Lower Concourse North RFEI Information Session August 1, 2016
AGENDA Introduction Site Description & Conditions Project Goals Environmental Review & ULURP Timing Selection Criteria RFEI Process Questions 2
Location Bounded by the Harlem River, Mill Pond Park, 145 th St Bridge, and Exterior Street 4 min. to Grand Concourse subway station & located across the street from bus stop The Bronx Terminal Market Shopping Center is located to the northeast of the Site East of the Site is a mixture of warehousing, residential with ground floor retail 3
Site Description & Conditions Property Information Developable Site: ~158,000 sf Mill Pond Park Extension & Shore public walkway: ~42,000 sf Site Conditions Major Deegan Roadway and Easement Relieving Platform E 149 th St closed to vehicular access Mill Pond Park Extension and Shore Public Walkway 4
Project Goals Development Program Mixed Income Affordable Housing Program Commercial and Community Facility Public Open Space and Waterfront Activation Project Phasing Design Guidelines & Open Space Building parameters Visual Corridors/Upland Connections Shore public walkway & Mill Pond Park Extension Vehicular Access and Loading 5
Environmental Review & ULURP Timing Land Use Process Expedited land use review process EDC preparing application and generic EIS in parallel with proposal review Generic EIS & ULURP Timing Public Scoping: Fall 2016 ULURP Certification: Early 2017 Anticipated developer selection during ULURP Zoning & Environmental Review Considerations Assumption of a R7-2 district with a C2-4 overlay FAR of 4.6 Maximum of 920,000 zoning sf available for development on the Site - Development rights from open space will be available for development Sub-district of the Special Harlem River Waterfront District Extend Waterfront Access Plan 6
Selection Criteria Categories are below, more detail available in the RFEI document Completeness and Quality of Overall Response Program and Design Financial and Schedule Feasibility Respondent Qualifications and Experience Emerging Developer Categorization Economic Impact Hiring and Workforce Programs 7
M/WBE Participation Proposal M/WBE Program - M/WBEs must be certified by NYC Dept. of Small Business Services M/WBE Participation Goal for the RFEI: - 20-35% (as percentage of total contract value) Respondents must prepare an M/WBE Participation Proposal indicating their proposed level of M/WBE participation and a plan for achieving this goal M/WBE Participation Proposal will be scored and factor into selection - Scoring is a function of both the proposed Participation Goal and the strength of the narrative Respondents submitting proposals with a Participation Goal lower than the lower bound of the range shall receive a score of zero (0) for this selection criteria - The higher bound represents the optimum participation goal. Proposed Participation Goals that exceed this higher bound are welcome but do not receive extra points - The narrative portion is scored based on breadth and depth of the strategies proposed and level of specificity Final M/WBE Goals will be incorporated into the Contract - Selected Respondents will be required to meet the stated M/WBE goals or demonstrate good faith efforts 8
Meeting M/WBE Goals Identifying M/WBE Partners Use SBS directories to find M/WBEs in a specific field Check out the Interested Subcontractor and Supplier List for this RFEI Network at this info session NYCEDC can assist in identifying M/WBEs Refer to good faith efforts section in draft contract for more ideas Make use of the Kick-Start Loan Program Mobilization loans for M/W/DBE firms participating as either prime or subcontractor Amounts up to $250,000 May be used to buy long lead equipment, material, and/or labor costs 9
RFEI Process Request for Expressions of Interest EDC & HPD will jointly select respondent Review Proposal Requirements (p. 25) & Selection Criteria (p. 32) Site Visit, Questions & Answers Site Visit & Community Engagement Session: August 4 th, 2016 at 5:00pm - Community Session at Hostos College in Savoy Room at 6:00pm Email questions to LowerConcourseRFEI@edc.nyc up to September 23, 2016 Answers will be posted at http://www.nycedc.com/rfp on a rolling basis up to October 4, 2016 Proposal Submission Submit six hard copies and one electronic version to NYCEDC by October 11, 2016 at 4:00pm 10
Questions Proposals due 4:00 PM on Tuesday October 11, 2016 Questions can be emailed to LowerConcourseRFEI@edc.nyc Visit us at https://www.edc.nyc/rfp 11