With out a lot fanfare, the Dormitory Authority – State of New York (or DASNY) issued a request for proposal (RFP) for design-build providers for conditional adult-use retail dispensaries (CAURDs). DASNY included an idea program (see Addendum 3) that particulars the build-out necessities for retail dispensaries chosen as a part of the CAURD social fairness program. The Hashish Management Board (CCB) recently announced that DASNY obtained greater than 20 bids from design-build companies. Sure, we all know, there are quite a lot of acronyms right here.
The RFP very particularly applies solely to design-build companies inquisitive about bidding on CAURD build-out contracts. However from a big-picture perspective, the RFP is the primary clear indication of what the CCB and Workplace of Hashish Administration (OCM) envision for adult-use retail dispensaries in New York.
In fact there isn’t any assure that the forthcoming guidelines and rules for adult-use retail dispensaries will embrace necessities equivalent to these detailed within the RFP. However as I clarify under, the build-out necessities observe quite a lot of the overall operational necessities listed within the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA). It’s our guess that the foundations and rules stick fairly carefully to the RFP’s idea program.
So with out additional adieu, right here is a few (however not all) of the knowledge we gleaned from the RFP:
Spatial Construct-Out Necessities
The dispensaries which can be a part of the RFP are anticipated to be between 3,000 and 5,000 sq. ft and may have the next options:
- Open format to allow disbursement and circulate of holiday makers.
- A branding wall and gross sales counters and providers area that embrace 5-10 level of sale (POS) areas.
- Shelving and flooring shows that clearly show merchandise.
- There must be product receivables space and a hashish processing work room, in addition to a quarantine/safe area storeroom space.
- The circulation from “again of home” to the gross sales space must be shielded from view to the extent doable.
- The vault door must be shielded from buyer view.
Safety Necessities
A safety plan should embrace inside video surveillance, exterior video surveillance, inside entry controls, exterior entry controls and each inside and exterior intrusion techniques. Candidates might want to present a safety flooring plan for every location previous to build-out of every dispensary primarily based on the grasp safety plan.
One key level: a safety system should be able to 24 hour recording and producing nonetheless pictures and date/time stamps. A backup energy system that permits the CAURD to stay operational throughout an influence outage is required and the perimeter across the facility should be illuminated.
Hashish Storage
Hashish and prepared on the market, packaged cannabis-containing merchandise should be saved inside a safe room or authorized secure in such method as to guard in opposition to bodily, chemical and microbial contamination and deterioration.
Odor Mitigation
Dispensaries should implement and preserve applicable air flow and filtration techniques to fulfill unwholesome or noxious odor nuisance requirements that could be in place inside the native jurisdiction.
Level of Sale Techniques/Gear
POS system software program corresponding to Leaf Logix shall be required. {Hardware} corresponding to computer systems or iPads and scanners can even be required as a part of the POS system and should be suitable with the POS software program scanners that in flip are suitable with Leaf Logix.
Once more, that is only a transient abstract of the necessities contained within the RFP. For anybody who’s contemplating making use of for a retail dispensary, carefully reviewing (or consulting with an legal professional who has reviewed) the RFP’s idea program is a should. Keep tuned for additional developments on New York’s adult-use licensing progress!