ITB 26-12-214319 ARR 352 Emergent Paint and Repairs Estimate

Location:	Alaska
Posted:	Feb 27, 2026
Due:	Mar 19, 2026
Agency:	Alaska Railroad
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Z - Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property
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Alaska Railroad Corporation

327 W. Ship Creek Avenue

Anchorage, AK 99501

February 26, 2026

Invitation to Bid

#26-12-214319

ARRC Passenger Coach Painting and Repair:

ARR 352

Cover Sheet

Response Required: This page must be completed and returned to ensure receipt of

future addenda or additional information. Please email this form to wallaces@akrr.com

All addenda will be forwarded to the contact name and number listed below.

Firms that have not returned the cover sheet will not be informed of addendums

and will only be alerted to addendums by checking with the ARRC procurement

officer or by checking ARRC’s internet site: www.akrr.com, select Suppliers and

then Solicitations. Bidders must acknowledge the receipt of all addendums

issued in their proposal/bid submittal.

Company Name

Mailing Address

City, State, Zip

Contact Name

Phone Number

Email Address

The Alaska Railroad Corporation web site www.alaskarailroad.com

THIS IS NOT AN ORDER

ALASKA RAILROAD CORPORATION

327 W. Ship Creek Ave.

Anchorage, AK 99501

WallaceS@akrr.com

Phone 907-265-2425

INVITATION NUMBER: 26-12-214319

DATE OF INVITATION: February 26,

2026

SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT:

Alaska Railroad Corporation

327 West Ship Creek,

Anchorage, Alaska 99501

Attn Sarah Wallace

UNTIL 3:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME ON March 19, 2026, AT

WHICH TIME BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED.

ARRC Passenger Coach Painting and Repair ARR 352

The Alaska Railroad Corporation (“ARRC”) is soliciting bids from interested parties to repaint and

repair passenger coaches as specified herein. Interested parties are invited to submit a bid to supply

said items to ARRC. Bids must be submitted on the bid form contained herein and must be mailed

or delivered to the above address. Bids received via E-mail will be considered non-responsive. The

bid shall be in a sealed envelope with the bid number 26-12-214319 clearly printed on the face of the

envelope. Bids must be complete and in U.S. dollars. See instructions and conditions enclosed

herein.

ARRC reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or any part thereof, negotiate changes in bids,

accept any bids or any part thereof, waive minor informalities or defects in any bids, and not to

award the proposed contract if it is in the best interest of the ARRC.

ARRC shall not be held responsible for bidder’s lack of understanding of what is required by this

bid. Should a bidder not understand any aspect of this bid, or require further explanation, or

clarification regarding the intent or requirements of this bid, it shall be the responsibility of the

bidder to seek guidance from the ARRC.

ARRC may award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsive offer whose offer

conforming to this solicitation will be the most advantageous to the ARRC. ARRC may reject any

or all offers if such action is in the best interest of ARRC and waives informalities and minor

irregularities in offers received. Any resulting contract from this solicitation shall incorporate the

Standard Instructions and General Terms and Conditions incorporated in this solicitation.

This solicitation is not to be construed as a commitment of any kind, nor does it commit the ARRC

to pay for any costs incurred in the submission of an offer or for any other cost incurred prior to

the execution of a formal contract

BIDDER/VENDOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS: PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ARE CAUTIONED

TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THIS CLAUSE. Bidder/contractor-imposed terms and

conditions which conflict with this Invitation to Bid terms and conditions are considered

counteroffers and, as such, will cause the Alaska Railroad Corporation to consider the bid

non-responsive.

If a bidder attaches additional terms and conditions as part of the bid, such attachments must be

accompanied by a disclaimer stating that in the event of conflict between the terms and conditions

of this Invitation to Bid and the terms and conditions of the bidder/contractor, the terms and

conditions of the Invitation to Bid will prevail.

Important: Work associated with this bid may be funded in part by funds from the Federal

Transit Administration (“FTA”), an operating administration of the United States Department of

Transportation; the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA); and the Alaska Railroad

Corporation (ARRC). This solicitation package contains some provisions that are designated

as applicable to FTA, FRA, and ARRC funded projects, mixed funding. See appendix G.

ARRC Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program

ARRC is an equal opportunity corporation that encourages the participation of DBEs as prime

contractors and subcontractors on its contracts funded in whole or in part by the Federal Transit

or Federal Highway Administrations. ARRC has a race neutral DBE Program and does not set

DBE goals on individual solicitations. Nonetheless, the ARRC aspires to achieve an overall DBE

participation of 4.0% in federal fiscal years 2025-2027 on contracts funded by agencies within the

U.S. Department of Transportation. If this contract is funded in whole or in part by funds from the

FTA, FEMA or the FHWA, it is imperative that you consult the Federal Terms and Conditions

portion of this solicitation.

The Alaska Railroad is a member of Green Star (http://www.greenstarinc.org/). ARRC earned

an initial Green Star Award in 1994 and a Green Star Air Quality Award in 2007. The Alaska

Railroad considers Green Star membership to be a positive business attribute, and regards a

Green Star award as a tangible sign of an organization’s commitment to environmental

stewardship and continual improvement within its operations.

Please direct all responses and/or questions concerning this invitation to bid to Sarah Wallace,

Alaska Railroad Corporation, Supply Management, 327 W. Ship Creek Avenue, Anchorage, AK

99501, telephone number 907-265-2425, email address wallaces@akrr.com. Questions must be

submitted in written form prior to March 17th, 2026. Questions submitted after that date will not be

accepted.

Sincerely,

Sarah Wallace

Contract Administrator Specialist

Alaska Railroad Corporation

INDEX

SECTION A

SECTION B

SECTION C

SECTION D

SECTION E

SECTION F

SECTION G

ATTACHMENT A

SCOPE OF WORK / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATIONS

COST SCHEDULE

BIDDERS QUESTIONNAIRE

SUPPLY BID FORM

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

FEDERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

ARR 352 PAINT AND STYLING ARRANGEMENT

SUBMITTALS: Bids will not be considered if the following documents are not

completely filled out and submitted at the time of bidding:

1. Supply Bid Form

2. Cost Schedule

3. Bidder’s Questionnaire

4. Federal Requirements: Appendix H:

22. FTA BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS-49 USC §5323(j); 49 CFR Part 661

25. CERTIFICATION REGARDING USE OF CONTRACT FUNDS FOR

LOBBYING-31 USC 1352, 49 CFR Part 19, 20

SECTION A:

SCOPE OF WORK & MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Alaska Railroad ARR 352 Bistro Car Repair and Painting

Schedule:

The Contractor will have access to ARR 352 in Anchorage, AK starting April 6th, 2026. Car must

be returned to the ARRC Anchorage Car Shop no later than April 27th, 2026.

Tools and Materials

All tools and materials necessary to accomplish the repairs and painting described below are the

responsibility of the contractor.

Overview of Scope

Bistro car ARR 352 is constructed with steel sheeting over steel substructure and requires

sandblasting exterior side sheeting to bare metal, replacing body work and repainting to keep in

good working order. This contract is specifically to blast the car sides only (to the upper side angle)

to bare metal to remove and replace failing body filler material which is delaminating in large

sections. After blasting, car should be primed and a minimum amount of new body filler is to be

applied and sanded to produce a fair surface without abrupt changes in curvature. Application of

paint per Appendix B specifications and Attachment A “ARR 352 Paint and Styling Arrangement”

is to follow.

The Car will be provided to the Contractor with interior intact and care must be taken to ensure

that interior components are not damaged or adversely affected throughout the duration of the

work. All costs associated with the repair or replacement of any portion of the interior as either a

direct or indirect result of the work performed under this Contract will be the Contractor’s

responsibility.

In preparation for painting, the Contactor shall remove all side facing windows (along with their

associated gaskets), side mounted grab irons, louvers, trim, and any other appurtenances that

are not intended to be painted. All items removed from the exterior of the coaches are to be

labeled, stored and protected from damage until re-installation or return to ARRC. No parts are to

be discarded. Special care is to be taken when handling the windows. All removed painted’ parts

are to be stripped and repainted per the specifications in Appendix B prior to reinstallation.

Coach exterior sides are to be stripped of all coatings (including body filler) and repainted per

Appendix B ‘Specifications for Repainting of Passenger Cars and Locomotive Exteriors’.

After removal of existing coating, an assessment of the coach’s structure is to be made by

Owner’s representative with the contractor.

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

ITB 26-12-214319 ARR 352 Emergent Paint and Repairs Estimate

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