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Consideration of company location in the commercial waste zone RFP process
1:31:22
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DSNY representatives clarify the factors considered in the RFP process for awarding commercial waste zone contracts, particularly regarding company locations.
- Assistant Commissioner Marshall confirms that company location within a zone was not a specific category in the RFP
- Deputy Commissioner Eisenberg explains that Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) was part of the calculation
- The location of company headquarters was not a consideration in the RFP process
- Council Member Salamanca expresses surprise that distance to business headquarters wasn't factored in
Frank Marshall
1:31:22
Understood.
1:31:23
Yep.
1:31:24
The the I mean, as commissioner mentioned in the RFP, the categories the categories unfortunately did not include you know, if the awardee had a location in the zone that they're applying for.
Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
1:31:39
So that was not part of the RFP process in terms of the distance that they will be driving to to to to their businesses and their their headquarters?
Frank Marshall
1:31:48
That that was a consideration.
Neil Eisenberg
1:31:50
Yeah.
1:31:50
Council member, the the VMT was part of the the calculation.
1:31:56
The what what commissioner Marshall was saying is that the location of the headquarters was not a consideration in the RFP process of whether they were based in the zone or the borough.
1:32:10
Alright.