RFQ - On-Call Engineering Design Services

The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) is seeking proposals from engineering consulting firms to provide on-call multidisciplinary engineering design services for various projects associated with PVTA's administrative offices, bus operations & maintenance facilities, and bus passenger waiting facilities over a 4-year contract period. The specifics of the types of services relevant to this Request for Qualifications (RFQ), are set forth in the Scope of Services and supporting documents attached hereto and made a part hereof. The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) is a Regional Transit Authority and Political Subdivision of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. PVTA is organized pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 161B of the Massachusetts General Laws. Its statutory mandate is to provide public transit services to twenty-four (24) communities within the region of the Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts. PVTA is funded with federal, state and local funds, as well as passenger farebox revenue. PVTA is required to comply with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as all federal and state laws, regulations and statues. A guiding principal of PVTA is to continually improve the quality of its operations while providing accessible, safe, reliable, cost effective service to citizens of the Pioneer Valley. Any contract resulting from proposals submitted to this RFQ is subject to funding between the PVTA, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and the Federal Transit Administration. Further, any contract entered into pursuant to this RFQ, will afford full opportunity to disadvantaged business enterprises to submit proposals, who will not be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex or national origin in consideration for an award. The deadline for written questions and requests for clarification regarding the RFQ or RFQ process is 5:00 PM on September 7, 2022. All questions or requests for clarifications must be submitted in writing via email to Jeffrey Lynes at jlynes@pvta.com The term of the resulting consultant agreement will be a 4-year term. Work orders will be issued at PVTA's discretion against the Agreement at any time during the 4-year term. The successful, awarded, and contracted respondent to this RFQ will submit detailed, individual fixed-fee proposals to said work orders for PVTA approval - based on advanced PVTA-approved hourly labor rates by position, profit, and audited overhead rates. PVTA has established a goal that certified disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs) participate in a minimum of four percent (4.0%) of the dollar value of the awarded work. DBE firms are required to provide a valid certification from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office (SDO). PVTA strongly encourages the use of Minority, Women, or other Disadvantaged Business Enterprises as the prime contractor, subcontractors, and/or suppliers. The Authority reserves the right to reject any and all proposals submitted in response to this RFQ and waive informalities and irregularities, as it deems in its best interest. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time

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