, contact:</span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11pt'><span style='font-family:Calibri,sans-serif'><span style='color:black'>Luiggi Almanzar- Project Manager- </span>Luiggi.almanzar@parks.nyc.gov-<span style='color:black'> (212) 360-3483</span></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10pt'><span style='font-family:Georgia,serif'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='background-color:white'><span style='color:#242424'>Deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind, speech-disabled, or late-deafened people who use text telephones (TTYs) or voice carry-over (VCO) phones can dial 711 to reach a free relay service, where specially trained operators will relay a conversation between a TTY/VCO user and a standard telephone user. </span></span></span></strong></span></span></p><p style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10pt'><span style='font-family:Georgia,serif'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><span style='background-color:white'><span style='color:#242424'>Alternatively, a message can be left on the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD). The TDD number is 212-New York (212-639-9675).</span></span></span></strong></span></span></p>