Q&A
Future plans for vendors and RFPs in MyCity development
1:39:22
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Council Member Gutiérrez inquires about future plans for vendor involvement and RFPs in the ongoing development of MyCity. Commissioner Fraser discusses the potential for new vendors and the process for future developments.
- Fraser confirms that new services, such as the digital wallet, will require new RFP processes
- He explains that existing partnerships will continue to be used for known and quantifiable aspects of development
- New services or integrations outside the current scope will likely involve new RFPs
- Fraser mentions that as specific vendors complete their work, they may be phased out while new ones are brought in for different components
- He compares the process to building construction, where different specialists are needed at different stages
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:39:22
Thank you.
1:39:24
I wanted to ask for, I guess, another question on on the vendors piece.
1:39:35
Just because based on some of their responses, it seems like there's kind of like a there might potentially be, like, a little a little lull because you're doing evaluating and and trying to launch the the common services platform.
1:39:50
Are there are there are there other vendors or other RFPs that you're thinking about as you are thinking through the digital for example.
1:40:02
Is there is there is there another moment throughout the the rollout of my city that we can anticipate additional vendors for for additional services?
Matthew Fraser
1:40:10
Yeah.
1:40:10
So as some services phase out and as other services roll in, Things like the digital wallet is something that has to go out as part of an RFP process.
1:40:20
And other services that we look to integrate that are outside of the universe of what we already have, those will likely go out in the RFP process.
1:40:28
The things that we know and that we can quantify and things that we're using will continue to be deployed leveraging the existing partnerships.
1:40:36
And when those partnerships expire, we'll follow PBB rules to make sure that we bring in other partners that can help us deliver in the same spaces.
1:40:44
As it stands right now, any service that gets integrated in is gonna require an RFP of some sort.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:40:51
Mhmm.
Matthew Fraser
1:40:51
That's beyond the scope of what we're already doing.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
1:40:53
And I'd like to acknowledge council members 1 and Joseph who just joined us from their marathon hearing across the hall.
1:40:59
Welcome.
1:41:02
Is there a time where because you are utilizing in house and vendors, is there a time where you're completely phasing out vendors for some of these?
1:41:09
Yes.
Matthew Fraser
1:41:12
So as you as you start to build foundations, it's it's almost like having people that lay or if you look at a like a process building or building.
1:41:22
There's a time to lay the foundation.
1:41:24
There's a time to put framing.
1:41:25
There's a time to put in the electrical work.
1:41:27
There's a time to do painting.
1:41:29
And as specific vendors move on, they get phased out of the program, and other ones get phased in to do their specific component.
1:41:35
Excellent.
