In accordance with Section 1-14 of the Concession Rules of the City of New York (“Concession Rules”), the New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (“HPD”) intends to enter into a negotiated concession for a license agreement for the operation, renovation, and maintenance of a food bar at 100 Gold Street, Manhattan. The selected operator must be able to operate, renovate, and maintain the facility as a healthy and affordable food bar amenity for the building employees and visitors.

The concession will have a term not to exceed ten (10) years. The concession will be operated pursuant to a permit issued by HPD; no leasehold or other proprietary right will be offered. The concession is projected to commence around Fall/Winter 2023 and will expire no more than 10 years from the commencement date. As compensation to the City, HPD anticipates receiving an annual permit fee, to be negotiated with the chosen operator.

At this time, it is neither practicable nor advantageous to award this concession by competitive sealed proposals or competitive sealed bids due to the existence of a time-sensitive situation as HPD has determined not to renew the current concessionaire; the concessionaire has not met their obligations and claims to be unable to do so. HPD recognizes the value of having the food bar to serving both employees and the public and therefore wishes to start a concession with a new vendor while minimizing the time with no food services along with revenue lost. For 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 Hector Padilla, at (212) 863- 5783 or via e-mail at Padillah@hpd.nyc.gov and carbon copy Johnathan Lamberty at Lambertj@hpd.nyc.gov by October 16, 2023. Thereafter, there will be a process for submission of proposals. HPD will evaluate the proposals on the bases of capital investment, improvement and designs; operating experience; financial capability; planned operations; and fee offer. Where applicable, HPD 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 Hector Padilla, Executive Director for General Services, at (212) 863-5783 or via e-mail at padillah@hpd.nyc.gov and carbon copy Johnathan Lamberty at lambertj@hpd.nyc.gov.