MPA CONTRACT NO. A289-S10, FY19-21 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS INSPECTION/TESTING
LEGAL NOTICE
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. A289-S10, FY19-21 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS INSPECTION/TESTING. The Authority is seeking qualified multidiscipline consulting firms or teams, with proven experience to provide professional services including laboratory and in-field construction materials testing and inspection on an on-call, as needed basis. These services are expected to be provided at Logan International Airport, Hanscom Field, Worcester Regional Airport, Conley Terminal, Flynn Cruiseport Boston, and Logan Express locations in Framingham, Braintree, and Peabody. The Consultant/s 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 consultant shall demonstrate experience in several disciplines including but not limited to: warm and hot mix bituminous pavement, Portland cement concrete; soil classification and compaction testing; structural steel bolting and welding; and coatings. Such inspections shall be performed in accordance with ASTM, FAA, AASHTO, AWS, NACE, ACI, PCI, NETTCP and/or other appropriate specifications and standards.
The Authority expects to select three (3) consultants. However, the Authority reserves the right to select a different number if it is deemed in its best interest to do so. Each consultant shall be issued a contract in an amount not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000). The services shall be authorized on a work order basis.
A Supplemental Information Package will be available, on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 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.
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, FCMAA, NAC, Hon. D.Eng., Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received no later than 12:00 Noon on Thursday October 4, 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