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This document is a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (Port Authority) for Performance of Expert Professional Program Management and Design Build Support Services, solicitation number RFP# 6000002611. The RFP seeks firms to provide program management and design build services on a task order basis for a four-year term, with firms required to respond within 48 hours of task order notifications issued by the Chief Engineer. The pre-proposal meeting was held on January 16, 2025, with 117 attendees from various engineering and consulting firms. The proposal due date is January 31, 2025 at 2:00 P.M.

The RFP includes specific diversity participation goals, including 20% Minority-owned business enterprises (MBE), 10% Women-owned business enterprises (WBE), and 3% Service-disabled Veteran-owned businesses (SDVOB). Insurance requirements are comprehensive, including $2 million coverage for Commercial General Liability, Automobile Liability, Cyber Liability, and Professional Liability. The procurement process will evaluate proposers based on proposer requirements, staff qualifications, firm experience, MBE/WBE/SDVOB participation plans, and cost structures including multipliers and salary schedules. The Port Authority emphasizes transparency, diversity, and providing meaningful opportunities for certified diverse businesses throughout the solicitation and potential contract performance.

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4 World Trade Center l 150 Greenwich Street, 21st floor l New York, NY 10007

January 21, 2025

SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PERFORMANCE OF EXPERT

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN BUILD

SUPPORT SERVICES AS REQUESTED ON A “TASK ORDER” BASIS

FOR A FOUR-YEAR TERM (RFP# 6000002611) – ADDENDUM #1

Dear Sir or Madam:

The following is a question from a Request for Proposals (RFP) recipient. The question and the corresponding Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (the “Port Authority” or “Authority”) answer is provided for your information and use, as appropriate.

Question #1: Is the Authority able to provide the list of the subject RFP’s attendees and presentation from the January 16, 2025, pre-proposal meeting?

Answer #1: The Authority has attached the subject pre-proposal meeting’s attendee list and presentation for your reference.

The date for receipt of proposals for the subject RFP remains 2:00 P.M. on January 31, 2025.

If you have any questions, please contact Edmund Mendrala at EMendrala@panynj.gov.

mailto:EMendrala@panynj.gov

Organization/Name Email 1 Emad Qadi emad.qadi@tylin.com 2 CariAnn Palmese cpalmese@armandcorp.com 3 Joanne Leung Joanne.Leung@mottmac.com 4 Seif Chowdhury Seif.Chowdhury@scengineerspc.com 5 Jeanefer Abonitalla jabonitalla@infiniteconsultingcorp.com 6 Marc Champigny MChampigny@cscos.com 7 Giordano, Steve Steve.Giordano@wsp.com 8 Dussom, Kent kent.dussom@aecom.com 9 Thomas, Brit Brit.Thomas@stvinc.com 10 Shukri Abuhuzeima sabuhuzeima@aidpe.com 11 Jawad Hussain jhussain@zofsengineering.com 12 Wallace, Michael WallaceM@LiRo-Hill.com 13 Shahd Hassan Shahd.Hassan@rosewich.net 14 Charles Matlack charles.matlack@scengineerspc.com 15 Abou Sabh, Sharif Sharif.AbouSabh@mbakerintl.com 16 J. Evans Doleyres (Unverified) 17 Iftekhar, Syed Syed.Iftekhar@stantec.com 18 Timothy Young tyoung@kseng.com

19 Valeriy Makarovskiy (LOZIER, Inc.)

(Unverified)

20 Karen Anewalt kanewalt@hveapc.com 21 Fireflies.ai Notetaker Toll (Unverified) 22 Ryan Spearing rspearing@mcfaglobal.com 23 Shayne Spector-Smith sspectorsmith@entech.nyc 24 Traver, Douglas DTraver@tectonicengineering.com 25 Jimmy (Unverified) 26 Venerando (Ray) Vasta vvasta@pacogroup.com 27 Ribeiro, Ray RibeiroR@LiRo-Hill.com 28 Pastore, Caroline Caroline.Pastore@stvinc.com 29 Mark Rollo Mrollo@sjheng.com 30 Paul Piotrowski Paul.Piotrowski@turntown.com 31 Tara Huff thuff@enovateengineering.com 32 Kempin, Michael Michael.Kempin@stantec.com

33 SANJIB SEN, AEIS LLC (Guest) (Unverified)

34 Jarmel, Scott Scott.Jarmel@jacobs.com 35 Faith Masi fmasi@hardestyhanover.com 36 Chris McKittrick CMcKittrick@joiscm.com 37 Robert Sprau rsprau@kseng.com

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PERFORMANCE OF EXPERT PROFESSIONAL

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN BUILD SUPPORT SERVICES AS

REQUESTED ON A “TASK ORDER” BASIS FOR A FOUR-YEAR TERM

RFP# 6000002611

Pre-Proposal Attendance Sheet from January 16, 2025

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PERFORMANCE OF EXPERT PROFESSIONAL

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN BUILD SUPPORT SERVICES AS

REQUESTED ON A “TASK ORDER” BASIS FOR A FOUR-YEAR TERM

RFP# 6000002611

Pre-Proposal Attendance Sheet from January 16, 2025

38 Witko, Peter Peter.Witko@arcadis.com 39 SANTORA Ann asantora@systra.com 40 Sarah Ingber singber@goldmancopeland.com 41 Olufemi Oladipo OOladipo@gargengineering.com 42 Luis Alberto Luna Atlahuac luis.luna@tollintl.com 43 William Slade WSlade@gargengineering.com 44 Henry Palancar Henry.Palancar@turntown.com 45 Julie Brochero jbrochero@dackconsulting.com 46 Nure M. Aiza nure.aiza@tollintl.com 47 Anika Dodson-Casimir 48 Gina Callender gcallender@macandeve.com 49 Elana Freedman efreedman@hardestyhanover.com 50 Martin, Natalie Natalie.Martin@aecom.com 51 Tawfik, George George.Tawfik@stvinc.com 52 Nabibaksh, Nareesa Nareesa.Nabibaksh@stvinc.com 53 Michael Tolliver mtolliver@kseng.com 54 KARAMITSIOS Maria mkaramitsios@systra.com 55 Stanislav Lasiychuk stan.lasiychuk@scengineerspc.com 56 Miller, Regan Regan.Miller@mbakerintl.com 57 Zawistowski, Amy Amy.Zawistowski@mbakerintl.com 58 Dermot Fenlon dfenlon@epicbuilds.com 59 Chris Davieds Chris.Davieds@turntown.com 60 Ed Whelan ewhelan@pmaconsultants.com 61 Jacqueline Garcia jgarcia@mpengs.com 62 Jason Stern jstern@gpinet.com 63 Joseph Aliotta j.aliotta@perkinseastman.com 64 Ralph Taber ralph.taber@tylin.com 65 Michele Donaghy michele.donaghy@tylin.com 66 Jose Rivera jose.rivera@tylin.com 67 Sajid Sheikh ssheikh@enovateengineering.com 68 Madison Bagwell mbagwell@siengineering.com 69 Teran, Ernesto Ernesto.Teran@jll.com 70 Kimberley Green Kimberley.Green@mottmac.com 71 Byron Williams Byron.Williams@arup.com 72 Ahmed Osman ahmed.osman@tylin.com 73 Navalurkar, Raj Raj.Navalurkar@mbakerintl.com 74 Curcio, Thomas Thomas.Curcio@stantec.com 75 John Madera jmadera@hardestyhanover.com 76 Flores, Will I. will.flores@stvinc.com 77 Michael Shamma michael.shamma@tylin.com

REQUESTED ON A “TASK ORDER” BASIS FOR A FOUR-YEAR TERM

RFP# 6000002611

Pre-Proposal Attendance Sheet from January 16, 2025

78 Aine O'Dwyer aodwyer@enovateengineering.com 79 Raim Izhar rizhar@siengineering.com 80 Divyaneel Parekh DParekh@infiniteconsultingcorp.com 81 Krupesh Patel kpatel@zofsengineering.com 82 Syed Ali sali@kseng.com 83 Jeannine Nelson j.nelson@tctcost.com 84 Kelly R. Anderson kanderson@kseng.com 85 Joanna Stathopoulos Joanna.Stathopoulos@arup.com 86 Zane Amray zamray@zofsengineering.com 87 Rachael Glasgow Rglasgow@infotrancorp.com 88 Maqbool Mohammed MMohammed@popligroup.com 89 Mark Drozdov mdrozdov@lozierinc.com 90 John Reid jreid@mpengs.com 91 Raymond Jewett rjewett@siengineering.com 92 Daniela Del Angel daniela.delangel@tollintl.com 93 MM (Unverified) 94 MARTIN Remy rmartin2@systra.com 95 Rahim Ali rahim.ali@fastech-eng.com 96 Kathryn Grubb kgrubb@siengineering.com 97 Dudley, Russ Russell.Dudley@arcadis.com 98 Stephen McDavid stephen.mcdavid@axiompmp.com 99 Dawa Sherpa dawak@sherpagcm.com 100 Tariq Bashir tbashir@civilcraft.com 101 Lou Trani lou.trani@tylin.com 102 Tilkin, Glen Glen.Tilkin@stantec.com 103 Parmjit Sahani PSahani@popligroup.com 104 Arthur Antoine arthur.antoine@axiompmp.com 105 Amanda Donovan adonovan@pmaconsultants.com 106 Camille Perez camille.perez@tylin.com 107 Emara, Sam Hosam.Emara@arcadis.com 108 Spencer H Waresk Spencer.H.Waresk@ey.com 109 Vikram Dogra vikram.dogra@tylin.com 110 Walker, Neil Neil.Walker1@jacobs.com 111 Bontempo, Daniel Daniel.Bontempo@stantec.com 112 Jennifer Fitzpatrick jennifer.fitzpatrick@docstrats.com 113 Alex Jagnanan ajagnanan@mpengs.com 114 KUBIAK Christopher ckubiak@systra.com 115 Omer Amray oamray@zofsengineering.com 116 Kallai Brown kbrown@zofsengineering.com 117 Rebecca Shrestha rshrestha@sherpagcm.com

REQUESTED ON A “TASK ORDER” BASIS FOR A FOUR-YEAR TERM

RFP# 6000002611

Pre-Proposal Attendance Sheet from January 16, 2025

118 Muhamed, Muhamed Muhamed.Muhamed@stantec.com 119 Michelle Jordan michelle.jordan@tylin.com 120 Donna Hager donna@macandeve.com 121 Karim Palomino kpalomino@entech.nyc 122 Jess Lomas jess.lomas@tylin.com 123 Louie Rueda lrueda@jedengineering-pc.com 124 Christie Dorestant cdorestant@armandcorp.com 125 Jean Greenlaw jgreenlaw@armandcorp.com 126 Dinesh Patel dpatel@haiderengineering.com 127 Bhalani, Rahul Rahul.Bhalani@aecom.com 128 Pawar, Kaushal Kaushal.Pawar@aecom.com 129 Enrique Porras enrique.porras@tylin.com 130 Mahesh Sheth msheth@haiderengineering.com 131 Bhawar, Pratiksha Bhaskar PratikshaBhaskar.Bhawar@hdrinc.com 132 Bob Monser Bob.Monser@turntown.com 133 Beckett, David david.beckett@aecom.com 134 Andrew Nigro anigro@mpengs.com 135 Belletti, Steven J. Steven.Belletti@stvinc.com 136 Weinstein, Brooke BWEINSTEIN@Dewberry.com 137 Mohammad Ullah (Unverified) 138 Warren Michelsen wmichelsen@enovateengineering.com 139 Ginger Modafferi gmodafferi@macandeve.com 140 Farid Cardozo FCardozo@grouppmx.com 141 Lamo, Sandri Sandri.Lamo@hdrinc.com 142 Fouzia Fatima ffatima@infotrancorp.com 143 Valentyna (Unverified) 144 Liebgold, David David.Liebgold@mbakerintl.com 145 Fox, Bruce M. Bruce.Fox@stvinc.com

PERFORMANCE OF EXPERT PROFESSIONAL

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN BUILD

SUPPORT SERVICES AS REQUESTED ON A

“TASK ORDER” BASIS FOR FOUR-YEARS

(RFP# 6000002611)

Pre-Proposal Presentation to Certified Firms

January 16, 2025 – 3:00 P.M.

*For Information Purposes Only. Requests for Proposals will supersede any information included in this presentation.*

WELCOME & OVERVIEW

Edmund Mendrala - Solicitation Manager

AGENDA

Welcome – Edmund Mendrala, Solicitation Manager | Procurement

Supplier Diversity – Alex Rollison, Manager, Project Planning & Development | ODEI

Scope of Service Highlights – Martha Lindner, Contract Manager | Engineering

Insurance Requirements – Joseph Chvasta, Risk Analyst, Treasury | Risk Financing

Procurement Process – Edmund Mendrala, Solicitation Manager | Procurement

Q&A

SUPPLIER DIVERSITY

Alex Rollison - Manager, Project Planning & Development

OFFICE OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

Department Overview

BUSINESS DIVERSITY WORKFORCE DIVERSITY

& EEO COMPLIANCE

• Capacity Building

• Certification

• Compliance Review

• Employee Experience

• Equal Employment Opportunity

• Workforce Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

PERFORMANCE

REPORTING & POLICY

OVERSIGHT

• Performance Reporting & System Support

• Civil Rights Compliance

• Policy, Process & Procedures

CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS

At the Port Authority of NY & NJ, we believe that our operations should reflect the diversity of our community. Our Board enacted the following participation goals:

20% Minority-owned business enterprises (MBE)

10% Women-owned business enterprises (WBE)

3% Service-disabled Veteran-owned businesses (SDVOB)

Specific ACDBE/DBE goals for federally assisted contracts are set in accordance with federal regulations.

M/WBE

SDVOB

ACDBE/DBE

SBE

Eligibility Criteria for Certification

MWBE

• 51% owned and managed by Minority or Women Owner(s) who are citizen or permanent residents

• Make critical day to day decisions

• Capital contribution are real and substantial and continuing

• Valid for 5 years

• Needs to be in business for at least one year

SDVOB

• 51% owned and managed by Service- Disabled Veteran Owner(s)

• Letter or documentation issued by Veteran Affairs showing SDVOB status

• Principal place of business or significant presence in NY & NJ

Eligibility Criteria for Certification

• 51% owned by individual or individuals categorized as economically or socially disadvantaged citizens or permanent residents as per CFR 49 part 26, has size standards for program and industry, PNW, NAICS codes, Site visits required.

• Make critical day to day decisions

• Capital contribution are real and substantial and continuing.

• No requirement for how long to be in business.

• Valid for 1 year

• Unified Certification

Partnership (UCP) Partnership with NY and NJ

• 51% Owned and managed by Minority or Women Owner(s) who are citizen or permanent residents

• Make critical day to day decisions

• Capital contribution are real and substantial and continuing

• Valid for 5 years

• Needs to be in business for at least one year

• 51% owned and managed by Service- Disabled Veteran Owner(s)

• Letter or documentation issued by Veteran Affairs showing SDVOB status

• Principal place of business in NY & NJ or significant presence in NY & NJ

• Race and gender neutral.

Needs firm based in NY&NJ, year(s) in business and meets SBA threshold standard for industry

• For Construction firms once certified qualification is our Engineering Dept for set-aside opportunities

Efforts to Achieve Good Faith Effort Submit participation plans with the RFP response or bid, as required by the contract.

Create participation plans that provide meaningful opportunities for MBE/WBE/SDVOBs across the full spectrum of the project across all phases of the project, and categories of work and contracting tiers

Develop contracting packages that are commensurate with capacity of the preponderance of the available pool of MBE/WBE/SDVOBs

Encourage the formation of joint ventures, partnerships or similar arrangements among subcontractors, as required to achieve the participation goals

Efforts to Achieve Good Faith Effort (cont’d) Ensure diversity within diversity in all areas of work and tiers (professional services, goods & operational services, and construction)

Establish transparent processes for pre-qualifying and selecting firms

After selecting MBE/WBE/SDVOB partners, ensure their engagement in conceptual design, project planning, means and methods and other types of program planning strategy meetings, related to their role in the project

Provide business capacity building support through financial services, technical guidance and trainings, and business services support, as appropriate

Conduct business affairs with MBE/WBE/SDVOB partners in accordance with PANYNJ's standards, including within our supplier code of ethics, prompt payment protocols, etc.

CERTIFICATION RESOURCES

• PA Website: www.panynj.gov/supplierdiversity

• Certification and to search for certified firms: https://panynj.diversitysoftware.com

• Certification Hotline: 212-435-7888

• Cert Help email: certhelp@panynj.gov

• We encourage firms seeking certification to also register with Procurement at www.paprocure.com to be considered for business opportunities

SCOPE OF SERVICES

Martha Lindner - Contract Manager

Scope of Services

This agreement would provide for the issuance of Program Management and Design Build services, for the Port Authority. The firm(s) would be required to respond within 48 hours of notification to task orders issued by the Chief Engineer or a designated representative. These task orders would provide a mechanism for Program Management and Design Build support services on projects at all Port Authority facilities.

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

Joseph Chvasta - Risk Analyst

Insurance Requirements

• Commercial General Liability Insurance - $2 million per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage liability

• Automobile Liability Insurance - $2 million per accident for bodily injury and property damage liability covering any auto, owned, non-owned, rented or hired automobiles

• Workers’ Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance – to statutory limits and in accordance with the requirements of law in the state(s) where work will take place, and Employer’s Liability Insurance of not less than $1 million for bodily injury by accident and $1 million for bodily injury by disease, and at least a $1 million policy limit.

• Cyber Liability Insurance - $2 million per occurrence or claim. Coverage shall be sufficiently broad to respond to the duties and obligations as is undertaken by Vendor in this agreement and shall include, but not be limited to, claims involving infringement of intellectual property, including but not limited to infringement of copyright, trademark, trade dress, invasion of privacy violations, information theft, damage to or destruction of electronic information, release of private information, alteration of electronic information, extortion and network security. The policy shall provide coverage for breach response costs as well as regulatory fines and penalties as well as credit monitoring expenses with limits sufficient to respond to these obligations.

• Professional Liability Insurance - The Consultant shall bind, maintain, and pay premiums on Professional Liability Insurance in limits of not less than $2 million per claim, covering acts, errors, or omissions arising out of the work or services performed by Consultant. All endorsements and exclusions shall be evidenced on the certificate of insurance.

The coverage shall be written on a claims-made basis with a minimum of a 3-year reporting/discovery period.

PROCUREMENT PROCESS

Edmund Mendrala, Solicitation Manager

Professional Services Opportunities

• Publicly Advertised RFPs (and Addenda) posted on the Port Authority’s website and Bonfire

• Be sure to utilize the Subcontractors List for potential subconsulting opportunities.

Procurement RFP Solicitation Process

1. Proposer Requirements

2. Staff Qualifications and Experience

3. Firm Qualifications and Experience

4. MBE/WBE/SDVOBs Participation Plan

5. Cost – Multiplier(s) and Salary Schedule

Procurement RFP Solicitation Process

8. Conflict of Interest

9. Standard Agreement 10.Attachment A – Scope of Work 11.Attachment B – Terms of Discussion 12.Attachment C – Company Profile

Proposer Tips Know the name of the Procurement contact

Ask questions if you have any

Check for any addenda

Demonstrate how you meet the Proposer Requirements

Be as specific as possible when describing what projects your staff and firm have worked on

Include MBE, WBE and SDVOB subconsulting opportunities

After Proposal Process

• Debrief o Prepare your questions before the debrief o Discuss strengths and weaknesses in your proposal

• Transparency – Awards Page

• Monitor – Upcoming Solicitations (including subconsulting opportunities)

Questions?

Thank You!

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02 - Pre-Proposal Attendance Sheet
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