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Inquiry into the procurement process for Big Apple Connect program

0:28:30

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Council Member Jennifer Gutiérrez questions OTI officials about the procurement process for the Big Apple Connect program. The officials explain that a mini bid process was used within the context of a master services agreement.

  • OTI officials are unsure about the public availability of the procurement responses
  • They commit to following up with the council member's staff about the availability of this information
  • The exchange highlights a lack of immediate transparency around the procurement process
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:28:30
Was there an RFP process for Big Apple Connect?
Chantal Senatus
0:28:35
It would be the mini bid process also within that context.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:28:37
Okay so that's another example of a mini bid process.
0:28:43
Is there any public record of the responses from those providers?
0:28:51
I'd have to On Charter LTs.
Chantal Senatus
0:28:53
Yeah we'd have to take a look and see what we actually have in house.
0:28:57
I wasn't part of that particular process at the time so we'd have to kind of get back to you and see what we have in the office.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:29:04
Okay but you're not sure so you're not sure if it was made public do you know if you can if it can be made public now?
Chantal Senatus
0:29:13
I'll have to look into that.
0:29:18
And we're more than happy to get back to your staff with respect to that.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:29:21
Say the last part.
Chantal Senatus
0:29:22
We're more than happy to get back to your staff
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:29:23
with respect to that So on the contract, the Big Apple Connect contract, we've also as a committee we've asked several times for a copy of that contract.
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