Coney Island Ferry Feasibility Study
INVITATION TO SUBMIT PROPOSAL
NYCEDC is pleased to invite you to submit a proposal in response to this Request for
Proposals ("RFP"). The Services to be performed, the Project and the Project Site are outlined in
the RFP Summary below (Part I, Section 2), along with such other information as the anticipated
dates for the execution of a Contract with the Consultant, if one is selected pursuant to this RFP,
and the anticipated Contract Term. All undefined capitalized terms set forth in this RFP shall
have the same definitions as set forth in Appendix A to Part III of the draft Contract (the
Contract Draft) annexed to this RFP as Exhibit 1.
Subject to the availability of funds and the responses to this RFP, NYCEDC will select a
Consultant to provide the Services. The Consultant will commence the Services upon a written
Notice to Proceed from NYCEDC or upon execution of the Contract by the Consultant and
NYCEDC substantially in the form of the Contract Draft. The Contract Draft is an initial draft
subject to further review and revision by NYCEDC prior to execution. NYCEDC shall not be
bound to the terms of any aspect of the Contract Draft, and the final acceptance of any successful
proposal shall be subject to, and contingent upon, the negotiation between the parties of a
Contract in form and substance acceptable to NYCEDC. Nevertheless, you should review the
Contract Draft and be familiar with all of the terms and conditions set forth therein prior
to submitting your proposal.
A portion of the Services may be funded with funds (Funds) from other Federal, State
and local sources (Outside Funding) including, without limitation, Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) Funds and/or other Funds made available for the Project pursuant to any
applicable funding agreements (the Applicable Agreements) including, without limitation, any
agreements between the City, NYCEDC and NYSDOT, related to those Funds. In such event,
the Contract and the Services will be subject to all applicable statutes (Applicable Statutes)
and all other legal requirements (Legal Requirements) related to such Outside Funding.
Respondents should make sure they read and fully understand such requirements prior to
submitting their proposals in response to this RFP.
