Pre-Qualified Panel of Municipal Advisors RFP

Battery Park City Authority d/b/a Hugh L. Carey Battery Park City Authority (“BPCA”) requests proposals (individually a “Proposal” and collectively the “Proposals”) from qualified firms (individually a “Proposer” and collectively the “Proposers”) to be appointed to a pre-qualified panel of firms (“Panel”) to provide municipal advisory services, including acting in the capacity of BPCA’s Independent Registered Municipal Advisor (“IRMA”), on an as-needed work order basis. Such services shall include, but not be limited to, the provision of advice and assistance regarding: (1) debt financing; (2) market conditions; (3) credit rating agencies; and (4) investor relations and other financial matters, as required, and shall include both transactional and non-transactional services. A detailed scope of work for which the selected Panelists may be engaged pursuant to individual work orders is attached as Exhibit A – Scope of Work (the “Work”). Interested parties may download the request for proposals (“RFP”) from the New York State Contract Reporter or by visiting BPCA’s website at https://bpca.ny.gov/apply/rfp-opp/ and clicking on the “Current Procurement Opportunities” tab. Addenda, if any, will be posted to BPCA’s website. All Proposals must meet the requirements listed in the RFP. Restricted Period: Proposers are restricted from making contact with anyone other than the Designated Contacts (identified below) during the period from the time of publication of this advertisement through approval of the procurement contract by BPCA (the “Restricted Period”). Employees of BPCA are required to record certain contacts during the Restricted Period, including, but not limited to, any oral, written or electronic communication with a governmental entity under circumstances where a reasonable person would infer that the communication was intended to influence the governmental entity’s conduct or decision regarding the governmental procurement, and to make a determination of responsibility based, in part, upon any such contact. Failure to abide by this process may result in a finding of non-responsibility. MWBE/SDVOB: Minority-Owned Business Enterprises (“MBE”), Women-Owned Business Enterprises (“WBE”) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises (“SDVOB”) are encouraged to submit Proposals. For questions regarding MBE/WBE/SDVOB participation, joint ventures and sub-contracting goals ONLY, please contact “Diversity Designated Contact”: Zag Kimpolo at 212-417-2339 or [email protected]. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Acacia Financial Group Lamont Financial Services Corporation PFM Financial Advisors, LLC Sycamore Advisors, LLC Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 6.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 15.00% WBE Goal: 15.00%