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MPA CONTRACT NO. L1351 15KV MANHOLE SURVEY UPGRADE CABLE REPLACEMENT, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

LEGAL NOTICE

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. L1351 15KV MANHOLE SURVEY UPGRADE CABLE REPLACEMENT, LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. The Authority is seeking qualified Electrical Engineering firm or team, with proven experience to provide professional services to document the underground electrical 15KV and 5KV cable system at Logan Airport. The firm will include an Engineering Firm and an Electrical Contractor to survey each electrical manhole, all of which are located at Logan International Airport. The Consultant must be able to work closely with the Authority and other interested parties in order to provide such services in a timely and effective manner.

The Airport electrical distribution system consists of approximately 87 feeder cables, 500 manholes, 38 substations and 90 buildings throughout the airport. Many are in the Security Identification Display Area requiring a TSA Security Badge.

The Consultant shall demonstrate experience in several disciplines including but not limited to surveying and documenting the layout of an underground electrical system to determine the cable routing from the source station to the building distribution substation. Work shall include creating documentation in MS Office and AutoCAD that can be maintained and updated by the Authority’s staff.

The Consultant shall direct the Electrical Contractor to survey each manhole to verify the location, cable routings, the number of spare conduits and their destination, the condition of the manhole, the condition of the cables and the cable types and sizes.

All work shall be performed under the supervision of a Registered Professional Electrical Engineer in the State of Massachusetts.

The contract will be work order based, and Consultant’s fee for each work order shall be negotiated. However, the total fee for the contract shall not exceed $850,000.00 (Eight Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars).

A Supplemental Information Package will be available, on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2017, on the Capital Bid Opportunities webpage of Massport http:// www.massport.com/massport/business/bids-opportunities/capital-bids as an attachment to the original Legal Notice, and on COMMBUYS (www.commbuys.com) in the listings for this project. If you have problems finding it, please contact Susan Brace at Capital Programs SBrace@massport.com The Supplemental Information Package will provide detailed information about Scope Of Work, Selection Criteria and Submission Requirements.

In recognition of the unique nature of the project and the services required to support it, the Authority has scheduled a Consultant Briefing to be held at 11:00 A.M. on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2017, at the Capital Programs Department, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128. At this session, an overview of the project will be provided, the services requested by the Authority will be described, and questions will be answered.

By responding to this solicitation, consultants agree to accept the terms and conditions of Massport’s standard work order agreement, a copy of the Authority’s standard agreement can be found on the Authority’s web page at http://www.massport.com/massport/business/capital-improvements/important-documents/. The Consultant shall specify in its cover letter that it has the ability to obtain requisite insurance coverage.

This submission, including the litigation and legal proceedings history in a separate sealed envelope as required shall be addressed to Houssam H. Sleiman, PE, CCM, Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received no later than 12:00 Noon on THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018, at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128-2909. Any submission which is not received in a timely manner shall be rejected by the Authority as non-responsive. Any information provided to the Authority in any Proposal or other written or oral communication between the Proposer and the Authority will not be, or deemed to have been, proprietary or confidential, although the Authority will use reasonable efforts not to disclose such information to persons who are not employees or consultants retained by the Authority except as may be required by M.G.L. c.66.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY

THOMAS P. GLYNN

CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR