As of November 11, 2023, this project is still in the conceptual development phase. Information regarding award and award date has not been disclosed. A firm timeline for construction has not been disclosed. *The closed solicitation has been included below for reference: The City of Bayonne is seeking a consultant to conduct a Concept Development (CD) Study for a Pedestrian Bridge over Route 440 between the 34th Street LRT station and the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor (PABH) resulting in a Preliminary Preferred Alternative. The contract will be funded by a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) grant, and the selected Consultant will be required to comply with all applicable federal regulations and contracting provisions required by the City of Bayonne and the federal and state funding authorities including the requirements of N.J.S.A.10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 that pertain to professional services contracts.
Additionally, all provisions of the City's contract with the NJDOT, the prime recipient of the federal grant, will be passed on to the Consultant. Primary tasks to be performed by the Consultant shall include data collection, community outreach, development of the purpose and need statement, development of alternatives' matrix comparing costs, ROW, utilities, environmental considerations, risk identification, constructability review, selection of the preliminary preferred alternative, and NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) classification.
The City invites all firms pre-qualified by NJDOT with relevant experience in this area to submit proposals for this project. The RFP for this project is available on the City of Bayonne's website.
Firms prequalified by NJDOT in the following disciplines are eligible to submit proposals for this project: B-1 Bridge Design Non Movable Structures - Level C T-7 Transportation Planning T-1 Traffic Engineering S-1 Surveying Level A G-2 Geotechnical Design I-1 Bridge Inspection - Simple Bridges Level A Proposals are being solicited through a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.3 et seq., and as such, contractors are exempt from the limitations on making political contributions under that law. Further, for that reason, as well as because of language in New Jersey's Annual Appropriations Act, refusal to disclose campaign contributions otherwise required by N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.3 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.25 et seq., will not adversely affect your consideration for award. Federal and state procurement regulations apply to this contract. If awarded, the successful firm awarded the contract shall be required to comply In accordance with Title 49, Part 26, Coded of Federal Regulations (49 CFR 26) the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part with U.S. DOT funding. For this study drawing on U.S. DOT funding under an NJDOT-LA grant, the ESBE participation goal is 13.23%. Questions about this RFP must be submitted in writing by (October 25,2021 COB) and emailed to the City of Bayonne to the attention of Sue Mack, Cityf Planner at smack@baynj.org with a copy to John Coffey at jcoffey@baynj.org . Inquiries should reference "Questions to RFP Concept Development Study for Pedestrian Bridge Over Route 440". The questioner's contact information and email address should be included.
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