REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS -- DESIGN SERVICES FOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BRIDGE & WALT WHITMAN BRIDGE FENDER AND PIER REHABILITATION PROJECT (“Piers E1 and W1”)

Agency: Delaware River Port Authority
State: New Jersey
Type of Government: State & Local
Category:
  • C - Architect and Engineering Services - Construction
Posted: Sep 27, 2022
Due: Oct 18, 2022
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Upcoming Purchases & Bid Solicitations Upcoming Purchases and Bid Solicitations REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS -- DESIGN SERVICES FOR BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BRIDGE & WALT WHITMAN BRIDGE FENDER AND PIER REHABILITATION PROJECT (“Piers E1 and W1”)

I. PURPOSE AND INTENT

The Delaware River Port Authority (“Authority”) hereby invites interested professional consulting engineering firms to submit a Statement of Qualification(“SOQ”) for performing Design Services for Benjamin Franklin Bridge & Walt Whitman Bridge Fender and Pier Rehabilitation Project (“Piers E1 and W1”). This Public Advertisement constitutes the DRPA’s formal solicitation to determine the interest of qualified firms in the Project.

Proposers must understand that the Consultant to be engaged after responding to this RFP shall be expected to perform Marine Engineering and Architectural design services (hereinafter, “services” and/or “work”) necessary for the improvements of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge & Walt Whitman Bridge Fender and Pier Rehabilitation Project (“the Project”) is to maintain, preserve and extend the life of the granite masonry, fender system and to enhance the appearance of that portion of the BFB and WWB. The Scope of Services the DRPA requires shall include, but not be limited to, all planning and design services necessary to prepare quality bid documents for the Project.

Planning and design services will also include the following: a comprehensive condition assessment of the fender system, analysis of existing foundations plus underwater repairs; design of masonry repairs and rehabilitation; maintenance of current and future marine traffic; coordination with state, federal and local agencies; development of preliminary design alternatives; development of engineer’s cost estimates and construction schedules; final design development; and preparation of the final design package, which will include the plans, contract specifications and estimate with which the DRPA may solicit construction bids.

II. REQUESTED INFORMATION

The SOQ shall describe, in ten (10) pages, or less the following:

A. Firm Profile and Experience

1.) Indicate the date your firm was established.
2.) Provide general background information about the firm and a summary of its qualifications and experience, with a special focus on the qualifications of key personnel and any subconsultants.
3.) Provide the proposed project management team and staffing and submit resumes of key personnel (resumes of key personnel will not count toward the ten (10) page submission limit).
4.) Briefly describe similar assignments successfully completed in the last ten (10) years by the firm and the key personnel.
5.) Briefly describe the participation of women and minorities in your firm. Please note the number of women and minority senior staff and other professional staff and indicate the percentage of your firm that is owned by women and by minorities.
6.) Provide the firm’s current workload.
7.) Location of the office to which this Project would be assigned.

B. Information regarding any prior work on behalf of the Authority by the firm or any individual who is listed in the SOQ.

C. Additional Submission Requirement: U.S. Government Forms SF330 (the SF330 Forms will not count toward the ten (10) page submission limit).

D. During the course of this work/Technical proposal phase, the Consultant will be provided with certain information relating to the Authority’s activities and facilities which the DRPA regards as proprietary and/or confidential. Consequently, the Consultant and staff utilized by the Consultant as part of this work will be required to possess Transportation Workers’ Identification Credential (“TWIC”) cards and sign the Delaware River Port Authority Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement prior to receiving the Request for Proposal. Consultants are encouraged to apply for a TWIC card as soon as possible if they intend to submit a Statement of Qualification for this project. There is an approximate six-week timeframe within which to receive a TWIC card after application. A copy of the DRPA Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement will be provided to the short-listed firms for execution along with a copy of the Delaware River Port Authority Handbook for Protecting Security Information in advance of receiving the Request for Proposal.

III. ARIBA REQUIREMENT AND ACCESS TO RFQ DOCUMENTS

All contract specific documents relevant to the RFQ can be found on the Authority’s SAP Ariba Network site. In order to participate in this RFQ and receive an invitation to the solicitation event, please send a request, via e-mail, to the following Contracting Officer: Amy L. Ash - alash@drpa.org. If a response is not sent to you within one (1) business day, please resend the request.

In order to access the RFQ documents, 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. Please go to the DRPA Procurement website: http://www.drpa.org/procurement for registration instructions and additional information. For questions about the Ariba registration process or registration technical issues, please send an e-mail to vendors@drpa.org.

The Authority will post a list of interested/invited Consultants on the drpa.org website seven (7) days prior to submission due date.

The Authority will consider only those SOQs received from parties who have obtained the RFQ directly from the Authority. SOQs received from firms whose names are not recorded by the Authority as having secured documents for this Project will be rejected.

IV. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The Delaware River Port Authority is firmly committed to providing full and equal business opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, or non-job-related disability. In that regard, the Delaware River Port Authority will affirmatively assure that minority and female-owned business enterprises are afforded equal opportunities to submit bids and/or proposals for consideration for all purchases and contracts issued in connection with this Project. Prospective bidders should understand that the participation of certified MBEs and WBEs is a matter of great interest in the evaluation of all bids. To that end, the DRPA has established MBE and WBE goals for this project. MBE and WBE team members must be named, and commitment levels must be noted at the time the bid is submitted.

V. SOQ SUBMISSION AND DUE DATE

Responses to this RFQ must be submitted electronically via the Ariba Network, no later than 2:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 (“SOQ Due Date”).

LATE, FAXED, E-MAILED, AND/OR HARDCOPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Bid Due Date and Ariba submission requirements are mandatory and non-waivable.

Contractors should ensure that they can access and upload files in Ariba prior to the submission deadline. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to ensure delivery of its Bid to the proper place at the proper time. Absent an emergency or unanticipated event that interrupts normal Authority processes so that Bids cannot be received via Ariba by the exact time specified in the RFQ, the Authority will not extend the submission deadline for an interested firm due to technical difficulties.

VI. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT

The DRPA has established a Single Point of Contact for this RFQ. From the issue date of this advertisement and until full execution of the Contract Agreement, the Single Point of Contact shall be the Contracting Officer whose name and contact information appears below. Please refer all inquiries related to the Project, including Ariba technical issues to the Contracting Officer.

Any violation of this condition (excluding any Ariba supplier registration questions and issues, which should be addressed by e-mailing vendors@drpa.org) may be cause for the DRPA to reject the offending Bid or rescind the Contract Award. Bidders agree not to distribute any part of their Bids beyond the Authority’s Contract Administration Department. A Bidder that shares information contained in its Bid with other DRPA personnel and/or with a competing Bidder may be disqualified and its Bid may be rejected.

The Single Point of Contact for this Project is:

Amy L. Ash, Manager, Contract Administration/Contracting Officer
alash@drpa.org / 856-968-2084

VII. QUESTIONS

Any and all questions or requests for clarification relating to this procurement including, but not limited to, questions concerning SOQ submission requirements, technical requirements, scope of work, and specifications, should be addressed to the Single Point of Contact no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, October 5, 2022.

NOTE: NO questions will be accepted after this date.

Responses to questions will be provided, via e-mail, by the Single Point of Contact to those firms who have registered and requested participation in the RFQ process.

Only information supplied by the Single Point of Contact, including responses to questions regarding the RFQ, should be used in preparing Statements of Qualifications.

DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY
By: Richard J. Mosback, Jr. Esq.
Director, Procurement
Phone: 856-968-2412

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