IFB B50449 - MARTA Utility Locate Services

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has issued an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for IFB No. B50449 - MARTA Utility Locate Services. MARTA is seeking bids from firms to provide subsurface utility locating and marking services in accordance with the Georgia Utility Facility Protection Act. The contract will be for a three-year base period with two one-year option periods. Bidders will be required to provide pricing on a unit price and lump sum basis for various utility locating services, with an allowance for on-call locating beyond the Georgia 811 service. The IFB includes a pre-bid conference scheduled for February 6, 2024, and requires bids to be submitted by March 1, 2024, with bids to be opened on March 4, 2024.

The IFB establishes a 25% Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goal, and bidders must demonstrate good faith efforts to meet this goal or risk being deemed non-responsive. The IFB also includes equal employment opportunity and civil rights requirements that the successful contractor must comply with during the term of the contract. The contract will be awarded to a responsive and responsible bidder, and the possible award value or budget range was not specified in the information provided.