Additional Description 1
<p><span style='font-size:14px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>In accordance with Section 1-13 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 significant Request for Proposals (RFP) for the operation and maintenance of the Wollman Rink, Central Park, Manhattan.</span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:14px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>There will be a recommended remote proposer meeting on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 11:00am. If you are considering responding to this RFP, please make every effort to attend this recommended remote proposer meeting. </span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:14px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>The link for the remote proposer meeting is as follows: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_M2U2ZjI0YjMtOTJmNS00Yjc0LThjZWQtNDcyZTc2ZjFjNDNk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2232f56fc7-5f81-4e22-a95b-15da66513bef%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22a97dac78-da92-4e46-8b96-0eda2d11da22%22%7d</span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:14px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>You may also join the remote proposer meeting by phone using the following information: </span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:14px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>Phone # 1-646-893-7101</span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:14px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>Phone Conference ID: 404648131#</span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:14px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>Subject to availability and by appointment only, we may set up site meetings at the proposed concession site. </span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:14px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>All proposals submitted in response to this RFP must be submitted no later than Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 3:00pm.</span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:14px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>Hard copies of the RFP can be obtained at no cost, through Tuesday, December 17, 2024, by contacting Jeremy Holmes, Deputy Director of Concession Compliance at (212)360-3455 or at Jeremy.Holmes@parks.nyc.gov. </span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:14px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>The RFP is also available for download, through Tuesday, December 17, 2024, on Parks website. To download the RFP, visit http://www.nyc.gov/parks/businessopportunities and click on the Concessions Opportunities at Parks link. Once you have logged in, click on the download link that appears adjacent to the RFPs description.</span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:14px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>For more information or if you cannot attend the remote proposer meeting, prospective proposers may contact Jeremy Holmes, Deputy Director of Concession Compliance at (212)360-3455 or at Jeremy.Holmes@parks.nyc.gov. </span></span></p><p><span style='font-size:14px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>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></p><p><span style='font-size:14px'><span style='font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif'>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></p>