MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SOLICITATION FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR SYSTEMWIDE TUNNEL INSPECTION

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY SOLICITATION FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR SYSTEMWIDE TUNNEL INSPECTION

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is soliciting Engineering Services or the Inspection and Load Rating of the Authority’s System-wide Tunnels comprising of the Orange Line, Blue Line, Red Line, Green Line, Silver Line, Harvard Busway, Commuter Rail, Amtrak and the abandoned tunnels on these lines. The Scope of Service(s) may include but is not limited to: interagency coordination, coordination with MBTA Engineering & Maintenance, coordination with Subway Operations, Power, Signal and Communications for track access and for joint inspections as may be required, coordination with MBTA Railroad Operations and Amtrak, review of existing tunnel inspection reports, review of drawings and maintenance records for both the operational and functional elements of the tunnels, research and data gathering, conducting inspection and rating of tunnel elements, load rating of tunnel elements (where applicable), identifying and reporting on critical elements encountered during inspections, input of tunnel condition and rating reports in 4D format consistent with the reporting requirements for the National Transit Database (NTD) and MBTA Trapeze Asset Management Database, submission of tunnel inspection reports with recommendations, submission of tunnel load rating reports with recommendations and cost estimate, and providing limited structural repair design to support tunnel repairs. The scope of services may also include updating MBTA Rail Transit Tunnel Inspection Manual, the development of standard tunnel repair design documents and details, and performing other tasks associated with the Tunnel Management Program.

The scope of services will be authorized on a Project Specific basis by inspection and load rating schedule (as applicable). The duration of this Contract will be five (5) years from the Notice to Proceed with two (2) option periods of one (1) year each.

This project is expected to utilize Federal and non-federal funding. The DBE participation goal for this project is 22% of the total amount authorized. In addition, the Authority strongly encourages the use of Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises as prime consultants, sub-consultants and suppliers in all of its contracting opportunities.

The complete Request for Qualifications can be found on the MBTA website.
Please see the following link:

http://bc.mbta.com/business_center/bidding_solicitations/current_solicitations/

This is not a Request for Proposal. The MBTA reserves the right to cancel this procurement or to reject any or all Statements of Qualifications.

Monica Tibbits-Nutt
Secretary & CEO

Phillip Eng
General Manager