This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Logan Township, New Jersey. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The Delaware River Port Authority ("Authority") hereby invites interested professional consulting engineering firms to submit a Statement of Qualification("SOQ") for performing the Commodore Barry Bridge (CBB)Weld Investigation. This public advertisement constitutes the DRPA's formal solicitation to determine the interest of qualified firms in the Project. The scope of services the Authority requires shall include inspection, testing, monitoring, analysis, and potential repair of welded connections on the through truss of the CBB. In accordance with the December 13, 2021, FHWA Memorandum "Non-Destructive Testing of Fracture Critical Members Fabricated from AASHTO M244 Grade 100 (ASTM A514/A517) Steel" the soundness of all butt welds in the tension members via a hands-on inspection and supplemented by non-destructive testing (NDT) must be verified. NDT must be performed by qualified personnel (minimum ASNT Level II Certification) under the observation of a Professional Engineer. The investigation includes the 364 FCM members of the through truss welded construction and is needed to determine the full extent of weld quality and to provide the information necessary to develop proper repair and maintenance procedures. The scope also includes analysis to determine the possibility of crack initiation/propagation, fatigue and fracture analysis, health monitoring and development of long-term and short-term mitigation strategies. The Consultant will be responsible for providing access via equipment, work platforms, or other means, and contractor services for required inspection, surface preparation of testing locations, and potential performance of mitigation strategies, such as coring, grinding, plating. The preliminary design report shall include the results of the NDT evaluation identifying all rejectable indications (This information is required to be reported to FHWA by March 31, 2024), fatigue evaluation, instrumentation, recommendations, statistical analysis of the tested welds and an estimation of the capacity of the connection, and the factor of safety based on this inspection and prior inspections. The DRPA is firmly committed to providing full and equal business opportunities to all persons regardless of race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, civil union and domestic partnership status, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breast feeding, military services, veteran status, national origin, ancestry, age, non-job related disability, genetic information or testing results, income level, limited English proficiency ("LEP") or other protected group characteristic. In that regard, the Authority will affirmatively assure that minority and female-owned business enterprises are afforded equal opportunities to submit SOQs and/or proposals for consideration for all purchases and contracts issued in connection with this Project. Prospective proposers should understand that the participation of certified MBEs and WBEs is a matter of great interest to the Authority. Firms should ensure that they can access and upload files in Ariba prior to the submission deadline. It is the firm's responsibility to ensure delivery of its qualification to the proper place at the proper time. Absent an emergency or unanticipated event that interrupts normal Authority processes so that qualification cannot be received via Ariba by the exact time specified in the SOQ, the Authority will not extend the submission deadline for an interested firm due to technical difficulties. The DRPA has established a Single Point of Contact for this SOQ. From the issue date of this advertisement and until full execution of the Contract Agreement, the Single Point of Contact shall be the Contracting Officer whose name and contact information appears below. Please refer all inquiries related to the Project, including Ariba technical issues to the Contracting Officer. Any violation of this condition (excluding any Ariba supplier registration questions and issues, which should be addressed by e-mailing vendors@drpa.org) may be cause for the DRPA to reject the offending qualification or rescind the Contract Award. Firms agree not to distribute any part of their SOQs beyond the Authority's Contract Administration Department. A Firm that shares information contained in its SOQ with other DRPA personnel and/or with a competing Firm may be disqualified and its SOQ may be rejected. The Single Point of Contact for this Project is: Siata Freeman Sheriff, Contract Administration/Contracting Officer sfsheriff@drpa.org / 856-968-2086 Any and all questions or requests for clarification relating to this procurement including, but not limited to, questions concerning SOQ submission requirements, technical requirements, scope of work, and specifications, should be addressed to the Single Point of Contact via email at questions@drpa.org no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. All SOQs will be reviewed to determine responsiveness. The Authority may reject non-responsive SOQs without evaluation but may waive minor non-compliance. All SOQs will be reviewed by an Evaluation Committee who will make recommendations regarding which respondents the Committee believes to be qualified. The evaluation team will evaluate and rank each SOQ considering the following factors: the order of factors should not be considered determinative of importance: A. Understanding and Approach B. Qualifications and Experience C. Overall Completeness and Quality of SOQ D. MBE/WBE Participation E. Maintenance of a local office The Authority will establish a short list of consultants to receive an RFP and to engage a consultant for this Project. The final determination will be based on the Authority's evaluation, in its sole judgment, of which SOQs best meet the needs of the Authority. This SOQ does not commit the Authority to awarding a Contract. Respondents shall bear all costs incurred in the preparation of the SOQs and participating in the SOQ process. The Authority reserves the right to reject any and all SOQs, the right in its sole discretion to accept the SOQs it considers most favorable to the Authority's interests, and the right to waive minor irregularities. The Authority further reserves the right to reject all SOQs and seek new SOQs when such procedure is reasonable and in the best interests of the Authority. In addition, the Authority may at any time revoke this SOQ in its sole discretion and without assuming any liability in connection with its issuance and/or revocation. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.