CS00037C: Interborough Express Light Rail Project General Engineering Consultant Services.

Description of Goods or Services to Be Bid : The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”), acting by and through MTA Construction & Development (“MTA C&D”), seeks through this Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to engage a consultant to provide general engineering consultant (“GEC”) services for the Interborough Express Transit project (the “Project”) to advance the design of the preferred alternative identified in the Interborough Express (“IBX”) Planning and Environmental Linkages (“PEL”) study. The Project will provide fast, direct, and reliable light rail service connecting Brooklyn and Queens using the existing Bay Ridge Branch and Fremont Secondary between Sunset Park, Brooklyn and Jackson Heights, Queens.  The Project is separated into two phases.  The first phase (“Civil Phase”) will prepare the corridor to receive the light rail system and includes demolition of existing structures; utility relocation; street-work; environmental remediation; rehabilitation of existing, and construction of new, above-grade and undergrade bridges; construction of new tunnel structures and retaining walls; and repositioning of freight infrastructure.  The second phase (“Light Rail Phase”) will complete the design and installation of the light rail system and incudes construction and installation of passenger trackwork, stations, a light-rail vehicle storage yard, an operations center, traction power, signals and other systems; procurement of light rail rolling stock; testing and commissioning; and all other work required to place the light rail system into revenue service. The Contract includes a Base Scope and three Options.  The Base Scope comprises all work required to complete Preliminary Engineering for the Civil Phase, prepares bridging documents, and procures a design-build contract for the Civil Phase.  Option One advances the design of the Civil Phase from Preliminary Engineering to 100% design for incorporation into a design-bid-build contract. Option Two prepares two additional procurement packages for the Civil Phase, in addition to the package already required in the Base Scope, for a total of three design-build procurement packages or three design-bid-build procurement packages. Option Three performs Preliminary Engineering, prepares bridging documents, and supports procurement of a design-build contract for the Light Rail Phase – a completely functional and operating light rail system.     Pre-Bid Conference:     Date:  11/13/2024        Time:  10:00 AM Location: Virtual via Microsoft Teams- Please email your list of attendees to Stefanie Valenti at contact@example.gov no later than Tuesday, November 12, 2024, and a meeting request will be forwarded      Solicitation Type: RFP             Document Availability: 10/30/24          Document Cost: $0    Eligibility/ Qualifications Requirements/ Preferences  Visit our website at https://new.mta.info/agency/construction-and-development/contracting/current-opportunities for more details and information on obtaining bid documents. To participate in this project, vendors must be registered with System for Award Management (SAM), a federal vendor database used to validate vendor information. You can visit SAM at www.sam.gov    *****WE CANNOT PROCESS DOCUMENT REQUESTS WITHOUT A MTA BIDDER/SUPPLIER NUMBER. PLEASE ACCESS THE MTA VENDOR PORTAL, WWW.MYMTA.INFO/VENDOR, TO REGISTER AS A BIDDER***** Documents for this solicitation may be obtained by submitting a Document Order Form, and any additional forms if required, to the NYCT the Bid Reception Desk by emailing to contact@example.gov          Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Disadvantaged Owned Sub-Contracting Goal: 22.50% Due date:11/21/2024 Contract term: 18 Months for Base Scope of Services County(ies): All NYS counties Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: None