OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE FOR CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS IMPLEMENTATION & P25 PLAN FOR TRANSIT POLICE – RAIL & BUS (CCTRB) PROJECT

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
SOLICITATION FOR OWNER’S REPRESENTATIVE FOR CRITICAL COMMUNICATIONS IMPLEMENTATION & P25 PLAN FOR TRANSIT POLICE – RAIL & BUS (CCTRB) PROJECT

MBTA CONTRACT C90PS02

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is soliciting Owner’s Representative Services for the Critical Communications Implementation & P25 Plan for Transit Police – Rail & Bus (CCTRB) Project. The CCTRB project is a design-build project (MBTA contract C90CN01).

The primary goal of this procurement is to assist the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to comply with Chapter 30: Section 39M ½ of the General Laws of Massachusetts. The Authority requests that the Owner’s Representative team will possess the expertise in key disciplines anticipated for the project, including but not limited to 1) Project management and evaluation; 2) Coordination, facilitation, oversight, and monitoring; 3) Peer review of engineering elements; 4) Cost recovery and value engineering; and 5) Statutory reporting. The conceptual level construction cost estimate for the proposed improvements is $55,000,000.00. The duration of this contract will be four (4) years.

This project is expected to utilize Federal and non-federal funding. The DBE participation goal for this project is thirty percent (30%) 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.

Jamey Tesler
Acting MassDOT Secretary & CEO

Steve Poftak
General Manager