MBTA Contract No. R44CN01- RED LINE TEST TRACK- BOSTON, MA
MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
100 SUMMER ST., SUITE 1200
BOSTON, MA 02110
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
Electronic proposals for the following project will be received through the internet using Bid Express until the date and time stated below, and will be posted on www.bidx.com forthwith after the bid submission deadline. No paper copies of bids will be accepted. Bidders must have a valid digital ID issued by the Authority in order to bid on projects. Bidders need to apply for a digital ID with Bid Express at least 14 days prior to a scheduled bid opening date.
Electronic Bids for MBTA Contract No. R44CN01- RED LINE TEST TRACK- BOSTON, MA, CLASS 1 – GENERAL TRANSIT, $15,000,000 & CLASS 3 – TRACK WORK – $15,000,000, PROJECT VALUE – $25,457,000.00, can be submitted at www.bidx.com until ten o’clock (10:00 a.m.) on September 28, 2017. Immediately thereafter, in a designated room, the Bids will be opened and read publicly.
The scope includes the replacement of the existing freight rail Seaport Track with transit rail along the South Boston Haul Road, connection of the test track to Cabot Yard, and construction of a new 166-ft. x 30-ft. Vehicle Testing Facility (VTF) south of Cypher Street for testing and commissioning new Red Line Vehicles.
Bidders’ attention is directed to Appendix 1, Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Insure Equal Employment Opportunity; and to Appendix 2, Supplemental Equal Employment Opportunity, Anti-Discrimination, and Affirmative Action Program in the specifications. In addition, pursuant to the requirements of Appendix 3, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Participation Provision, while there is no Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal associated with this contract, the Authority strongly encourages the use of Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises as prime consultants, subconsultants and suppliers in all of its contracting opportunities.
Bidders will affirmatively ensure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this solicitation, minority and female construction contractors will be afforded full opportunity to submit Bids and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin in consideration for an award.
Additional information and instructions on how to submit a bid are
available at http://www.mbta.com/business_center/bidding_solicitations/current_solicitations/
On behalf of the MBTA, thank you for your time and interest in responding to this Notice to Bidders
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Steve Poftak
Interim General Manager of the MBTA
August 29, 2017