Request for Proposals for the Preservation and Redevelopment of Governors Island

This RFP CLOSED on May 10, 2006

Pre-Proposal Information Session: March 2, 2006
Submission Deadline: May 10, 2006
Please refer to the RFP for registration and RSVP requirements, site visit information and ferry schedules

NEW! Deadline extended for submitting contact info for Prospective Respondent List to March 31, 2006. Click here for list.

NEW! Additional Pre-Bid Q&A Session scheduled for April 18, 2006 on Governors Island. Click here for details.

NEW! Additional Reference Room Visits for registered Respondents are scheduled in April, 2006 on Governors Island. Click here for details.
 

Click here for the RFP

Click here for RFP Appendices

Most recently updated files:

• Information Regarding Permissible Contact after RFP Issuance, June 7 2006
• Questions and Answers, May 1, 2006
• Questions and Answers, April 14, 2006
• List of Prospective Respondents to this RFP Updated April 14, 2006
• Presentation from the March 2, 2006 Pre-bid Conference, April 12, 2006
• Market Study, conducted by Robert Charles Lesser & Co., March 25, 2005
• Questions and Answers, March 20, 2006
• Geotechnical Structural Borings Report, February 2006
• Questions and Answers, March 6, 2006
• March 2 Pre Bid Conference Attendees

 

April 18: New! Pre-Bid Q&A Session: GIPEC will be conducting an additional pre-bid question and answer session on April 18, from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM. It will take place at Pershing Hall on Governors Island. Registration for the RFP is not required to attend this session; however, anyone wishing to attend must RSVP to GIPEC by emailing Jennel Hewan at jhewan@empire.state.ny.us with the names of all Respondent Team members planning to attend. An RSVP confirmation and photo identification will be required to board the Governors Island ferry. The ferry will be leaving promptly from Slip 7 of the Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan at 9:00 AM. Please arrive at Slip 7 no later than 15 minutes prior to departure in order to comply with security procedures before boarding the ferry. Attendees will be able to return to Manhattan on the 10:45 AM ferry.

 

April, 2006: New! Reference Room Visits: GIPEC will be opening the Reference Room on three additional dates: Friday, April 14; Friday, April 21; and Friday, April 28. The room will be open from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Registration for the RFP is required to visit the reference room. In addition to registering, anyone wishing to visit must RSVP to GIPEC by emailing Jennel Hewan at jhewan@empire.state.ny.us  with the names of all Respondent Team members planning to attend. An RSVP confirmation and photo identification will be required to board the Governors Island ferry. The ferry to Governors Island departs from Slip 7 of the Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan at the following times: 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, and 2:15 PM. Please arrive at Slip 7 no later than 15 minutes prior to your scheduled departure in order to comply with security procedures before boarding the ferry.

Addendum 8

Please note that Attachment #1 ("Information Regarding Permissible Contact after RFP Issuance") to Addendum 1 ("Policy Regarding Permissible Contacts under State Finance Law Section 139-j and 139-k with respect to the Request for Proposals for the Preservation and Redevelopment of Governors Island (February 21, 2006)") has been revised once again as of June 7, 2006. You can find the updated document here."

Addendum 7

Please note that Attachment #1 ("Information Regarding Permissible Contact after RFP Issuance") to Addendum 1 ("Policy Regarding Permissible Contacts under State Finance Law Section 139-j and 139-k with respect to the Request for Proposals for the Preservation and Redevelopment of Governors Island (February 21, 2006)") has been revised as of May 5, 2006. You can find the updated document here.

Addendum 6

• Questions and Answers, May 1, 2006

Addendum 5

• Questions and Answers, April 14, 2006
• List of Prospective Respondents to this RFP  Updated 4/14/06 (Excel Spreadsheet)
• Note: A GIS database of the Governors Island tree inventory is available to registered Respondents upon request. Please contact GIPEC at DevServ-GIPEC@empire.state.ny.us to request a copy of the tree inventory on a CD. You must include your name, telephone number, registration number and mailing address. Please allow five business days for GIPEC to process your request and to send the CD via first-class mail (mailing time will be in addition to the five day processing period).

Addendum 4

• Questions and Answers, March 20, 2006

Addendum 3

• Market Study, conducted by Robert Charles Lesser & Co. (March 25, 2005)
• Geotechnical Structural Borings Report (February 2006)
   

  Part 1-1 Part 1-2 Part 2-1 Part 2-2

  Part 3-1 Part 3-2 Appendix A - Insert Appendix B - First Sheet

Addendum 2

• Questions and Answers (March 6, 2006)
• March 2 Pre Bid Conference Attendees (Excel Spreadsheet)
• Presentation from the March 2, 2006 Pre-bid Conference, April 12, 2006

Addendum 1
Policy Regarding Permissible Contacts under State Finance Law Section 139-j and 139-k with respect to the Request for Proposals for the Preservation and Redevelopment of Governors Island (February 21, 2006)

• Policy Regarding Permissible Contacts under State Finance Law Section 139-j and 139-k
• Attachment 1: Information Regarding Permissible Contact after RFP Issuance (Revised June 7, 2006)
• Attachment 2: (EO 127) Contractor’s Disclosure of Contacts Form
• Attachment 3: (State Finance Law Section 139-j) Affirmation of Understanding of and Agreement pursuant to State Finance Law Sections 139-j(3) and 139-j(6)(b)
• Attachment 4: (State Finance Law Section 139-j) Model Form for Governmental Entity Report of Contact under State Finance Law §139-k(4)

Appendices

• Appendix A: Submission Checklist
   
• Appendix B: Cash Flow Analysis Requirements
   
• Appendix C: General Project Plan, GIPEC Land Use Improvement and Civic Project (January 2006)
  • General Project Plan
  • Project Area Map
  • District Map
     
• Appendix D: Governors Island Quitclaim Deeds (January 2003)
  • Quitclaim Deed to National Trust for Historic Preservation
    • Part I
    • Part II
  • Quitclaim Deed to GIPEC
    • Part I
    • Part II
       
• Appendix E: Design Objectives for Buildings and Landscape (February 2006)

  Part I Part II Part III Part IV

  Part V Part VI Part VII Part VIII

• Appendix F: Governors Island Historic District Preservation and Design Manual (January 2003)This large document has been broken into several sections to facilitate rapid downloading.
  • Part I
  • Part II

    II-A II-B II-C1 II-C2

    II-D1 II-D2 II-E

  • Part III

    III-1 III-2 III-3 III-4

    III-5 III-6 III-7 III-8

    III-9 III-10 III-11 III-12

    III-13 III-14 III-15 III-16

• Appendix G: Preliminary Utility Master Plan (February 2006)
   
• Appendix H: Building Maps
  • Buildings Index
  • Buildings Map (.gif format)
  • Building Conditions Map (2004)
  • Historic District and South Island, Permissible Building Alterations Map
     
• Appendix I: Historic Buildings Summaries and Plans
  • Index of Building Summaries and Plans (Excel Spreadsheet)
  • Building Summaries and Plans
     
• Appendix J: Governors Island Site Plan (1992) (.gif format)
   
• Appendix K: Governors Island Survey (Montrose), 2003
   
• Appendix L: Governors Island Floodplain Map (November 1983)
   
• Appendix M: Hydrographic Survey at Tango, Lima, and Yankee Piers (November 2003)
   
• Appendix N: Geotechnical Historic Data Report, Governors Island (December 2005)
   

  Report Text Appendix_A Appendix_B_Part1 Appendix_B_Part2 Appendix_B_Part3

  Appendix_B_Part4 Appendix_C Appendix_D Figure_1 Figure_2

  Figure_3 Figures_4a_to_7c Figure 8 Figure 9

• Appendix O: Preliminary Transportation Plan (January 2006)
   
• Appendix P: Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action, RFP Provisions and Compliance Forms
   
• Appendix Q: Incentives
   
• Appendix R:
  • Contractor Disclosure of Contacts Form
  • Offerer Disclosure of Prior Non-Responsibility Determinations
  • Offerer’s Affirmation of Understanding of and Agreement pursuant to State Finance Law Sections 139-j (3) and 139-j (6) (b)

Additional Materials

1. October 2005 GIPEC Public Information Session
• PowerPoint Presentation
• Demonstration Boards
   
2. Governors Island Conceptual Options (September 2005)
    
3. Governors Island Development Framework Report (March 2005)

 
4. "The Island at the Center of the World" Brochure
    
5. Proclamation 764: Establishment of the Governors Island National Monument  (February 2003)
    
6. 2005 GIPEC Request for Expressions of Interest, List of Respondents with Addresses

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