NOTICES
DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY
Request for Qualifications; General Civil and Structural Engineering Services
[28 Pa.B. 148] The Delaware River Port Authority (Authority) hereby invites professional consulting engineering firms to submit a Statement of Qualifications for General Civil and Structural Engineering Services in support of the Authority's Engineering Division. Firms wishing to submit a Statement of Qualifications must demonstrate broad civil and structural engineering capabilities, including the services of individuals knowledgeable in all areas of civil and structural engineering as they relate to the Authority's activities and operations.
The scope of services the Authority requires includes, but is not limited to: highway design, site development, parking facilities, track design, structural rehabilitation and rehabilitation of bridges and buildings, structural inspection and evaluation, underwater inspection and evaluation, marine construction, steel paint systems, foundations and computer modeling. Firms must also demonstrate broad capabilities in surveying, permitting, traffic control, geotechnical and construction inspection as required to support these civil and structural services.
Six copies of the written Statements of Qualifications (three pages maximum) and U.S. Government Forms 254 and 255 must be received by the Authority no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 1998. The Statements of Qualifications should be addressed to Robert A. Box, Director of Engineering/Chief Engineer, Delaware River Port Authority, One Port Center, 2 Riverside Drive., P. O. Box 1949, Camden, NJ 08101. The Statement shall describe the firm's qualifications in the areas of civil and structural engineering and shall briefly describe similar type projects successfully completed by the firm. The mailing envelope containing the Statement of Qualifications shall be labeled ''General Civil and Structural Engineering Services.'' The Statement of Qualifications will be used by the Authority to establish a short list of consultants to receive a Request for Proposal.
The Authority is firmly committed to providing equal employment and business opportunities for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or non-job related disability. In that regard, the Authority will affirmatively assure that, in regard to any Authority purchase agreement issued, contract or subcontract entered into under this project, qualified and certified minority business enterprises (MBEs) and women business enterprises (WBEs) will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals and will not be discriminated against on grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or non-job related disability in consideration for an award. Prospective proposers should understand that the participation of qualified and certified MBEs and WBEs is a matter of great interest in the evaluation of all proposals. The Authority has established MBE and WBE target participation levels for this project.
This public advertisement constitutes the Authority's formal solicitation to determine the interest of qualified professional consulting firms in the aforestated project.
PAUL DRAYTON,
Chief Executive Officer
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-55. Filed for public inspection January 9, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
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