Site work for a transportation facility in Boston, Massachusetts. Conceptual plans call for site work for a transportation facility.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is soliciting engineering services for design, bid phase, and construction phase services for track rehabilitation on the Ashmont Branch. The Scope of Service(s) may include but are not limited to: a rehabilitation of the existing track configuration, including the track design, special track work, civil, structural, traction power, communication, electrical, and environmental . The conceptual level design cost estimate for the proposed services is $3,375,235.75. The duration of this contract will be four (4) years. The Authority is seeking to enter into a contract for Engineering Services for the Red Line Transformation Department that may include the following services: a. Program Management (PM) and General Administration Services b. Condition Assessments c. Feasibility Studies d. Design Phase Services e. Value Engineering/Constructability f. Bid Phase Services g. Construction Phase Services h. Asset Management i. Participation in meetings with federal 3rd party oversight entities such as FTA PMOC (Federal Transit Administration Project Management Oversight Procedures) j. Other Engineering Services as may be assigned The Project Manager assigned by the selected consultant(s) shall be a registered civil or Structural Engineer or Architect with a minimum of 5 years of PM experience, have at least ten (10) years of transit design and construction experience, and possess experience with MBTA systems, procedures, and inter-departmental coordination. The Project Manager shall also have a working knowledge of appropriate design codes and MBTA standards, including: MBTA Guide to Access, Massachusetts Building Code, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Code of Massachusetts Regulations (CMR): 521 CMR: Massachusetts Architectural Access Board (AAB), 750 CMR Chapter 34: Repair, Alterations, and Change of Use of Existing Buildings, and NFPA 130 - Standard for Fixed Guide-Way Transit and Passenger Rail Systems. The selected consultant(s) shall assist the MBTA in ensuring the conformance of MBTA policies and procedures as outlined in the following MBTA documents: Focus 40 MBTA Strategic Plan MBTA Public Participation Plan MBTA Commuter Rail Vision (forthcoming) Project Controls Manual Quality Assurance Manual Capital Transformation Bulletins Construction Contract Change Order Guidelines MBTA Safety Certification Program and System Modification Safety Program MBTA Directives published on the MBTA Web Page or provided directly by the Authority. Proposers are solely responsible for assuring that the MBTA receives their SOQs by the specified delivery date and time at the address listed above. The MBTA shall not be responsible for delays in delivery caused by weather; difficulties experience by couriers or delivery services; misrouting of packages by courier or delivery services; improper, incorrect, or incomplete addressing of deliveries; and other occurrences beyond the control of the MBTA. Proposers should be cognizant of the time required to pass through building security screening. This project is expected to utilize Federal funding. The DBE participation goal for this project is 20% of the total amount authorized. In addition, the Authority strongly encourages the use of Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises as prime consultants, sub-consultants and suppliers in all of its contracting opportunities. Responses to the Request for Qualification shall include one (1) digital copy, submitted via Box.com of a current Standard Form (SF) 330 - Architect/Engineer Qualification Questionnaire for all proposed team members, including all proposed sub-consultant firms. In addition, all firms including subconsultants must submit as part of the Statement of Qualifications, an Affirmative Action Plan, Employee Profile, and the most current Massachusetts Unified Certification Program (MassUCP) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification Letters. The prime consultant must describe how they plan to achieve the project goal of twenty percent (20%) DBE participation. Only MassUCP-certified DBE firm participation will be attributed to the DBE goal for this project. Please utilize Section H (Additional Information) of the Standard Form (SF) 330 to address the following: 1. Proposed Team and Organization. 2. Key personnel qualifications for all project disciplines. The proposed Project Manager assigned by the selected consultant must be a registered Professional Engineer and possess at least ten (10) years of transit design and construction experience, with a minimum of five (5) years of project management experience. The Consultant must also specifically identify the QA/QC manager assigned to this project. 3. Project experience of consultant team members that best illustrates current qualifications relevant to this project. 4. Additional information or description of resources supporting Firms qualifications for the project. In addition, Consultants shall provide: Affirmative Action Plan/Employee Profile/DBE Certification Letters It is the practice of the Authority to encourage the economic growth of professional firms through broad solicitation and award of contracts. All capable firms are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications in accordance with the instructions presented in this solicitation. Following an initial evaluation of qualifications and performance data, firms considered to be the most highly qualified to provide the required services will be requested to submit proposals and may be invited to participate in oral interviews. Please note in order to be considered for an RFP, the proposer must pass the AA/EP/DBE Evaluation. This is not a Request for Proposal. The MBTA reserves the right to cancel this procurement or to reject any or all Statements of Qualifications. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.