(2) - Freight Planning, Engineering, and Inspection Services Task Order Agreement – STATE (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 state and/or 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, oversight of railroad improvements, rail bridge inspections on state owned rail rights of way, railroad right of way management, 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 projects funded by the state. 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 the state, and/or third party funding. The new jersey department of transportation, division of statewide planning, conducts A variety of freight planning, development, and construction projects which may require additional assistance and support. Planning, engineering and inspection services will focus on implementation and management of the statewide freight plan, njdot-owned freight rail right- of- way and related inspections and federally funded programs. In addition to state freight rail system planning, congestion management and air quality and all manner of rail, road, air, marine, human-powered and technological freight system development.

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.