22670_Apr_28_25_solicitation_doc.pdf
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- Solicitation number
- 22670
- Issued by
- Hartford County, Connecticut
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This document is a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Office of Rail, seeking qualified railroad entities to operate and maintain three specific CTDOT-owned rail lines: the Armory Branch, Griffins Industrial Track, and Middletown Cluster. Potential proposers can submit bids for one, two, or all three rail lines, with mandatory in-person site visits scheduled for July 16 (Armory Branch), July 17 (Griffins Industrial Track), and July 18, 2024, all at 10:30 AM ET. Proposers must register for these site visits by July 12, 2024, and submit questions by July 22, 2024. The proposal submission deadline is September 6, 2024, at 4:00 PM ET, with interviews of selected proposers planned for the week of September 30, 2024, and award notifications expected the week of October 7, 2024. The selected operator(s) will be required to file with the Surface Transportation Board upon agreement execution and begin operations only after receiving STB approval.
The RFP does not specify an estimated total contract value or include any set-aside designations. Proposers must submit one original and nine printed copies via courier service, along with an electronic PDF copy via email. The comprehensive RFP package includes extensive supplemental documentation such as area overviews, valuation maps, bridge and crossing inventories, condition assessments, and customer assessments for each rail line. CTDOT will use this RFP process to evaluate proposers' operational and financial capacities, as well as their experience in rail management, to determine the most suitable operator(s) for the specified rail lines.
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Solicitation Number: 22670
Request for Proposals - Rail Freight Operator and Maintainer -
CTDOT Rail Lines
Request for Proposal (RFP)
DOT - Rail, Office of
May 13, 2024 - September 06, 2024
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General Header Information
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No. 22670 Title: Request for Proposals - Rail Freight Operator and Maintainer - CTDOT
Rail Lines Start Date: May 13, 2024 at 12:00:00 PM EDT End Date: September 06, 2024 at 4:00:00 PM EDT Vendor Q&A Start Date: May 13, 2024 at 12:15:00 PM EDT Vendor Q&A End Date: July 22, 2024 at 5:00:00 PM EDT Estimated Total Value:
Who can respond to this bid? : All Vendors Description: The State of Connecticut Department of Transportation Office of Rail
(CTDOT) is soliciting proposals for experienced and qualified railroad entities to operate and maintain three (3) CTDOT owned rail lines. The Rail Lines subject to this Request for Proposals (RFP) are the Armory Branch, Griffins Industrial Track, and Middletown Cluster. These rail lines are more particularly described in Section 3.2 of this RFP. A proposer may submit a proposal for one, two or all three of the rail lines.
CTDOT will utilize this RFP process to determine who has the operational and financial capacity as well as experience to be designated as Operator for each or all of the Rail Lines.
Delivery Terms: N/A: Not Applicable Payment Terms: Unspecified Contact Information: DOT - Rail, Office of
Matthew Sniffen 4 Brewery St, New Haven CT, 06511 United States Tel: 8605959538 Email: matthew.sniffen@ct.gov
Contact Details: If you have any questions, please contact:
Matthew Sniffen 4 Brewery St, New Haven CT, 06511 United States Tel: 8605959538 Email: matthew.sniffen@ct.gov
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Instructions for Solicitation
Instructions for Solicitation - Mandatory Site Visits CTDOT will hold a MANDATORY IN-PERSON meeting and site visit for Proposers for each Rail
Line at the dates and times listed below.
Proposers must register for each meeting with respect to the Rail Line(s) it is interested in proposing for via email to dot.ctrail@ct.gov by July 12th, 2024 at 4 p.m. ET and attend the date(s) established by CTDOT as specified below. Failure to attend the mandatory meeting and site visit for the applicable Rail Line will disqualify a Proposer from further participation in the RFP for that
Rail Line.
Details on Mandatory Site Visit locations.
•Armory Branch
•Date: July 16th, 2024 at 10:30am ET
•Location – 91 Chamberlain Road, Broad Brook, CT
•Griffins Industrial Track
•Date: July 17th, 2024 at 10:30am ET
•Location – 2630 Day Hill Road, Windsor, CT
•Middletown Cluster
•Date: July 18th, 2024 at 10:30am ET
•Location – 8 Rapallo Ave, Middletown, CT
Instructions for Solicitation - RFP Submission Proposers shall submit its Proposal in the form of one (1) original and nine (9) printed copies submitted by courier service (which will serve as the official receipt date/time) and an electronic copy in PDF format via email to dot.ctrail@ct.gov to:
Maria Rougeot
CT Department of Transportation
Office of Rail – Rail Property and Utilities Unit
4 Brewery Street
4th Floor
New Haven, CT 06511
Proposals must be received by CTDOT as set forth above, no later than the submittal deadline of
August 23rd, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. ET.
mailto:dot.ctrail@ct.gov mailto:dot.ctrail@ct.gov
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This bid has no questions defined.
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Solicitation Timeline
Solicitation Timeline - Procurement Process Schedule and Deadlines
Release RFP Monday, May 13, 2024
Registration Deadline for Mandatory Site Visits July 12, 2024 at 4 pm EST
Mandatory Site Visit – Armory Branch July 16, 2024 at 10:30 am ET
Mandatory Site Visit – Griffins Line July 17, 2024 at 10:30 am ET
Mandatory Site Visit – Middletown Cluster July 18, 2024 at 10:30 am ET
Deadline for Submission of Questions July 22, 2024 at 5 pm ET
Answers to Questions posted as Addendum By August 9, 2024
Proposal Due Date September 6, 2024 at 4 pm ET
Interviews of selected Proposer(s) Week of September 30, 2024
Notification of award to selected Proposer(s) Week of October 7, 2024
Finalization of Agreement Week of November 18, 2024
Proposer(s) file with STB Upon execution of Agreement
Begin operations Upon STB approval
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Documents:
RFP Final Version Rev. 2024.05.10.pdf
Attachment A-1 - Area Overview - Armory.pdf
Attachment A-1-A - Valuation Maps - Armory.pdf
Attachment A-2 - Area Overview - Griffins Industrial.pdf
Attachment A-2-A - Valuation Maps - Griffins Industrial.pdf
Attachment A-3 - Area Overview - Middletown Cluster.pdf
Attachment A-3-A - Valuation Maps - Middletown Sec-Portland Ind.pdf
Attachment A-3-B - Valuation Maps - Laurel Industrial.pdf
Attachment A-3-C - Valuation Maps - Wethersfield-Cromwell Secondary.pdf
Attachment A-3-D - Valuation Maps - East Berlin Industrial.pdf
Attachment C - RFP Rail Lines Bridge Inventory List.pdf
Attachment D - RFP Rail Lines Crossing Inventory List.pdf
Attachment F-1 - Armory Condition Assessment.pdf
Attachment F-2 - Armory Existing Customer Assessment.pdf
Attachment F-3 - Armory Future-Potential Customer Assessment.pdf
Attachment F-4 - Armory Discontinuance-Abandonment History.pdf
Addendum No. 1 - Attachment E - Draft Operating and Maintenance Agreement.pdf
Addendum No. 2 - RFP Questions and Answers.pdf
Addendum No. 2 - Attachment A-1 - CTDOT RBMP 2014.pdf
Addendum No. 2 - Attachment A-2 - Armory Branch.pdf
Addendum No. 2 - Attachment A-3 - Griffins Industrial.pdf
Addendum No. 2 - Attachment A-4 - Middletown Cluster.pdf
Addendum No. 2 - Attachment B - Troiano Fuels Correspondence.pdf
Addendum No. 2 - Attachment C - Armory Branch Work Order.pdf
Addendum No. 2 - Attachment D-1 - Tax Exempt Audit - CNZR.pdf
Addendum No. 2 - Attachment D-2 - Tax Exempt Audit - PWRR.pdf
Addendum No. 3 - Amendment No. 1.pdf
Addendum No. 2 - Attachment E - Troiano Rail Support Letter to CT DOT.pdf
Addendum No. 4 Cover Sheet.pdf
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