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DOTTI seeks two-year extensions and capacity restorations for vertical on-call contracts; council raises rebid and MWBE tracking concerns
Summary
DOTTI proposed amending vertical facilities on-call contracts to add two years and restore capacity for architectural, geotechnical and construction firms. Council members questioned using on-calls for strategic work, the timing of extensions versus rebidding and MWBE performance tracking.
DOTTI presented a package of amendments to the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee that would extend existing vertical-facilities on-call contract sets by two years and, in many categories, restore or add capacity for firms in architectural, geotechnical, structural and construction pools.
Cara Sequino, director of the Interagency Division, said the master on-call sets are a capacity tool for citywide projects ranging from small deferred-maintenance jobs to time-sensitive tenant improvements. She told the committee the 2023 on-call pools were publicly procured, that many task orders remain active and that the proposed change is an amendment…
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