Additional Description 1
<p>New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in consultation with the City of New York and Mayors Office of Environmental Remediation (OER), is seeking one or more consultants to be retained to provide on-call environmental consulting services and to assist in the assessment, remediation, and redevelopment of Brownfields in New York City. It is anticipated that the on-call environmental consulting services will include, without limitation, the following: Environmental Assessments; Environmental and/or Vacant or Under-utilized Land Planning; Environmental Remediation; Environmental Remediation Regulatory Oversight; Monitoring; Air Quality and Noise Attenuation Measurements; BOA or Other Community Planning Services; Project Management; Community Outreach; Study and Reporting Services; Grant Management and Administration Services; Grant Writing Services; Environment-Related and Other Real Estate Advisory Services; and any other related services.</p><p>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 identified in the proposal, experience and quality of any subcontractors proposed, demonstrated successful experience in performing services similar to those encompassed in the RFP, the proposed fee and cost schedules, the quality of references, and the proposed M/W/DBE narrative form.</p><p>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 NYCEDCs projects and initiatives. Please refer to the Equal Employment and Affirmative Compliance for Non-Construction Contracts Addendum in the RFP.</p><p>This project has Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) participation goals, and all respondents will be required to submit a M/WBE Narrative Form with their response. To learn more about NYCEDCs 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/.</p><p>NYCEDC established the Contract Financing Loan Fund program for Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (M/W/DBE) interested in working on public projects. Contract Financing Loan Fund facilitates financing for short-term mobilization needs such as insurance, payroll, supplies and equipment. Bidders, sub-contractors and sub-consultants are strongly encouraged to visit the NYCEDC website at http://edc.nyc/opportunity-mwdbe to learn more about the program.</p><p>An optional pre-proposal session will be held on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 10 A.M. on Microsoft Teams. Those who wish to attend should RSVP by email to OnCallMOER2022@edc.nyc on or before November 14, 2022.</p><p>Respondents may submit questions and/or request clarifications from NYCEDC no later than 4pm on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP should be directed to OnCallMOER2022@edc.nyc. Answers to all questions will be posted by Monday, December 12, 2022, to https://edc.nyc/rfps. Questions regarding the subject matter of this RFP will not be accepted after 4pm on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, however, technical questions pertaining to downloading and submitting proposals to this RFP may be directed to OnCallMOER2022@edc.nyc on or before Monday, January 9, 2023</p><p>Detailed submission guidelines and requirements are outlined in the RFP, available as of Thursday, November 10, 2022. To download a copy of the solicitation documents please visit https://edc.nyc/rfps. RESPONSES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN Monday, January 9, 2023. Please click the link in the Deadlines section of this projects web page (which can be found on https://edc.nyc/rfps) to electronically upload a proposal for this solicitation.</p>