Security Guard Services
- This RFP had a pre-bid event.
- This RFP was uploaded by the owner.
LAZ is now accepting proposals to provide Security Guard Services at the Battery Parking Garage.
LAZ offers this competitive bidding opportunity for diverse Security firms through a public solicitation known as a "Request for Proposal" or "RFP".
LAZ's selection criteria shall include the financial strength, demonstrated management expertise, business plan and work history of the Contractor.
Section Five: Scope of Services to Provide Security Guard Services at the Battery Parking Garage
I.Introduction and Project Objective
LAZ) is requesting proposals for security service from recognized security
service providers (the "Provider") for twenty-four-hour, seven-day foot patrols of the Garage.
The Provider will be expected to provide roving foot patrols and furnish and maintain two-way radios for use by its guards with a channel that can communicate with the Original Garage's Main Office located in the lobby of 56-80 Greenwich Street. In addition, the Provider is expected to furnish and install a means of monitoring the rounds made by the guards, with records accessible to both Provider's supervisors and LAZP. As a minimum qualification requirement, the Provider must currently provide 24/7 guard service for at least two contracts of comparable size and scope and provide detailed examples and references for these contracts. Experience with existing guard services for self-park parking facilities (24/7 or not) is preferred.
II.Facilities
The Garage is located at the Manhattan end of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, north of Morris Street between Greenwich Street and West Street. The facility consists of the Original Garage, which opened on July 1, 1950, and the Garage Addition, which was built over the tunnel's approach plaza and was completed on February 1, 1968. It includes 2,055 self-park spaces on eight levels and is served by five passenger elevators in two cores Morris Avenue and Greenwich Street.
The Battery Parking Garage, consisting of the following street addresses:
Primary Address: 56-80 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10006
With other entrances and exits at or near the following addresses:
20 Morris Street, New York, NY 10006
81 Washington Street, New York, NY 10006
III.Scope of Services
The minimum service requirements are as follows:
All guards must be licensed by the State of New York.
All guards must be uniformed with appropriate seasonal garments for weather conditions.
Define the minimum amount of training that each guard must receive before being assigned for work at the Garage.
Two (2) person coverage; 24 hours per day, 365 days per year (i.e., forty-eight staff hours per day or 336 hours per week).
Identify employee union affiliation, if any.
Identify minimum hourly pay for on-site employees assigned to this property and explain the guard's compensation package in terms of benefits, annual and/or performance increases, and any bonus opportunities.
Provide a rate structure based on hourly charges for three (3) years, which identifies base charges and charges for additional fees such as holidays, weekends, higher level employees, or any other charges that could be invoiced. Identify all, if any, factors that could alter the rates during the three-year contract period.
Provide a minimum of four (4) - two or four channel, two-way radios including a base station (with repeaters if necessary) for communication throughout the Garage and the Original Garage's Main Office located in the lobby of 56-80 Greenwich Street.
Install watch stations as per exhibit #1 throughout the Garage to monitor the individual activities of each assigned guard. Security company shall provide garage manager remote access to their watch records. All watch records shall be stored electronically and made available to the Garage manager when requested.
Provide the recommended guard patrol schedule for both original and garage addition. In addition to regular patrol schedule one guard must be assigned to the Original Garage, Ground Floor on Friday, and Saturday evenings, from 10 PM until 4 AM.
Provide a simplified organizational chart of off-site staff.
For billing purposes, timecard records of individual guard on-site service will be required in support of invoiced hours.
Define the number of hours of direct on-site supervision that will be provided by supervisors that are not functioning as roving guards.
Provide samples of incident report forms and operating guidelines defining what should be done in the event of an emergency.
