The New York City Economic Development Corporation has released a $4 million request for proposals to produce, deliver, install and maintain modular public restrooms in neighborhoods across all five boroughs, the agency announced Feb. 6.

The request for proposals seeks vendors to build high-quality modular bathroom units as part of a pilot program first announced in January by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. According to NYCEDC, the modular approach is intended to expand public restroom access citywide while delivering the bathrooms faster and more cheaply than traditional public toilets, which the agency said require extensive underground construction to connect to sewer and water lines and can take years to complete.