Request For Proposals -- PATCO Car Equipment Shop Crane Overhaul

DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
PATCO CAR EQUIPMENT SHOP CRANE OVERHAUL
Advertisement Date: July 31, 2026
Technical Proposal Due Date: Thursday September 3, 2026 2 PM
I. INTRODUCTION
The Delaware River Port Authority ("AUTHORITY" or "DRPA") is a bi-state corporate
instrumentality of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The
DRPA owns and operates four major toll bridge crossings of the Delaware River; the
Benjamin Franklin Bridge, the Walt Whitman Bridge, the Commodore Barry Bridge, and
the Betsy Ross Bridge. Each bridge facility includes office buildings, maintenance shops,
garages, and other buildings and structures. In addition, the DRPA owns real property in
the vicinity of the bridges. The AUTHORITY's transit subsidiary, PATCO, operates a
rapid transit line providing public transport service between Philadelphia and Southern
New Jersey.
Additional information about the DRPA and its operations may be obtained by reviewing
annual reports available on the DRPA's website at www.drpa.org, "About DRPA, Annual
Reports."
II. PURPOSE AND INTENT
The AUTHORITY hereby invites interested professional consulting engineering firms to
submit Technical and Cost Proposals ("Proposal") for the PATCO CAR EQUIPMENT
SHOP CRANE OVERHAUL Project (the "Project"). This public advertisement
constitutes the AUTHORITY's formal solicitation to determine the interest of qualified
firms in the aforementioned project.
PATCO seeks a CONTRACTOR for the design, construction, procurement, manufacture,
delivery, rigging, installation, documentation, and testing of crane products for the
overhaul of two (2) existing 17.5T/3T bridge cranes and one (1) 6.5T bridge crane as
described herein at Port Authority Transit Corporation ("PATCO"), 1000 N. Carlton St.,
Lindenwold New Jersey 08021. The CONTRACTOR is expected to supply a working
system of equipment, fit for purpose, and complete without need of additional purchased
goods and services. No items shall be exempt from the CONTRACTOR's responsibility
for final, and proper function of the system.
The AUTHORITY will consider only those Proposals received from parties who have
obtained the RFP and contract documents directly from the Authority. Contract documents
are not transferable to other parties for proposal purposes. Proposals received from firms

whose names are not recorded by the AUTHORITY as having secured documents for this
Project will be rejected.
III. TERM OF ENGAGEMENT
It is expected that the term of engagement for the Project will be three (3) years, which
shall commence as of the date of execution of an Agreement following the Notice to
Proceed.
IV. MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE AND SITE VISIT
A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 8:00
am EST via Microsoft Teams and at GM Conference Room located on the second floor
in Building 2B at the PATCO facility located at 1000 N. Carlton Street, Lindenwold, New
Jersey 08021. Everyone should initially meet at the safety office located in Building 1A..
The Microsoft Teams information for this meeting is:
Meeting ID: 228 631 230 298 420
Passcode: 8BY9Jf6f
Dial in by phone: +1 856-338-7063,,962849159#
There will be a Mandatory Site Visit immediately following the Pre-Proposal Conference
at the PATCO facility. All PROPOSERS are required to attend the site visits as part of
their requirement for this RFP. The Visitor Indemnity Agreement (Exhibit "C") MUST
be filled out and submitted prior to the site visit.
In order to attend the Pre-Proposal Meeting and Site Visit, you must register in advance.
Please email Gregory Noonan at grnoonan@drpa.org to be placed on the attendee list. .
Attendance by Bidders, subcontractors, and suppliers is strongly encouraged. All Bidders
shall be expected to completely and thoroughly examine all Contract Documents to become
fully aware of the scope and requirements of the Project prior to submitting a Bid.
V. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION AND DUE DATE
One (1) electronic copy of the Proposal must be submitted, in PDF format, electronically
via the Ariba Network no later than 2:00 pm EST on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
LATE, FAXED, E-MAILED, AND/OR HARDCOPIES WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED. The Ariba submission requirement is mandatory and non-waivable.

In order to participate in this RFP and receive an invitation to the solicitation event,
please send a request, via e-mail, to the following Contracting Officer: Gregory R.
Noonan grnoonan@drpa.org. If a response is not received within two (2) business
days, please resend the request and copy to vendors@drpa.org on your e-mail.
In order to access the RFP event, you must be registered on the Ariba Network and
have completed the AUTHORITY's supplier registration questionnaire. If you have
not already done so, you can register on the Ariba Network at any time. Registration
is free, quick, and easy. To do so follow the below steps:
Submit a self-registration request at
http://drpa.sourcing.ariba.com/ad/selfRegistration.
After the self-registration request that you submitted is approved, you'll receive
an email from Ariba.
After you create your username and password, please email (project owner) and
they will send you an invite to the event.
If you need any assistance or have questions, please email vendors@drpa.org.
If your company is already registered in Ariba, please log in through invite with
that information to sync our accounts.
Firms should ensure that they can access and upload files in Ariba prior to the
submission deadline. It is the respondent's responsibility to ensure submission of its
Proposal to the proper place at the proper time. Absent an emergency or unanticipated
event that interrupts normal AUTHORITY processes so that Proposals cannot be received
via Ariba by the exact time specified in the RFP, the AUTHORITY will not extend the
submission deadline for an interested firm due to its technical difficulties.
VI. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT
The DRPA has established a Single Point of Contact for this RFP. From the issue date of
this advertisement, the Single Point of Contact shall be the Contracting Officer whose name
and contact information appears below. Please refer all inquiries related to the to the
Contracting Officer.
Any violation of this condition (excluding any Ariba supplier registration questions,
which should be addressed by e-mailing vendors@drpa.org) may be cause for the
AUTHORITY to reject the offending firm. Respondents agree not to distribute any part of
their Proposal beyond the AUTHORITY's Contract Administration Department. A
Respondent that shares information contained in its Proposal with other AUTHORITY
personnel may be disqualified and its Proposal may be rejected.
The Single Point of Contact for this Project is:
Gregory R. Noonan, Contract Administration
grnoonan@drpa.org
856-968-2087

VII. EVALUATION OF PROPOSALS
All Proposals will be reviewed to determine responsiveness. The AUTHORITY may reject
non-responsive Proposals without evaluation but may waive minor non-compliance.
All Proposals will be reviewed by an Evaluation Committee who will make
recommendations regarding which Respondents the Committee believes to be most
technically qualified. The evaluation team will evaluate and rank each Technical Proposal
considering the following factors; the order of factors should not be considered
determinative of importance:
A. Understanding and Approach
B. Qualifications and Experience
C. Overall Completeness and Quality of Proposals
D. Maintenance of a local office
The final determination will be based on the AUTHORITY's evaluation, in its sole
judgment, of which Proposals best meet the needs of the AUTHORITY.
This RFP does not commit the AUTHORITY to awarding a Contract. Respondents shall
bear all costs incurred in the preparation of the Proposal and participating in the RFP
process. The AUTHORITY reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals, the right
in its sole discretion to accept the Proposals it considers most favorable to the
AUTHORITY's interests, and the right to waive minor irregularities. The AUTHORITY
further reserves the right to reject all Proposals and seek new Proposals when such
procedure is reasonable and in the best interests of the AUTHORITY. In addition, the
AUTHORITY may at any time revoke this RFP in its sole discretion and without
assuming any liability in connection with its issuance and/or revocation.
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VII. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
The AUTHORITY remains firmly committed to ensuring equal employment and
contracting opportunities for everyone and will not discriminate against any individual or
business based on any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
All qualified persons will be afforded an equal opportunity to participate in the contract
and employment processes.
DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY
By: Amy L. Ash
Manager, Contract Administration
Phone: 856-968-2084