(2) - Freight Planning, Engineering, and Inspection Services - FEDERAL (Planning H-1 Level A, C-6 Level A, G-4 Level A, T-7 Level A)

The New Jersey Department of Transportation, Division of Statewide Planning (SWP) intends to maintain consultant agreements to augment critical Division functions. This Simple Project Process Solicitation will select up to two (2) Consultant Teams to assist SWP staff with planning, engineering and inspection services for rail and multimodal projects, including freight, rail, marine and grants program management. The focus of this contract is on freight/goods movement, freight rail and marine highway projects that can improve the movement of freight in, to and through New Jersey. The consultant firm(s) will be selected to expand the capability of the Division of Statewide Planning and related functions. In addition, assistance is required with administration of federally funded grants or projects, including but not limited to: plan review, surveying, preliminary engineering, review and certification of engineering and contract documents, oversight, and inspection of construction with the associated certifications and reports, rail bridge inspection services, as well as other related duties. Typical projects are expected to include freight planning studies, truck or rail regulatory reviews, railroad right of way planning, design of enhancements to truck weigh stations and truck parking facilities, and any data collection activities associated with freight, trucks, railroads, freight vessels or the networks they travel on. Activities will encompass the review and the provision to the State of requisite certifications of compliance with applicable state, and/or recognized industry design standards as they apply to Contract documents, including, but not limited to, Draft and Final Plans, Specifications, and (PS & E) Estimates/Bid packages. Consultants may further be called upon to perform Construction Inspection and/or Construction Oversight services for the state on federally funded projects. This would include reviews and certifications for compliance with applicable state, and/or recognized industry design standards as they apply to all aspects of construction projects advanced by SWP, and can include, but not be limited to, financial documentation, resident engineers and Inspectors reports; wage rate certifications, EEO, DBE, and SBE submissions, as well as adherence to any specific reporting requirements mandated by the use of federal funding. All parts of the evaluation will be completed by the consultants. All sections will contribute to the scoring. All Key Issues listed in Section 12 and all Key Staff listed in Sections 9 & 10 will be evaluated and contribute to the scoring for those sections respectively. work is expected to expand on issues and themes initiated through the departments statewide freight plan, the state rail plan, and mpo studies and analyses pertaining to goods movement issues and department initiatives related to understanding and improving air quality, congestion and safety. services requested may be mode specific, multimodal or mode neutral. the consultant may be asked to provide information and guidance to expand on existing plans that affect the division of statewide planning, and/or the department and its transportation partners. including technical systems and/or on emergent issues that may be detailed reports or short memoranda in response to specific questions.