NOTICES
Retention of Engineering Firms
[28 Pa.B. 4297]
Philadelphia County
Project Reference No. 08430AG2239The Department of Transportation will retain an engineering firm to perform NBIS Bridge Inspections for 344 state-owned bridges in Philadelphia County. These bridges include, but may not be limited to:
A) Reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete(except trusses), 2 trusses, 2 other structures;
B) Slabs, stringers, multi-girders and barrel arches [293];
C) Girder floor beam system, open spandral arches, rigid frames, hybrids [47];
D) Trusses [2];
E) Moveable [2].
The structure lengths range from 20 feet to 8,780 feet.
The selected firm is required to provide one bi-annual NBIS inspection for each bridge over a two (2) year period. The firm will provide updated inspection reports. The report will include an inspection summary, field inspection Form D-450, updated BMS coding sheets and maintenance recommendations.
The Department will establish an order of ranking of a minimum of three (3) firms for the purpose of negotiating an engineering agreement based on the Department's evaluation of the acceptable letters of interest received in response to this solicitation. The ranking will be established directly from the letters of interest. Technical proposals will not be requested prior to the establishment of the ranking.
The following factors, listed in order of importance, will be considered by the Department during the evaluation of the firms submitting letters of interest:
a. Ability to package and present the letter of interest in accordance with the ''General Requirements and Information'' section.
b. Capabilities of the proposed teams to address the bridge inspection, engineering and evaluations and recommendations, and related aspects identified in the advertisement.
c. Number of certified inspectors, and inspection teams available for this agreement.
d. Prior technical successes and timeliness in performing bridge inspection work with the Department.
e. Specialized technical expertise and experience of the individuals committed to this assignment.
f. Current bridge inspection workload.
g. Internal procedures for cost containment and quality assurance.
h. Location of firm.
The second copy of the letter of Interest and required forms (see General Requirements and Information Sections) shall be sent to Mr. Andrew L. Warren, District Administrator, District 6-0, 200 Radnor-Chester Road, St. Davids, Pennsylvania 19087.
Any technical questions concerning the requirements for this project should be directed to Mr. John Ferry at (610) 964-6704 or Mr. James J. Rowan, P.E., at (610) 964-6541.
Any questions concerning the submittal of the letter of interest can be directed to the Consultant Agreement Division at (717) 783-9309.
Clearfield County
Project Reference No. 08430AG2240The Department of Transportation will retain an engineering firm to provide final design services for S. R. 0080, Section B14. This project involves the I-80 bridges over West Branch Susquehanna River, I-80 Bridges over Conrail railroad and the I-80 bridges spanning S. R. 0879. The project is located at Exit 19 interchange in Clearfield County near Clearfield, PA.
S. R. 0080, Section B14 project is the replacement of the superstructure for two (2) adjacent 7 span 1056 feet long bridges. The existing curb to curb width is 31 feet for the bridges. The proposed project will widen the bridges to current design standards. This project will also involve replacement of the abutments and modification of the existing pier caps and scour protection design for the piers. This project also requires the replacement of the I-80 bridges over Conrail railroad and the I-80 bridges spanning S. R. 0879 with single span bridges. Traffic for S. R. 0080, Section B15 will be maintained utilizing temporary roadways and daylight flagging operations as necessary. A conceptual traffic control plan will be supplied to the final design consultant. The estimated construction cost is $12.1 million. This project will be done in metric units.
The selected engineering firm will be required to perform surveys; preliminary design/Step 9; final roadway design; structure design/plans; signing; traffic signal warrant analysis; pavement marking and delineation design/plans; erosion and sedimentation control plan; traffic control plan; geo-technical engineering; and the construction plans, specifications, and estimates.
The letters of interest, at a minimum, will indicate how the selected firm will accomplish the tasks outlined or provide the services required and the names and resumes of key individuals that will provide the services. The anticipated duration of the agreement is eighteen (18) months.
The Department will establish a shortlisting of a minimum of three (3) firms. The following factors, listed in order of importance, will be considered by the Consultant Selection Committee during the evaluation of the firms submitting letters of interest:
a. Ability to package and present the letter of interest in accordance with the ''General Requirements and Information'' section.
b. Proposed methodology to accomplish the required services.
c. Specialized experience and technical competence of firm.
d. Specialized experience, previous experience, technical competence of individuals who constitute the firm.
e. Current workload and capacity of firm to perform work.
f. Past record of performance with respect to cost control, work quality, and ability to meet schedules.
The goal for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation in this Agreement shall be fifteen (15%) percent of the total contract price. Additional information concerning DBE participation in this Agreement is contained in the General Requirements and Information section after the advertised project(s).
The District's copy of the Letter of Interest and required forms (see general requirements and information section) shall be sent to: Mr. George M. Khoury, P.E., District Engineer, District 2-0, 1924-30 Daisy Street, P. O. Box 342, Clearfield, PA 16830.
Any technical questions concerning the requirements for this project should be directed to: Mr. Vasco A. Ordonez, P.E., District 2-0, at (814) 765-0439.
Any questions concerning the submittal of the letter of interest can be directed to the Consultant Agreement Division at (717) 783-9309.
Centre and Clearfield Counties
Project Reference No. 08430AG2241The Department of Transportation will retain an engineering firm for photogrammetric mapping of S. R. 0322, Section B02, in Centre and Clearfield Counties.
S. R. 0322, Section B02 is the relocation of U.S. 0322 from its interchange with I-99 north of Port Matilda in Centre County to the Woodland Interchange (Interchange 20) of Interstate 80 in Clearfield County. The area of photogrammetric mapping required is approximately 27 miles (43.45 kilometers) long and varies in width between 1 and 7 miles (1.6 and 11.3 kilometers) in width.
The scope of work will include aerial photography acquisition, targeting and control survey, analytical aerotriangulation, digital map compilation, digital map editing and plotting, accuracy testing, and electronic files. The mapping will be at a scale of 1:2000, and 1:500 at select locations.
The following factors, listed in order of importance, will be considered by the Consultant Selection Committee during the evaluation of the firms submitting letters of interest:
a. Ability to package and present the letter of interest in accordance with the ''General Requirements and Information'' section.
b. Specialized experience and technical competence of the firm in photogrammetric mapping.
c. Equipment necessary to complete assignment.
d. Ability to complete assignments in an expeditious time frame.
e. Staff to accomplish large scale projects.
f. Specialized experience, previous experience, technical competence of individuals who constitute the firm.
g. How the various tasks will be accomplished.
h. Current workload and capacity of the firm to perform the assignment.
i. Past record of performance with respect to cost control, work quality, and ability to meet schedules.
The shortlisting for this project will be done at the District. All firms submitting letters of interest will be notified by the District of the shortlisting date.
The District's copy of the Letter of Interest and required forms (see general requirements and information section) shall be sent to: Mr. George M. Khoury, P.E., District Engineer, District 2-0, 1924-30 Daisy Street, P. O. Box 342, Clearfield, PA 16830.
Any technical questions concerning the requirements for this project should be directed to: Mr. James R. Bathurst, P.E., District 2-0 at (814) 765-0437.
Any questions concerning the submittal of the letter of interest can be directed to the Consultant Agreement Division at (717) 783-9309.
General Requirements and Information Firms interested in providing the above work and services are invited to submit two copies of a Letter of Interest are required information for each Project Reference Number for which the applicant wishes to be considered.
The first copy of the Letter of Interest and required information must be submitted to: Mr. Charles W. Allwein, P.E., Chief, Consultant Selection Committee, 7th Floor, Forum Place, 555 Walnut Street, P. O. Box 3060, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-3060. Note: The Zip Code for express Mailing is 17101-1900.
The Letter of Interest and required information must be received within twenty (20) calendar days of this Notice. The Deadline for receipt of a Letter of Interest at the above address is 4:30 P.M. prevailing time of the twentieth day.
The second copy of the letter of interest and required information must be submitted to the appropriate District Engineer/Administrator or the Bureau Director as indicated in the individual advertisement. This copy must be postmarked or delivered on or before the deadline indicated above.
If an individual, firm, or corporation not authorized to engage in the practice of engineering desires to submit a Letter of Interest, said individual, firm, or corporation may do so as part of a Joint Venture with an individual, firm, or corporate which is permitted under the state law to engage in the practice of engineering.
If a Joint Venture responds to a project advertisement, the Department of Transportation will not accept separate Letters of Interest from the Joint Venture constituents. A firm will not be permitted to submit on more than one (1) Joint Venture for the same Project Reference Number. Also a firm that responds to a project as a prime may not be included as a designated subcontractor to another firm that responds as a prime to the project. Multiple responses under any of the foregoing situations will cause the rejection of all responses of the firm or firms involved. The above does not preclude a firm from being set forth as a designated subcontractor to more than one (1) prime responding to the project advertisement.
If a goal for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation is established for an advertised project, firms expressing interest in the project must agree to ensure that Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms as defined in the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and currently certified by the Department of Transportation shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in any subcontracting or furnishing supplies or services approved under Form 442, Section 1.10(a). The Act requires that firms owned and controlled by women (WBEs) be included, as a presumptive group, within the definition of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE). The goal for DBE participation shall be as stated in the individual project advertisement. Responding firms shall make good faith efforts to meet the DBE goal using DBEs (as they were defined prior to the act, WEBs or combinations thereof.
Proposing DBE firms must be certified at the time of submission of the Letter of Interest. If the selected firm fails to meet the established DBE participation goal, it shall be required to demonstrate its good faith efforts to attain the goal.
Responses are encouraged by small firms, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms, and other firms who have not previously performed work for the Department of Transportation.
Each Letter of Interest must include the following information and the information must be packaged and presented in the following order:
1. Transmittal Letter (Maximum of two (2) 8 1/2" x 11" typed pages, one side)
The subject heading of the transmittal letter must include the project reference number for which the applicant wishes to be considered, the firm's legal name, fictitious name (if applicable), and the firm's federal identification number. If the project advertisement indicated the Department will retain an engineering firm for the project, the applicant must indicate in the body of their transmittal letter the names and Professional Engineer License Number of individuals who are directing heads or employees of the firm who have responsible charge of the firm's engineering activities, and whose names and seals shall be stamped on all plans, specifications, plats, and reports issued by the firm.
2. Project Organizational Chart (one page, one side, maximum size 11" x 17")
This Chart must show key staff from the prime and each subconsultant and their area of responsibility.
3. Standard Form 255, ''Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project'' (one Form 255 for the project team)
The Standard Form 255 must be signed, dated, and filled out in its entirety, including Item No. 6 listing the proposed subconsultants and the type of work or service they will perform on the project.
Under Item 4 of this form, Column A must specify only the number of subconsultant personnel and Column B must specify only the number of prime consultant personnel to be assigned to work on this project reference number. Do not include the total personnel for either the subconsultant or prime consultant under Item 4 unless the total personnel are necessary to provide the required work and services.
The prime and each subconsultant may include no more than one page each for Items 10 and 11.
If a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal is specified for the project, the DBE must be currently certified by the Department of Transportation, and the name of the DBE and the work to be performed must be indicated in Item No. 6. If a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) firm is substituted for the DBE, the WBE firm must also be presently certified by the Department of Transportation and indicated in Item 6.
4. Standard Form 254, ''Architect-Engineer for Related Services Questionnaire''
A Standard Form 254, not more than one (1) year old as of the date of this advertisement, must accompany each Letter of Interest for the firm, each party to a Joint Venture, and for each subconsultant the firm or Joint Venture is proposing to use for the performance of professional services regardless of whether the subconsultant is an individual, a college professor, or a Company, unless an acceptable Standard Form 254 for the prime and each subconsultant/subcontractor is on file in both the Bureau of Design and the Engineering District Office or Central Office Bureau identified in the individual project advertisement.
If the Standard Form 254 is not submitted with the Letter of Interest, the transmittal letter shall indicate the dates that the Standard Forms 254 were submitted to the Bureau of Design and appropriate Engineering District/Central Office Bureau.
These Forms must be assembled with the prime's form first, followed by the form for each subconsultant in the same order as the subconsultants appear in Item 6 of Form 255.
5. Workload Projection Graph (Not required for Construction Inspection Services)
Separate Workload Projection Graphs for the prime and each subconsultant shown in Item 6 of the Form 255 must be included and must indicate the firm's current and anticipated workload compared to the anticipated capacity available for the next two-year time frame. The Workload Projection Graphs must be submitted for the office(s) where the work would be performed and must only include the personnel classifications required for providing the advertised services and work.
6. Authorization Letters (For Construction Inspections Services, if required)
If the advertisement requires a letter signed by individuals giving their approval to use their name in the Letter of Interest, the letters from proposed prime employees must be first, followed by subconsultant employees, in the same order as shown in Item 6 of Form 255.
7. Registration To Do Business
Firms with out-of-state headquarters or corporations not incorporated in Pennsylvania must include, with each Letter of Interest, a copy of their registration to do business in the Commonwealth as provided by the Department of State. Firms who are not registered to do business in Pennsylvania at the time of this advertisement must document that they have applied for registration to the Department of State, Corporation Bureau. The telephone number for the Corporation Bureau is (717) 787-1057 or (717) 787-2004.
8. Overhead Rates (one page)
A single page summary must indicate the latest audited overhead rate developed in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) for the prime consultant and each subconsultant. If a FAR rate is not available, the latest rate available from a Certified Public Accountant must be indicated. New firms should indicate how long the firm has been in existence and when an audited overhead rate would be available.
9. Additional Information
Additional information, not to exceed ten (10) one sided 8 1/2" x 11" pages or five (5) double sided 8 1/2" x 11" pages may be included at the discretion of the submitting firm.
The assignment of the agreement/contract for the above advertisement(s) will be made to one of the firms who submitted an acceptable Letter of Interest in response to the project advertisement. The assignment will be made based on the Department's evaluation of the firm's qualification and capabilities. The Department reserves the right to reject all letters submitted, to cancel the solicitations requested under this Notice, and/or to readvertise solicitation for the work and services.
BRADLEY L. MALLORY,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-1411. Filed for public inspection August 28, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
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