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Council member questions Wollman Rink RFP decision
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer inquires about the possibility of canceling the RFP for Wollman Rink in favor of a sole source contract with the Central Park Conservancy. Commissioner Susan Donoghue explains that the RFP has already been issued and negotiations are in progress, indicating that they do not plan to cancel the RFP at this point.
- Brewer expresses concern about the RFP process for Wollman Rink
- The Commissioner states that the RFP has already been issued and negotiations are ongoing
- Brewer indicates that she will continue to work on the issue
Gale A. Brewer
0:44:36
Thank you very much.
0:44:38
Central Park is in my district.
0:44:39
I live right across the street.
0:44:41
So picking up on the chair, because I know we're very upset about this.
0:44:44
So I 2021, I wrote a letter saying, why can't it sole source even before winter related to Central Park Conservancy?
0:44:52
So now I have my same question.
0:44:53
Can we get rid of the RFP totally and do a sole source as we're doing in the northern part of the district?
0:45:00
They're willing to pay whatever the cost is.
Susan Donoghue
0:45:04
Thank you, council member Brewer, for your question.
0:45:06
I wasn't here in 2021, so I can't speak to that.
0:45:09
I was around.
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I'm sorry?
Gale A. Brewer
0:45:11
I was around.
Susan Donoghue
0:45:12
I know you were.
0:45:13
Yes, I know you I was not.
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We are we we've already issued the RFP.
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It's already out there.
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So, we're we're, at this point, are gonna continue with our negotiations.
0:45:25
And we're in the process of those negotiations.
Gale A. Brewer
0:45:29
But you can't get rid of an RFP, you can't just say, sorry, this RFP is no longer
Susan Donoghue
0:45:34
At this point, we're not planning to do that, no.