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Syracuse City councilors weigh bypassing RFP to chase EV charging grant
Summary
City planning urged the council to keep items 31 and 32 on the docket to pursue a funder-approved electric-vehicle charging grant that could bring "over $400,000" for public chargers; several councilors pressed for a competitive process and broader local outreach before approving an RFP waiver.
Syracuse City planning staff told the council that a state funder has an approved list of vendors and that only one firm available to do the full package would not require upfront payment from the city, creating a narrow path to secure an electric-vehicle charging grant.
Owen Kearney, City Planning and Sustainability, said the city did not run a competitive bid for the current grant opportunity and that the waiver item to bypass the normal RFP process did not make the present agenda. He asked whether the council could consider that waiver at the next meeting so the city could proceed with grant submissions.
Several councilors pushed back, stressing fairness to…
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