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

The New York State Thruway Authority ("Authority") is seeking to retain a qualified engineering firm to provide highway design services in the Buffalo DIvision. Assignments may be made at any time over the duration of the contract and may be concurrent. The New York State Thruway is a limited access, high-speed, high-volume highway. The pavement typically consists of the original (1950/60s) PCC overlaid with HMA. Projects will primarily include resurfacing or rehabilitating five to ten-mile segments of highway to extend the service life of the pavement, upgrade roadside safety and improve drainage. Construction staging and traffic control to minimizing traffic disruptions will be a major component of the design. Projects may include, but not limited to: 1R pavement resurfacing with roadside safety and drainage improvements 2R/3R pavement rehabilitation with roadside safety and drainage improvements Concrete pavement restoration Highway culvert replacement/rehabilitation The engineering firm will complete preliminary engineering (Phase I-IV) in accordance with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Project Development Manual resulting in Final Design Report/Design Approval Document. Preliminary engineering tasks may include, but not be limited to: Pavement evaluation and treatment type selection Land surveying and ROW mapping Hydraulic analysis Subsurface investigation Traffic analysis and modeling Environmental review and documentation The firm will also complete final design (Phase V-VI) in accordance with the NYSDOT Highway Design Manuals, including developing contract documents (Plans, Specifications and Estimate). The anticipated value of this agreement may be up to $3.5 million. The duration of this agreement is three (3) years and the Authority shall have the option, in its sole discretion, to extend this agreement for two (2) additional one (1) year terms, subject to available funding. Note: No additional assignments will be made after year 3. In order for a firm's Letter of Interest (LOI) to be considered by the Authority, the following three (3) points must be met. If any of these three (3) points are not met, the LOI will not be reviewed and the firm will not be considered for selection. The LOI shall be no more than three (3) standard single-spaced typewritten pages, using a 10 point or greater Arial (not Arial Narrow) font (line spacing and text), with a minimum 1/2 inch margin on all sides. Font scaling shall be set to one hundred percent (100%). Font spacing shall be set to "normal." All firms listed in the LOI must be currently registered with the NYS Department of State and must be able to conduct business in New York State. Where professional services (including engineering, architecture, and survey) are required, all firms listed in the LOI must be currently registered with the New York State Department of Education, Office of the Professions to practice in New York State, and must be able to legally provide professional services in NYS under the name as stated in the LOI (see below for additional details). If a firm will not be providing professional services, it must be clearly noted. LOI Requirements/Content The LOI should include the items listed below, which form the basis for the firm's evaluation score. An explanation of the prime consultant's understanding of the assignment. The names of any other firms that will be involved in this agreement, the work to be completed by each firm, and the estimated percentage of work to be assigned to each firm. The firm names used in the LOI must exactly match the name on record with the Department of State. Scoring of the LOI may be negatively affected if the correct name is not used in the LOI. Current and recent experience by the prime consultant and any sub-consultants and sub-contractors on similar work assignments as well as. Please include completion dates, dollar values, and role of the firm for each assignment. The names, certifications and qualifications of the proposed staff members (prime consultant, sub-consultants, and sub-contractors) who will be used on this agreement, including relevant assignments, role, completion dates, and dollar value. For each proposed staff member, include any current assignments that require twenty (20) percent or more of the individual's time. If a staff member is working on fewer than two assignments that meet the 20 percent threshold, the firm shall list at least two of that person's largest assignments. For each of the assignments, provide a description of the assignment, the person's role, percentage of the person's time, and completion date of the person's work on that assignment. The Authority is committed to providing Minority-owned Business Enterprises (MBE), Women-owned Business Enterprises (WBE), Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Business Enterprises (SDVOB), and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) with opportunities to participate in the Authority's contracting and procurement processes in accordance with Title 49, Part 26 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), New York State Executive Law, Articles 15-A, 17-B, and all applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations and Executive Orders, herein incorporated by reference. The following goals have been established for this agreement: The aggregate MBE/WBE subconsultant goal is 30%. If the prime consulting firm is an MBE or WBE, their participation may fulfill up to fifty percent (50 %) of the stated subconsultant goal. The SDVOB goal is 6%. Please ensure that the MBE/WBE/SDVOB percentages are met. This includes all sub-consultants (including primary MBE/WBE/SDVOB firms) and sub-contractors. In order to encourage the use of MBE/WBE/SDVOB firms that have limited Authority experience, a firm may include one or two "secondary" MBE/WBE/SDVOB firms in the LOI. Submission of these "secondary" firms is not mandatory and they will not be evaluated/scored in the selection process. With approval from the Authority, these "secondary" MBE/WBE/SDVOB firms will be included in the executed agreement. A brief explanation of the work that might be assigned to each firm should be included in the LOI. A certification that all prime consultant staff members and all employees of any proposed sub-consultants and sub-contractors who are former employees of the Authority or New York State and who will be performing work on this agreement are performing such services in accordance with the provisions of the Public Officers Law, other laws applicable to the service of current or former Authority or New York State employees, and/or the rules, regulations, opinions, guidelines or policies promulgated or issued by the New York Commission on Public Integrity. In accordance with State Finance Law 139-l, by submission of a LOI, each firm/proposer and each person signing on behalf of any firm certifies, under penalty of perjury, that the firm has and has implemented a written policy addressing sexual harassment prevention in the workplace and provides annual sexual harassment prevention training to all of its employees. Such policy shall, at a minimum, meet the requirements of section two hundred one-g of the labor law. The LOI shall not be considered for selection nor shall any award be made to a firm who has not complied with this requirement; provided, however, that if the firm cannot make the foregoing certification, such firm shall so state and shall furnish with the LOI a signed statement which sets forth in detail the reasons therefor. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Set Aside: No Total MWBE Participation Goals: 30% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Contracting Goal: 6% Contract term: 3 years, with an option for the Authority to extend for 2 additional 1-year terms County(ies): Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario Location: Buffalo Division Business entities awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., CHA Consulting, Inc.