INVITATION TO BID NO. 06-853

NEW RIVER BRIDGE BLOCKING CONTROL SYSTEM

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), an agency of the State of Florida, operates Tri-Rail, a seventy-two (72) mile commuter railroad with eighteen (18) stations in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties.

THE PURPOSE of this Invitation to Bid (ITB) is to enter into an Agreement with a qualified Contractor to provide all the necessary equipment, labor, and materials to successfully install and integrate the New River Bridge Blocking Control System. The Blocking Control System will allow dispatched signalization for trains over the New River Bridge. All potential Bidders must have the ability to interface and comply with all CSXT standards and equipment, Operating Rules, and safety regulations.

A REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS should be directed to: Mr. Robert Becker, SFRTA, 800 N. W. 33 Street, Suite 100, Pompano Beach, Florida 33064, (954)788-7909. The cost of the solicitation document is Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) non-refundable. Checks or money orders made payable to SFRTA should be forwarded to Mr. Becker at the address above. Solicitation documents will be available on or about December 11, 2006.

RECEIPT OF SEALED BIDS: All Bids must be received in a sealed envelope no later than 4:00 p.m., December 28, 2006, at the SFRTA office in Pompano Beach.

SFRTA reserves the right to postpone, accept, or reject any and all Bids in whole or in part. All Bidders must certify that they are not on the State of Florida Comptroller General’s List of Ineligible Bidders. All Bids must remain in effect for One Hundred Eighty (180) days from the Bid opening date.

TERM: The period of performance shall be effective from the date of the Notice to Proceed for a period of Ninety (90) calendar days.

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 Bidder (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 ITB 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 Bidder/violator from participation in this procurement.