CONSTRUCTION/ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING CONTRACT SOLICITATION NOTICE/PROJECT OVERVIEW

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1 New York City Transit (NYCT) DATE: February 1, 2018 CONSTRUCTION/ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING CONTRACT SOLICITATION NOTICE/PROJECT OVERVIEW MTA-NYCT IS NOW ADVERTISING FOR THE FOLLOWING: SSE #: OPENING/DUE DATE: 03/13/2018 TYPE OF SOLICITATION: RFP DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY DATE: 02/08/2018 SOLICITATION TITLE: CM-0143 Environmental and Engineering Services for Staten Island North Shore Bus Rapid Transit System DESCRIPTION: MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) is seeking to retain the services of a Consultant to perform environmental and engineering services necessary for the preparation of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and conceptual engineering for the Staten Island Bus Rapid Transit System. A multi-disciplinary environmental and engineering Consultant is required to update the Staten Island North Shore Alternatives Analysis (SINSAA) completed by New York City Transit (NYCT) in August The Consultant will provide conceptual engineering services to support the required environmental documentation, and draft the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) alternative identified as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) in the SINSAA. ( Funding: 100% MTA Goals: 15% MBE 15% WBE 6% SDVOB Est $ Range: $1M - $5M Contract Term: 24 months PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ( X) PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE LOCATION: 2 Broadway, New York, NY 10004, Conference Rm #A5.02 DATE: 2/26/18 TIME: 10AM ( X ) SITE TOUR LOCATION: Staten Island Ferry Ramp E- St George Terminal, Staten Island,NY10301 DATE: 2/27/18 TIME: 11AM FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: PROCUREMENT REPRESENTATIVE: Dhariana Grzyb PHONE: (646) REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER: ALL VENDORS MUST HAVE A DUN & BRADSTREET DUNS NUMBER IF THEY WISHTO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCUREMENT. VENDORS WHO DO NOT HAVE A DUNS NUMBER CAN REGISTER ONLINE AT TO OBTAIN ONE FREE OF CHARGE. YOU MUST STATE THAT THE NUMBER IS REQUIRED FOR SAM (SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT) SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): VENDORS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH SAM, A FEDERAL VENDOR DATABASE USED TO VALIDATE VEDNDOR INFORMATION, BEFORE REQUESTING BID DOCUMENTS. YOU CAN VISIT THEIR WEBSITE AT TO REGISTER. A DUNS NUMBER IS REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION. 04/16

2 INFORMATION FOR WEB SITE MTA New York City Transit Notice CM-0143 SSE No: Environmental and Engineering Services for the Staten Island North Shore Bus Rapid Transit System MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) is seeking to retain the services of a Consultant to update the Staten Island North Shore Alternatives Analysis (SINSAA) completed by New York City Transit (NYCT) in August The Consultant is to provide conceptual engineering services that supports the required environmental documentation and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) alternative, identified as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) in the SINSAA. Any consultant that plays a key role in this environmental and conceptual engineering contract may be prohibited from participating in subsequent contracts associated with this initiative. Contract duration is twenty-four (24) months. The MBE/WBE/SDVOB goals for this contract are: 15% MBE, 15% WBE and 6% SDVOB. This project is 100% MTA funded. The RFP document will aid you in preparing the written Technical and Cost Proposals. Proposals shall be evaluated by NYC Transit personnel in accordance with the specific evaluation criteria set forth in the RFP. All submissions must reference SSE No , CM Environmental and Engineering Services for the Staten Island North Shore Bus Rapid Transit System and shall be submitted by March 13,2018 to: MTA- New York City Transit, Bid Reception Desk, 3 Stone Street, New York, NY I 0004, Attn: Dhariana Grzyb, Procurement Representative. Cost Proposals (I original and 5 copies) must be submitted in a separate sealed envelope, clearly marked SSE No , CM Environmental and Engineering\ Services for the Staten Island North Shore Bus Rapid Transit System - COST PROPOSAL. The eost proposal must contain all the required information as specified in the RFP for both the Prime and all Sub-Consultants. Cost proposals will only be opened in the event a team is recommended for negotiations. If your firm is not selected for negotiations the cost proposal will be returned to you, if requested, unopened. Incomplete packages may be rejected without further consideration. A Pre-Proposal meeting is scheduled for February 26, 2018 at 10:00AM, in Conference Room A5.02 at 2 Broadway. A list of attendees will have to be provided to Dhariana.Grzyb@nyct.com no later than 12:00PM on February 23, Firms and individuals who do not RSVP will not be admitted to the Pre Proposal meeting. The site tour will be provided on February 27, 2018 at ll:ooam. The tour will commence at St. George Ferry Terminal in Staten Island (Ramp E). Participation is limited to one representative per firm/proposer. A list of attendees will have to be provided to Dhariana.Grzyb@nyct.com no later than 12:00PM on February 26, 2018.

3 CM-0143 SSENo: Environmental and Engineering Services for the Staten Island North Shore Bus Rapid Transit System SHORT SCOPE OF WORK A multi-disciplinary environmental and engineering Consultant is required to update the Staten Island North Shore Alternatives Analysis (SINSAA) completed by New York City Transit (NYCT) in August The Consultant will provide conceptual engineering services to support the required environmental documentation, and draft the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) alternative identified as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) in the SINSAA. ( The scope of services include: Project Management, Alternatives Analysis, Travel Demand Modeling, Traffic Analysis, Conceptual Engineering, Construction Planning/Sequencing/Scheduling, Capital and Operating Cost Estimating, Public Outreach Efforts, Notice of Intent and National Environmental Policy Act (NEP A) Scoping, Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Efforts, Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) Efforts. The Consultant will complete environmental documentation tasks in conformance with NEP A guidance of 23 CFR 771, the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), and the City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR). Consultant documentation shall support FTA requirements of 23 CFR 771 (Environmental Impact and Related Procedures).

4 MTA New York City Transit Notice CM-0143 SSE No: Environmental and Engineering Services for the Staten Island North Shore Bus Rapid Transit System PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA The technical proposal shall be evaluated by a "Selection Committee" composed of NYCT personnel, experienced in the disciplines necessary to evaluate the proposal submission. The Selection Committee shall first determine if any firm(s) shall be invited to make oral presentations based on an evaluation of all technical proposals. The Procurement Representative shall notify the firms selected for oral presentations. Upon conclusion of the oral presentations, the Selection Committee shall perform a ranking of short-listed firms. In addition to the evaluation criteria listed below, only a responsible Proposer shall receive an award. To be considered responsible, the Proposer must demonstrate to the satisfaction ofnyct that it is in all respects a responsible party; this determination encompasses consideration of the Proposer's integrity, skill, experience, necessary facilities, financial and other resources to do the work in accordance with the Contract Terms and Conditions. Committee members shall base their evaluation on the criteria listed below, which are listed in their relative order of importance. CRITERION #1- Overall Technical Qualifications, to include such matters as: Technical Criteria: Plan of approach The Proposer must show its understanding of the requirements of this Contract. The proposal must show the proposer's work plan, including the technical steps necessary to complete the tasks detailed in the Scope of Work. The Proposer is to include a clear description of the methodology to be employed to perform the required environmental assessments and studies and include a description of perceived challenges or obstacles for each task described in the Scope of Work, if any, and proposed possible solutions. Experience in relevant areas The Proposer and all subconsultants must show that it has experience in the type, size, scope, complexity and magnitude of the work required, and demonstrate that it has, or presently is, satisfactorily performing generally similar work. Particularly, experience related to FTA environmental requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEP A), the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), and the City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR).

5 Experience of Project Team/Key Personnel The proposed Contract team must have experience in performing environmental studies and be composed of firms with the organization and capability to perform the work. In addition, the Contract team should demonstrate previous experience working together on similar projects, or other projects as a team. The Proposer must propose a team of key personnel including subconsultant key personnel that shall be assigned to work on this specific project. Key personnel assigned to this project should be present at the oral presentation. The Proposer must demonstrate that the personnel assigned to this project have the necessary experience needed for the type of work required. The resume of all key personnel proposed must be provided. Current workload of prime and sub-consultants The Proposer must state the current workload for all projects assigned to the project team and demonstrate that it is able and that it shall allocate sufficient resources to handle a contract of this nature and size. Diversity Practices Proposer's Diversity Practices as determined by the Authority's assessment of Proposer's answers to Schedule E (Proposer Diversity Practices Questionnaire), which is primarily, though not entirely, concerned with Proposer's use of, and programs for, New York State certified Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises. Proposer's answers to Schedule E will be scored by the Authority at its sole discretion. Management Criteria: Management Approach The Proposer must describe how it shall manage the Contract. A contract organization chart must be included that demonstrates information flow processes that are in place, and how Contract coordination shall take place on individual Task Orders. Quality Assurance Plan The Proposer must describe its quality assurance plan and how it will implement the plan in areas covered by this Scope of Work. CRITERION #2- Proposed Pricing for the Work including hourly rate, overhead and profit: The cost proposal must be submitted in a separate sealed envelope. CRITERION #3- Other Relevant Matters, as follows: Quality of written proposal. Quality of oral presentation, if any. Compliance with, and acceptance of, the terms and conditions or willingness to negotiate the same in a timeframe consistent with the Authority's needs.

6 NYCT reserves the right to: reject all proposals submitted; require revisions to, corrections of, or other changes to any proposal submitted as a condition to its being given any further consideration; reject, without entertaining revisions, a proposal with major substantive deficiencies; negotiate with Proposers ranked as the most qualified by the Selection Committee; negotiate with Proposers in any manner it deems fit. In making the determination as to which proposal offers the best value to the Authority, the Authority will review all factors that contribute to the total cost of the proposal. Accordingly, the Authority may not necessarily make an award to the lowest priced proposal in the event that the Authority determines that the lowest priced proposal does not offer the best value to the Authority. In addition, the Authority may not necessarily make the award to the Proposer with the highest technical ranking. Even if the price is not the most important evaluation criterion for this solicitation, price may be the controlling factor to the extent that competing proposals are otherwise determined to be substantially equal. NYCT may, following the conclusion of all negotiations, issue a revised RFP or portion thereof and solicit Best and Final Offers (BAFOs). After receipt of the Best and Final Offer, NYCT reserves the right to (a) reopen negotiations; (b) accept improvements to, enhancements of or other revisions to any proposal or alternate proposal at any time if it deems such to be in its best interest. No Proposer shall have any rights against NYCT arising at any stage of the solicitation from any negotiations that take place, or from the fact that NYCT does not select a Proposer for negotiations.