Upcoming Purchases & Bid Solicitations
Upcoming Purchases and Bid Solicitations
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) -- DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE BEN FRANKLIN BRIDGE CAMDEN FOURTH STREET VEHICULAR UNDEPASS PROJECT
I. INTRODUCTION
The Delaware River Port Authority (“AUTHORITY” or “DRPA”) is a bi-state corporate instrumentality of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The DRPA owns and operates four major toll bridge crossings of the Delaware River; the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, the Walt Whitman Bridge, the Commodore Barry Bridge, and the Betsy Ross Bridge. Each bridge facility includes office buildings, maintenance shops, garages, and other buildings and structures. In addition, the DRPA owns real property in the vicinity of the bridges. The AUTHORITY’s transit subsidiary, PATCO, operates a rapid transit line providing public transport service between Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey.
Additional information about the DRPA and its operations may be obtained by reviewing annual reports available on the DRPA’s website at www.drpa.org, “About DRPA, Annual Reports.”
II. PURPOSE AND INTENT
The AUTHORITY hereby invites interested professional consulting engineering firms to submit a Statement of Qualification (“SOQ”) for the DESIGN SERVICES – BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BRIDGE CAMDEN FOURTH STREET VEHICLE UNDERPASS PROJECT (the “Project”). This public advertisement constitutes the AUTHORITY’s formal solicitation to determine the interest of qualified firms in the aforementioned Project.
III. SCOPE OF SERVICES
The Scope of Services the AUTHORITY requires will address ways to maintain and improve the vehicular tunnel and the approaches to the tunnel. It will address various concrete deficiencies, structural steel repairs, water infiltration and drainage, installation of supplemental anchor system for capacity, railings, light fixtures, and coatings associated with the underpass. The structure is currently closed to vehicular traffic.
This Project also includes the rehabilitation of a portion of the existing Ben Franklin Bridge Concrete Abutment Spans, and bents and retaining walls on the New Jersey Camden Approach Spans. It will address various concrete deficiencies, locally exposed reinforcing steel exhibits minor to severe corrosion with up to 100 percent section loss, water penetration in some areas, utility and conduit repair, and pumping fill material in the abutment spans if necessary.
IV. TERM OF ENGAGEMENT
It is expected that the term of engagement for the Project will be approximately eighteen (18) months, which shall commence as of the date of execution of an Agreement following the RFP process.
V. REQUESTED INFORMATION
The SOQ shall describe, in five (5) pages or less, the following:
A. Firm Profile and Experience
1.) Indicate the date your firm was established.
2.) Provide general background information about the firm and a summary of its qualifications and experience, with a special focus on the qualifications of key personnel and any subconsultants.
3.) Provide the proposed project management team and staffing and submit resumes of key personnel (resumes of key personnel will not count toward the ten (10) page submission limit).
4.) Briefly describe similar assignments successfully completed in the last five (5) years by the firm and the key personnel.
6.) Provide the firms current workload.
7.) Location of the office to which this Project would be assigned.
B. Information regarding any prior work on behalf of the Authority by the firm or any individual who is listed in the SOQ.
C: Firm adheres to understanding of the project requirements.
The SOQ will be used by the AUTHORITY to establish a short list of consultants to receive a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) and to engage a Consultant for this Project.
The AUTHORITY’s Board of Commissioners has adopted a resolution stating Consultants seeking contracted work must be prevented from influencing the vendor selection process. In order to be considered in the vendor selection process, a Political Contribution Form and Certification must be completed and submitted with the Statement of Qualifications.
VI. SOQ SUBMISSION AND DUE DATE
One (1) electronic copy of the written SOQ, U.S. Government Forms SF330, and Political Contribution Form and Certification must be submitted, in PDF format, electronically via the Ariba Network no later than 2:00 p.m. EST by Monday, April 7, 2025.
Responses to this RFQ must be submitted electronically via the Ariba Network. LATE, FAXED, E-MAILED, AND/OR HARDCOPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Ariba submission requirement is mandatory and non-waivable.
In order to participate in this SOQ and receive an invitation to the solicitation event, please send a request, via e-mail, to the following Contracting Officer: Gregory R. Noonan - grnoonan@drpa.org. If a response is not received within two (2) business days, please resend the request and copy to vendors@drpa.org on your e-mail.
In order to access the SOQ event, you must be registered on the Ariba Network and have completed the Authority's supplier registration questionnaire. If you have not already done so, you can register on the Ariba Network at any time. Registration is free, quick, and easy. To do so follow the below steps:
Submit a self-registration request at http://drpa.sourcing.ariba.com/ad/selfRegistration.
After the self-registration request that you submitted is approved, you’ll receive an email from Ariba.
After you create your username and password, please email (project owner) and they will send you an invite to the event.
If you need any assistance or have questions, please email vendors@drpa.org.
If your company is already registered in Ariba, please log in through invite with that information to sync our accounts.
Firms should ensure that they can access and upload files in Ariba prior to the submission deadline. It is the respondent’s responsibility to ensure submission of its SOQ to the proper place at the proper time. Absent an emergency or unanticipated event that interrupts normal Authority processes so that SOQs cannot be received via Ariba by the exact time specified in the SOQ, the Authority will not extend the submission deadline for an interested firm due to its technical difficulties.
VII. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT
The DRPA has established a Single Point of Contact for this SOQ. From the issue date of this advertisement, the Single Point of Contact shall be the Contracting Officer whose name and contact information appears below. Please refer all inquiries related to the to the Contracting Officer.
Any violation of this condition (excluding any Ariba supplier registration questions, which should be addressed by e-mailing vendors@drpa.org) may be cause for the AUTHORITY to reject the offending firm. Respondents agree not to distribute any part of their SOQ beyond the AUTHORITY’s Contract Administration Department. A Respondent that shares information contained in its SOQ with other AUTHORITY personnel may be disqualified and its SOQ may be rejected.
The Single Point of Contact for this Project is:
Gregory R. Noonan, Contract Administration
grnoonan@drpa.org
856-968-2087
VIII. EVALUATION OF SOQs
All SOQs will be reviewed to determine responsiveness. The AUTHORITY may reject non-responsive SOQs without evaluation, but may waive minor non-compliance.
All SOQs will be reviewed by an Evaluation Committee who will make recommendations regarding which Respondents the Committee believes to be qualified. The evaluation team will evaluate and rank each SOQ considering the following factors; the order of factors should not be considered determinative of importance:
A. Understanding and Approach
B. Qualifications and Experience
C. Overall Completeness and Quality of SOQ
D. MBE/WBE Participation
E. Maintenance of a local office
The AUTHORITY will establish a short list of Consultants to receive an RFP and to engage a Consultant for this Project.
The final determination will be based on the AUTHORITY’s evaluation, in its sole judgment, of which SOQs best meet the needs of the AUTHORITY.
This SOQ does not commit the AUTHORITY to awarding a Contract. Respondents shall bear all costs incurred in the preparation of the SOQs and participating in the SOQ process. The AUTHORITY reserves the right to reject any and all SOQs, the right in its sole discretion to accept the SOQs it considers most favorable to the AUTHORITY’s interests, and the right to waive minor irregularities. The AUTHORITY further reserves the right to reject all SOQs and seek new SOQs when such procedure is reasonable and in the best interests of the AUTHORITY. In addition, the AUTHORITY may at any time revoke this SOQ in its sole discretion and without assuming any liability in connection with its issuance and/or revocation.
IX. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
The Delaware River Port Authority is firmly committed to providing full and equal business opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age or non-job related disability. In that regard, the Delaware River Port Authority will affirmatively assure that minority and female-owned business enterprises are afforded equal opportunities to submit proposals for consideration for all purchases and contracts issued in connection with this project. Prospective proposers should understand that the participation of certified MBEs and WBEs is a matter of great interest in the evaluation of all proposals. To that end, the DRPA has established MBE and WBE goals for this project. Proposers are not expected to name their MBE and WBE team members at the time they submit the Statement of Qualifications; however, should include a statement if they will be committed to using MBE and WBE firms. MBE and WBE team members must be named, and commitment levels must be noted at the time the proposal is submitted.
In order to be added as a Proposer to this Project, please send a request, via e-mail, to the following Contracting Officer: Gregory R. Noonan - grnoonan@drpa.org.
DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY
By: Amy L. Ash
Manager, Contract Administration
Phone: 856-968-2084