Brooklyn pols refuse to participate in new SUNY bidding process for LICH
SUNY sets Monday deadline; LICH supporters question legality
Brooklyn elected officials on Friday rejected SUNY’s invitation to participate in its revamped search for a buyer for Long Island College Hospital (LICH) — a request one political insider called “bizarre,” considering that these same officials on Wednesday had denounced SUNY’s “last-minute, rushed” RFP-redo.
SUNY sent a letter to Public Advocate Letitia James on Thursday asking Brooklyn officials to choose two representatives to help judge offers to buy LICH. (Letter below.) The offers are to be resubmitted by the bidders who participated in the original Request For Proposals process. The rejiggered bids are due on Monday, SUNY says.
Advocates for LICH say the original RFP process was shrouded in secrecy and slanted towards real estate developers, and the “redo” is more of the same.