"Amtrak does intend to publish a summary of the procurement process, including participating teams, overviews of the proposals that proposers will have prepared for public dissemination, and the selection process followed."
"We may get stuck with part of the bill. It would be very different if the federal government said, 'It's our project, we're paying for it and we're deciding,' but in this case it seems to be, 'It's our project, we're deciding, and you're going to foot part of the bill.'"
"I'm very wary of Trump's personal preferences being baked into the RFP process and we are simply in the dark as to what Amtrak is proposing for this station."
"The concern is that he will give the project to an insider or Trump associate, violating basic principles of procurement ethics."
Amtrak's Andy Byford has declined to release a crucial document related to the selection of a master developer for the Penn Station project. Elected officials are worried that New York may bear costs without having input in the process. Amtrak plans to publish a summary of the procurement process but will not disclose the criteria for developer selection. Concerns have been raised about potential favoritism towards developers connected to President Trump and the lack of transparency in the decision-making process.
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