QUESTION
Is the Department of Sanitation considering extending the contract with GrowNYC for community composting initiatives? If so, what factors are being considered in the decision-making process?
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The Commissioner of the Department of Sanitation states that the contract with GrowNYC for community composting initiatives is in its final year with no available renewals, meaning it cannot be extended beyond the summer.
- A new procurement process is required to secure services for community composting initiatives.
- The Commissioner cannot begin the procurement process until funding for community composting is secured.
- If funding is restored, the Commissioner will immediately commence a competitive procurement for these services.
- The Commissioner emphasizes it should not be referred to as the 'GrowNYC contract' since it will be an open, competitive bidding process.
Shaun Abreu
0:49:04
My last question on community composting, and this is a contract this is a contracts question.
0:49:11
You may or not may not be able to answer, but is the S and Y considering extending the growing YC contract related to community composting initiatives?
0:49:17
And if so, what factors are being taken into account in the decision making process?
Jessica Tisch
0:49:22
So as I testified before at our preliminary budget hearing, the Grow NYC contract is currently in its final year with no renewals available on the contract.
0:49:38
That the contract ends and cannot be extended this summer.
0:49:43
And so if I cannot begin a procurement per city's procurement rules until I have funding in hand.
0:49:52
So the if the community composting funding is restored, I will commence immediately a, procurement to procure those services.
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However, to be clear, we shouldn't call it the Grow NYC contract because that will be a competitive procurement.
Shaun Abreu
0:50:11
Understood.
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Alright.
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I'm gonna move over to commercial waste zones.
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