REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS For Concession of Services for MDOT-Owned Freight Railroad Lines on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and in Delaware through Public-Private Partnership (P3)
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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State Government of Maryland |
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- A - Research and development
- C - Architect and Engineering Services - Construction
- R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
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BPM051767 |
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BPM051767
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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS For Concession of Services for MDOT-Owned Freight Railroad Lines on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and in Delaware through Public-Private Partnership (P3)
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8/11/2025
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7/14/2025 1:27:38 PM
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Transportation and Storage and Mail Services
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RFP: Double Envelope Proposal
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The Secretary’s Office
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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS For Concession of Services for MDOT-Owned Freight Railroad Lines on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and in Delaware through Public-Private Partnership (P3)
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RFP: Double Envelope Proposal
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Transportation and Storage and Mail Services
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Procurement Officer / Buyer
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aweimer1@mdot.state.md.us
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Solicitation Summary
MDOT RLC-2025
-Prepared by-
Maryland Department of Transportation
Maryland Transit Administration
Office of Rail and Intermodal Freight
Issued: June 13, 2025
Statement of Qualifications Due Date: July 14, 2025
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) through the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is pleased to present this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to those entities or groups (the Proposers) which seeking to serve as the private partner (P3 Operator) for improvement, management, operation, maintenance, and financing of the MDOT Freight Rail P3 Project under a concession arrangement (the Concession) described in this document pursuant to a Public-Private Partnership agreement (P3 Agreement).
All Request for Clarifications (RFCs) must be sent to the MDOT email: freightrailp3@mdot.maryland.gov and received by MDOT by the applicable deadline in the Procurement Schedule. Proposers must submit all RFCs through a single authorized representative designated by the Proposer.
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Additional Instructions
Refer to the RFP Section 1.2 Procurement Process
This RFQ is issued under the P3 Regulations as well as other Maryland laws. MDOT intends, through this procurement, to enter into a P3 Agreement that will obligate the P3 Operator to improve, manage, operate, maintain, and finance freight operations on the Corridor through a Concession.
MDOT will use a two-step procurement process to select a P3 Operator to deliver the Concession. Following the publication of the Request for Information (RFI) on March 26, 2025, this RFQ has been is issued as part of the first step to solicit qualifications from Proposers, in the form of SOQs, that MDOT will evaluate to determine which Proposers are the most qualified to successfully deliver the Concession and meet the pass/fail requirements set forth in this RFQ.
MDOT intends to shortlist no more than four Proposers that are eligible to receive the RFP and then be invited to submit proposals.
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RFx Documents for REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS For Concession of Services for MDOT-Owned Freight Railroad Lines on Maryland’s Eastern Shore and in Delaware through Public-Private Partnership (P3) (BPM051767) - Lot : 1 / Round : 3
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Last Modified on UTC-4
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Creation Date UTC-4
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Validity End Date
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Notification for SOQ Deadline Extension 2024.07.14
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Amendment (Approved)
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7/14/2025 1:25:37 PM
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7/14/2025 1:25:30 PM
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Addendum #2 RFQ Revisions
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Amendment (Approved)
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7/8/2025 11:58:19 AM
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Addendum #1 Q&A
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7/8/2025 11:57:39 AM
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Financial Statements Template MDOT RLC-2025
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6/13/2025 2:14:11 PM
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MDOT Freight Rail P3 RFQ _Attachment B_Term Sheet MDOT RLC-2025
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6/13/2025 2:13:36 PM
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MDOT Freight Rail P3 Request for Qualifications MDOT RLC-2025
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Attachments & Appendixes (Approved)
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6/13/2025 2:12:55 PM
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