Request for Proposals: For the Future Use and Re-Development of the Shoreham Property

June 17, 2009
The Authority has posted answers to all questions received for the RFP. See the revised questions and answers download. The Proposal Due Date is June 23, 2009 by 3:00PM.

June 5, 2009
The Authority is making the following revision to the RFP Calendar of Events: The Proposal Due Date is revised from June 9, 2009 by 3:00PM to June 23, 2009 by 3:00PM.

May 22, 2009
The Authority has posted questions and answers for the RFP and will be updating the Q&A list shortly to include answers to all questions. The Authority has also posted the transcript from the Proposers’ Conference, as well as other documents for the Shoreham property. The Authority is also making the following revision to the RFP Calendar of Events:
 
- The Proposal Due Date is revised from May 27, 2009 by 3:00PM to June 9, 2009 by 3:00PM.

May 8, 2009
The Authority is making the following revisions to the RFP Calendar of Events:
 
- The Deadline for Submission of Questions is revised from May 8, 2009 to May 14, 2009
- The Proposal Due date is revised from May 25, 2009 by 3:00PM to May 27, 2009 by 3:00PM.
 
A download of the revised Proposers’ Conference Presentation is now online.

May 4, 2009
The Authority will host a site tour of the de-commissioned Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant property as a part of the Request for Proposals (RFP) process for the recently issued “Future Use and Re-Development of the Shoreham Property” RFP. The site tour is scheduled for Tuesday, May 12, 2009 starting at 10:00 AM and is scheduled to last approximately one hour.
 
Due to safety and security issues, this tour will be limited to proposers who intend to submit a proposal pursuant to the RFP. Attendees should be prepared for weather-related conditions and wear supportive flat shoes with skid and slip resistant soles. Sneakers, boat shoes, high heels, and any similar footwear are not permitted, nor are any still or video cameras.
 
In order to attend the site tour, please RSVP to Kristin Kelly by Friday, May 8, 2009 via fax at (516) 222-9137. Please provide the names, titles and e-mail and telephone contact information of the persons attending the site tour. The Authority will provide directions to the site prior to the site tour. Attendance at the site tour will be limited to persons responding by May 8, 2009.

April 20, 2009
The Long Island Power Authority (the “Authority”) is soliciting proposals from experienced and qualified entities through this Request for Proposal (“RFP”), to work with the Authority and the Shoreham Advisory Committee to provide an inventory and analysis as basis for the incorporating ideas, recommendations, and feedback on the future use and redevelopment of the nearly 60 acres of industrially zoned land owned by the Authority surrounding and including the former Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant that was decommissioned in 1994. As part of this RFP, the consultant(s) will update the 2006 report, Shoreham Site Evaluation Potential for Additional Generation, and forecast the effects re-development of all/or a portion of such property may have on Authority customers and the regional economy, local taxes, the environment and quality of life for nearby residents. Based on the responses to this RFP, the Authority expects to retain one entity to perform work as further described herein.

The following documents are presented in .PDF format. To view any of the documents below, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download for free from Adobe.PDF

Shoreham Web site Resources

RFP DownloadsPDF

Calendar of Events

The schedule of key dates in this RFP is as follows:
Arrow RFP Issuance April 20, 2009
Arrow Proposers Conference April 29, 2009 at 10:00AM
Arrow Deadline for Submission of Questions May 14, 2009
Arrow Notice of Intent to Propose May 19, 2009
Arrow Proposals Due Date June 23, 2009 at 3:00PM UPDATE
Arrow Interviews (if desired) To Be Determined

Proposer’s Conference
The Authority will host a Proposers Conference at its offices located at 333 Earle Ovington Blvd. Suite 403 in Uniondale, New York on April 29, 2009 at 10:00 am. The Proposers Conference will include an overview and discussion of the RFP and an opportunity for Proposers to ask questions.  A transcribed record of the Proposers Conference will be posted on the Authority’s Web site.  Please notify Michael J. Deering, Vice President for Environmental Affairs via facsimile at (516) 222-9137 if you will attend the conference, providing the names and titles of the attendees.  Attendance at the Proposers Conference is not mandatory.

Questions
Any questions regarding this RFP should be submitted in writing and faxed to Michael J. Deering, Vice President for Environmental Affairs at (516) 222-9137, on or before May 8, 2009. Responses to the questions will be posted on the Authority's Web site at www.lipower.org on a rolling basis.  No other communication of questions and answers will be made.

Notice of Intent
It is requested that entities interested in submitting a proposal in response to this RFP fax a Notice of Intent to Propose to the attention of Michael J. Deering, Vice President for Environmental Affairs at (516) 222-9137 on or before May 19, 2008. Such notice should contain the Proposer’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address and contact person. Submission of a Notice of Intent to Propose is not a pre-requisite for submitting a proposal.

Twelve (12) hard copies of your proposal and a copy on CD in either Microsoft Word or PDF format are due no later than 3:00 p.m. on June 23, 2009, in a sealed package or packages.  The Authority will not consider proposals received after this deadline.  All proposals should be delivered to:

Long Island Power Authority
333 Earle Ovington Boulevard, Suite 403
Uniondale, NY 11553
Attention:  Michael J. Deering, Vice President for Environmental Affairs
Future Use and Re-Development of the Shoreham Property RFP

Proposals received after the Proposal Due Date will not be considered, nor will faxed or e-mailed proposals, whenever received.  Failure to submit a proposal on time will not be waived by the Authority under any circumstances (e.g., traffic conditions, mail or courier failure, etc.).

The Authority may conduct interviews of those Proposers found to be the most qualified to provide the required services. If interviews are conducted, the Proposer(s) selected for an interview will be notified in advance of the scheduled date(s).

Pursuant to State Finance Law sections 139-j and 139-k, this RFP includes and imposes certain restrictions on communications between the Authority and Proposers during the procurement process. A Proposer is restricted from making contacts (i.e., an oral, written or electronic communications which a reasonable person would infer as an attempt to unduly influence the award, denial, or amendment of a contract) from issuance of the RFP through final award and approval of the resulting Procurement Contract by the Authority and the Office of the State Comptroller (“restricted period”) to any Authority staff or Trustee (or consultants) other than as designated herein, unless it is a contact that is included among certain statutory exemptions as set forth in State Finance Law sections 139-j(3) (a). The Authority’s designated staff for this RFP, as of the date hereof, is Michael J. Deering, Vice President for Environmental Affairs, (516) 719-9874;  Monique Brechter, Director of Environmental Affairs, (516) 719-7518; Michael Standridge, Director of Corporate Contracts and Procurement, (516) 719-8620;  Bill Funk, Contract Specialist, (516) 719-9235; Matthew Cohen, Director of Government Relations (516) 222-7700 and Kevin Law President and Chief Executive Officer, 516-222-7700.  Please use Mr. Standridge as the primary point of contact. Authority staff and Trustees (and consultants) are also required to obtain certain information when contacted during the restricted period and make a determination of the responsibility of the Proposer pursuant to statutory provisions. Certain findings of non-responsibility can result in rejection for contract award, and in the event of two findings within a 4 year period, the Proposer is debarred from obtaining governmental Procurement Contracts. Further information about these requirements can be found in the Authority’s Guidelines Regarding Procurement Lobbying which is posted on the Authority’s Web site for this RFP.

Other than as provided for in this RFP, any contact with the Authority Board members, staff or consultants during the pendency of this RFP may be grounds for disqualification from the RFP process.

The Authority will not provide reimbursement for any costs or expenses incurred in connection with this RFP, including the costs of preparing and submitting a proposal, providing any additional information or attending an interview.  All material that is submitted in response to this RFP will become the sole property of the Authority.  The Authority expressly reserves the right to utilize any and all ideas submitted in the proposals received unless covered by legal patent or proprietary rights which must be clearly noted in the proposal submitted in response to the RFP. See also RFP Section VI.C.3.

Contract Period
The term of the contract will be for a period not to exceed one (1) year. The one year term provides for any additional time necessary for incorporation of comments from the Authority’s review of the Report.  The Authority at any time, in its sole discretion, may terminate the contract, or postpone or delay all or any part of the contract upon written notice.

The results of this analysis shall be presented to LIPA in a Future Site Use Analysis Report no later than six months from the date of contract approval. 
 

Last Updated: 06/17/2009