Gabriella Olivieri Publications Portfolio Annual Report - 2011 | Page 18

LEG A L DIVISIONS Standard Human Services Contract Working with the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, the Mayor’s Of?ce of Contract Services, and the City’s social services agencies, Division attorneys developed the City’s ?rst standard human services contract, which is now used by all City agencies. The contract standardizes critical terms governing the provision of client services by the City’s contractors, which often have contracts with multiple City agencies. It thus provides certainty to the City and its contractors and improves the ef?ciency of the procurement system for social services. PHOTO: “JANE’S CAROUSEL,” BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK Snow Emergency Preparation Division attorneys helped the Deputy Mayor for Operations and the City Department of Sanitation to optimize a menu of methods for mobilizing contractors during snow emergencies, including developing a variety of new standby contracts for various zones throughout the City. The contracts and methods provide a balance of public and private resources to be used to clear streets during snowstorms. CONTRACTS & REAL ESTATE CHIEF Steven Stein Cushman DEPUTY Howard Friedman The Contracts & Real Estate Division counsels City agencies on transactional matters, such as leases and contracts, and acts as transactional counsel on special projects at the request of the Mayor’s Office and City agencies. Attorneys not only negotiate and draft contracts, but also approve City transactional documents and advise on processes that must be followed to enter into such agreements. 15 Harlem Children’s Zone Promise Academy Charter School Working with the Deputy Mayor for Education and Community Development, the City Department of Transportation, and the City Housing Authority, Division attorneys negotiated agreements facilitating the development of the Harlem Children’s Zone Promise Academy Charter School. The project involved funding for, and the transfer of property to, the Charter School—as well as the mapping and construction of a City street. Tavern on the Green Under the direction of the First Deputy Mayor, Division attorneys worked closely with the City’s Department of Parks & Recreation and Department of Design and Construction to prepare for the restoration of the Tavern on the Green building to its original design and to solicit a concessionaire to operate a restaurant in the building once it is restored. Brooklyn Bridge Park Carousel In conjunction with the Mayor’s Of?ce and the Brooklyn Bridge Park Corporation, Division attorneys negotiated and drafted agreements for the donation, installation, and operation of “Jane’s Carousel,” a restored, historic carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park. PR ACTICE SPOTLIGHT Best Value Procurement of Goods and Standard Services Division attorneys worked closely with the Mayor’s Of?ce and the City’s Of?ce of State Legislative Affairs on the State Legislature’s passage of amendments to State law allowing for the purchases of goods and standard services to be based on “best value” to the City rather than simply the lowest price. The Division has also been working with the Mayor’s Of?ce of Contract Services to implement the new law, including the drafting of amendments to the Procurement Policy Board Rules and guidance to City procurement of?cials. 16