FQ1944OP-_Request_for_Proposals_(RFP)_Solicitation_-_Notice.pdf

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WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

SOLICITATION NO. FQ19144/OP

BLADENSBURG AND NORTHERN BUS DIVISIONS REPLACEMENT

Design-Build Services

ISSUED: April 2, 2019

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has established a contracting opportunity to provide design-build services through a progressive/phased approach that will result in the design, demolition and subsequent re-build of (a) Bladensburg Bus Division located at 2251 26th Street NE, Washington, DC, 20018, and (b) Northern Bus Division facility located at 4615 14th Street NW 20011.

It is the intent of the Authority to award separate contracts for each facility (Bladensburg and Northern Bus Garages) under a single solicitation, as follows:

a. FQ191544N – Northern Bus Division Design-Build Services

b. FQ119144B – Bladensburg Bus Division Design-Build Services

Two contracts may be awarded to a single Design Builder or a single contract may be awarded to two Design Builders. WMATA intends to enter into agreement(s) with Design Builder(s) that will result in executing a Design-Build contract(s) with a firm or firms (Design Builders) to provide Pre-Construction Services including design, constructability review, as well as other services during the pre-construction phase of the Project and build the Project during the construction phase of the Project upon reaching an agreement on the price and/or schedule thereof. Once the pre-construction phase of the Project reaches an agreed upon level of completeness (100% for Demolition and 60% for new construction), the Design Builder shall provide a Firm Fixed Price for the demolition/Site Preparation and a separate Firm Fixed Price for the construction of the new Bus Maintenance Facility. WMATA will review the Cost Proposal and if agreement is reached, the contract will be amended to incorporate the agreed-upon price and schedule for the demolition and construction phase of the Project. The Design-Builder(s) will be provided with an initial authorization to proceed with Pre-Construction Services only. The resultant contracts, if awarded, will be federally funded.

The Solicitation documents will be made available on WMATA’s Project Management Software System (Procore). Please send your request for a copy of the solicitation documents via electronic mail to Ovidiu Puscas, Contract Administrator at OPuscas@wmata.com. In the subject field, please enter, “Solicitation FQ19144/OP Request for Solicitation Documents” and advise if access is desired for FQ191544N – Northern Bus Division, FQ119144B – Bladensburg Bus Division or both. You must provide your email address for you to be given access. In the body of your email, 2 | P a g e please include, your name, company name, company address, telephone number, email address, and company web-site address.

All Proposers responding to this Solicitation must utilize Procore. The solicitation documents are posted under separate projects in Procore: FQ191544N – Northern Bus Division and FQ119144B

– Bladensburg Bus Division. Proposers may request access to either one or both projects. Design Builders may propose on one or both projects, as a result of this single solicitation. Proposers must upload an electronic copy of their Technical and Price Proposals for the respective project to Procore prior to the Proposal Due Dates noted in Section 00 10 13 PROJECT SOLICITATION SCHEDULE in Division 00.

Amendments, if any, will be posted on Procore and distributed via electronic mail.

A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on May 3, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. in the WMATA Jackson- Graham Building located at 600 Fifth St NW, Washington DC 20001. Site Visits will be scheduled by the Authority in advance by appointment and each appointment shall be limited to no more than 45 minutes. The Design Builders will be limited to one (1) appointment with a maximum number of five (5) members of the Design Build team in attendance at each project location. All members of the Design Build team will be required to have in its possession all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suitable for entering an active Bus Maintenance Facility. A separate appointment at each site will require a minimum of two weeks advance notice.

WMATA does not pay for parking or validate tickets.

Proposers must possess the proper license(s) at the time of Contract award. All subcontractors must possess the appropriate licenses for each specialty subcontracted.

This is not an exclusive contract and WMATA expressly reserves the right to contract for services and goods such as those referenced herein through other contractors.