< Back to Previous Page Tenant Representative Services For Leased Space Outside Of NYC The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit bids for a Tenant Representative to assist with real estate services, including the coordination and management of State leases, throughout upstate New York, Westchester County and Long Island.   “As part of our continuing efforts to provide the most efficient and cost-effective services for our client agencies and the taxpayers of New York, OGS is seeking to work with an experienced Tenant Representative to help us optimize our management of State-leased property in the upstate market,” OGS Commissioner Kenneth J. Ringler, Jr., said. OGS is seeking a Tenant Representative who will work with the agency on issues such as market surveys and analyses, site selection and evaluation, lease negotiations, and space planning and programming services. The overall goal will be to reduce real estate occupancy costs through increased operational efficiency, improved coordination and scheduling of State agency relocations, consolidations and other office space issues. OGS, through its Real Estate Planning and Development (REPD) group, is responsible for providing comprehensive real estate services for executive department agencies, including management of State-owned office space as well as the negotiation and oversight of agency leases in privately-owned facilities. OGS currently oversees 600 leases statewide, totaling 13.2 million sq. ft. Tenant Representative Services are being requested for approximately 115 leases, totaling approximately 1.9 million sq. ft., that are located outside the metropolitan New York City area and expire prior to July 2007. “OGS is constantly reviewing the utilization of office space for State agencies as we seek to place employees in modern offices with state-of-the-art resources, while also looking for opportunities to reduce costs,” said Commissioner Ringler. “A Tenant Representative will work with OGS staff and provide insight on how we can best achieve those goals.”  Under the RFP, all proposals must be submitted by March 7, 2003. Contract awards will be based upon an evaluation of the “best value” to the State, with an initial contract of three years and the State having two, one-year options to extend the contracts. Following the evaluations, an award is expected to be made in late June or early July 2003, pending approval of OGS, the Attorney General and the State Comptroller. Contact New York real estate lawyers from the law firm of Weinstein, Chase, Messinger and Peters, P.C. ,