REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 06-101
TRANSITION, DISPATCHING, TRAIN CONTROL AND YARD SERVICES
The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), an agency of the State of
THE PURPOSE of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to enter into an Agreement with a qualified Contractor to provide transition, dispatching, train control, and yard services, including dispatching SFRTA trains along with CSXT, Amtrak, and other trains along the South Florida Rail Corridor. The initial dispatching Train Traffic Control services that the selected Contractor will perform may be restricted to passenger trains on the trackage on and in the vicinity of the New River Bridge Carve Out. Additionally, Contractor may be required to provide dispatching services for freight and passenger trains on future State of
A REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS should be directed to Mr. Robert Becker at SFRTA, 800 N. W. 33 Street,
A PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE will be held in the SFRTA Board Room at the address above on November 1, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. The purpose of the meeting will be for SFRTA to respond to questions from document holders and clarify requirements in an open forum. Attendance is not mandatory but is recommended.
RECEIPT OF SEALED PROPOSALS: All proposals must be received as per the RFP instructions no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time), on December 8, 2006 at the SFRTA office in
SFRTA reserves the right to postpone, accept, or reject any and all proposals in whole or in part. All Proposers must certify that they are not on the State of Florida Comptroller General’s List of Ineligible Bidders. All proposals shall remain in effect for One Hundred Eighty (180) days from the RFP submission due date.
DBE PARTICIPATION: SFRTA solicits and encourages Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation. DBEs will be afforded full consideration of their responses and will not be subject to discrimination. SFRTA’s DBE program goal is 10% of total contract expenditures.
CONE OF SILENCE: Any verbal or written communications between any Proposer (potential or actual), or its representatives and any SFRTA Board Member, staff member, committee member, or consultant regarding this procurement are strictly prohibited from the date of the RFP advertisement through the date of execution of the contract. The only exceptions to this are: (1) written requests regarding information or clarification made to SFRTA’s designated contract specialist during the allowable time period under the solicitation; (2) any communications at a publicly noticed meeting of SFRTA; and (3) any communications with the SFRTA Director of Procurement. Any violation of the requirements set forth in this section shall constitute grounds for immediate and permanent disqualification of the Proposer/violator from participation in this procurement.
Christopher C. Bross, CPPO, FCPM
Director, Procurement