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Council Member Rivera inquires about the development process, including the RFEI and RFP timeline, as well as the construction schedule. Ben Baccash provides information on the demolition and construction timeline.

Baccash needs to follow up on the RFEI process and response timeline
Demolition process will take 6-12 months after the public health lab moves
Construction of the new building is anticipated to take about 3 years
The team aims to be minimally disruptive to neighbors during the process

Carlina Rivera

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I wanna ask you all, when do you begin applying for the RFEI, the RFP, a little bit about the development process, and just go back to the construction timeline and completion?

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you, mister Chip.

Ben Baccash

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I was not personally involved in the RFEI process and response timeline, so I'm gonna have to get back to you on that.

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I don't have those dates.

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In terms of the, demolition and construction timeline, upon vacancy of the existing building and when the public health lab moves to to Harlem, we would then start the demolition process.

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That will take between 6 12 months.

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Demolition now, right, is more like dismantling.

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It's done in a careful way.

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Our intent is to be as least disruptive as we can to our our neighbors.

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And then subsequently, we'll build the building, which we anticipate will be about 3 years.

Carlina Rivera

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Okay.

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Thank you very much.

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And I look forward to you, coming back around with with the answers to that.

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Thank you.

Kevin Riley

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Thank you, councilman Rivera.

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Are there any other colleagues to have questions for this panel?

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Thank you.

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