NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document
Gilsenan, Michael
From: Erdfarb, Stuart
Sent: Tuesday. May 21, 2002 3:49 PM
To: Fenves, Carol
Cc: Avaltroni, Robert; Smyth, Virginia; Gilsenan, Michael (ex); Schiano, Frank
Subject: FW: Invitation for Bid - WTC-CALL
PLEASE HANDLE AND ADVISE ME OF OUTCOME.
---- Original Message----
From: Phil Renter [mailto:[email protected] ]
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 3:24 PM
To: stue8dep.nyc.gov
Subject: Invitation for Bld - WTC-CALL
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Pre-Bid conference call yesterday, we would like to
submit our comments.
Unfortunately, many call centers that have the experience and capability
to provide the services that you require, such as us, are precluded from
responding primarily because of the time factor that you have imposed.
You have not provided sufficient time for a proper response. You do not
have all the information readily available that is necessary for a call
center to review and implement before starting service. It was unfair
to impose such requirements realizing that recipients would be precluded
from submitting a bid.
We have the latest in sophisticated computerized equipment; we have 35
years of experience; our rates are very competitive; our service is
excellent. Having received your RFB during the day on Thursday (5/16),
reviewing it on Friday (5/17), then being off for the weekend (5/18 &
5/20), then having a mandatory conference call on Monday (5/20), and
then being required to mail a Bid no later than Wednesday ( 5/22), and
then start service no later than Saturday (6/1) and all without complete
Information from your agency is something, that in our opinion, would
not attract companies that are conservative and precise in establishing
a new account, programming it, training its staff, testing call types,
and then becoming fully operational. Perhaps you will receive a Bid
from at least one of the conference callers but then it may not be in
the interest of all parties concerned if that company is awarded the Bid
simply by default because others, like us, did not have sufficient time
nor information to prepare for it..
Please be advise that we will not submit a Bid based on all the above.
Thank you for considering us.
Phil Renter
Relay Communications Center, Inc.
Riverhead, L.I., New York
1-800-248-8330 ext 315
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