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The study will also evaluate how toredevelop NMDOT’x District Five office in Santa Fe. “Thisa initial analysis by experts inthe public/private partnership arenw will provide us with valuablw information on how we can best redevelop the two department-owned properties in Santa said Gary Girón, deputuy secretary and tansportation secretary designee. “Basec on the studies, we will determine whetherr to proceed with these projectsor not, and if the interestz of the department and the states are well protected if we decider to move forward.” The RFP was issued Dec. 16 and will be publisheed in the , the , the , the and the . Proposal s are due by March 23, 2009.
NMDOT has nearly 24 acrez at its sites and in 2007 considered a developmenrt that would have included a new headquarters office buildinbg forits staff. The plan was shelved by Gov. Bill Richardson has appointed an oversightcommittee — comprisex of secretaries from the General Services the Department of Finance Administration and the Departmeny of Transportation — which will coordinate and oversee the new studty process and make recommendatione to the . The RFP seekw proposals from individuals, firms or teams of consultants with demonstratecd experiencein public/private or public/publiv partnerships.