NOTICES
DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY
Request for Proposals
[28 Pa.B. 1009] FTA Project No. NJ-03-0086; Contract No. 11-E; PATCO Public Address and Train Identification and Announcement Systems
Sealed proposals for Contract No. 11-E, PATCO Public Address and Train Identification and Announcement Systems, will be received during normal business hours, at the office of the Director of Engineering/Chief Engineer in the headquarters building of the Delaware River Port Authority, One Port Center, 2 Riverside Drive, Camden, NJ until 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 7, 1998, and immediately taken to the Engineering Conference Room and publicly opened and read.
The work to be completed under this contract consists of the design, manufacture, provision, installation, test and acceptance of a new integrated Train Identification and Passenger Information Display/Public Address System. These systems will be implemented at all 13 PATCO stations. This contract will include the following system components: Train Identification System; Passenger Information System; Variable Message Sign System; Public Address System; Miscellaneous Hardware.
This contract is subject to a financial assistance contract between the Delaware River Port Authority (Authority) and the United States Department of Transportation. The contractor will be required to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity and affirmative action laws and regulations. All bidders will be required to certify that they are not on the Comptroller General's list of ineligible contractors.
The Authority is firmly committed to providing equal employment and business opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or nonjob related disability. The prospective bidder shall not discriminate against any employe, applicant for employment or independent contractor on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or nonjob related disability. This project will be funded with substantial assistance from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), consequently compliance with all appropriate Federal regulations is required. Under USDOT Rules and Regulations in 49 CFR Part 23, the Authority has established a Disadvantaged Business Program. It is the policy of the Authority that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs), as defined in 49 CFR Part 23, shall have the maximum opportunity to compete for and perform all projects. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program includes an overall goal of 12% DBE participation in all service contracts. Firms responding to this advertisement are hereby advised that the use of DBE firms is a matter of great interest in the evaluation of all bids and will be a factor considered in the contract award process.
A complete description of the work and full information for contract bidders is given in the contract documents. Copies of the contract documents may be obtained by prospective bidders at the Authority's Engineering Office located on the seventh floor of One Port Center, 2 Riverside Drive, Camden, NJ 08101-1942 on or after Tuesday, March 10, 1998. A deposit of $50 cash or by check, made payable to the Delaware River Port Authority, will be required for each set of contract documents. Deposits will be refunded to anyone submitting a bid (limit of $200 for four sets). Deposits will not, under any circumstances, be refunded to individuals or companies not submitting bids to the Authority. Contract documents cannot be ordered nor delivered by mail.
A nonmandatory Prebid Meeting will be held starting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 1998, in the Multi-Purpose Room located on the 11th floor of One Port Center, 2 Riverside Drive, Camden, NJ. All bidders shall be expected to completely and throughly examine all contract documents to become fully aware of the project scope and requirements prior to submitting a bid. All potential bidders are encouraged to review the contract documents prior to the Prebid meeting.
The Authority will consider only those bids received from parties who have obtained contract documents directly from the Authority. Contract documents are not transferrable to other parties for bidding purposes. Bids received from firms whose names are not recorded by the Authority as having secured documents for this contract will be rejected.
PAUL DRAYTON,
Chief Executive Officer
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-298. Filed for public inspection February 20, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
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