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31AW1219 - Metro - Fare Collection System Upgrade

  Executive Summary
Updated On 01/08/2013
Due Date & time 09/25/2012 at 04:00 p.m.
Bid Instructions Proposals must be submitted online by uploading to this web site. Provide proposal(s) in pdf file format with file sizes no larger than 10 megabytes per file. File names must adhere to the following naming convention: NFTA Proj. No._company name_##_of_##.pdf. Have your proposal information ready prior to beginning an online submission. All proposals submitted online are secure and encrypted until the bid opening time and date. No one can view your proposal prior to that time. When submitting your proposal online please be aware that your session will time out if not submitted within 45 minutes.
Project Involves Design
New Construction
Proposals From Design Consultants
Type of Facility Municipal/Government
Posted in NY
Location Various locations: Transportation Centers, Bus Garages, & Rail Stations
Estimate
Description The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), owner and operator of the NFTA Metro Rail and Bus service, invites interested Consultants to submit a technical proposal for design services for the Metro – Fare Collection System Upgrade project.

The overall project objective is to replace the fare collection system for the bus and rail operations. It will include replacement of fare boxes on three hundred and seven buses and seventy four para-transit vehicles, replacement of the ticket vending machines at fourteen rail stations and four transit centers, Replacement of five cash vault systems at three bus garages, and replacement of the computer hardware equipment for fare collections. In addition, new fare gates will be installed at eight underground rail stations.

The project objective for this proposal is to furnish design services to create a Request for Proposal (RFP) that will be used to solicit qualified contractors that will provide, install, and perform all work necessary to accomplish the project objective stated above.
  Bid Documents
Review Bid Docs at 181 Ellicott Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
Engineering Offices 7th Floor
Judy_Reeves@nfta.com
Buy Bid Docs at The Request for Proposals (RFP) may be examined in the 7th Floor Conference Room, 181 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, New York 14203. Copies of the RFP are available at no charge and shall be requested from Judy Reeves at 716-855-7342 or fax 716-855-7447 and can be downloaded from the Authority's Engineering website at www.nftaengineering.com. The RFP may be picked up Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to Noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., or sent via courier billed to the requester. Plan Holders shall register “on-line” at the Authority's Engineering website at www.nftaengineering.com under this Project prior to obtaining the RFP.
Judy_Reeves@nfta.com
Web Site Link www.nftaengineering.com
  Resources
Owner NFTA
181 Ellicott Street
Buffalo, New York 14203
Attn: Dennis Lupp, Project manager
dennis_lupp@nfta.com
Designers
Special Instructions Proposals will be accepted via online (electronic) submission only.
Paper proposals will not be accepted.

Proposal shall be submitted on the NFTA Engineering website at www.nftaengineering.com. This website is primarily used to receive bids for capital projects; any reference to bid in the website will be synonymous with proposal.

Instructions for submitting bids (proposals) are available on the website. The contact person for questions or issues regarding the website is John Blazier, Phone (716) 855-7649, email john_blazier@nfta.com.

Proposals must be in a .pdf format in files no larger than 10 MB. File names must adhere to the following naming convention:
NFTA Proj. No.31AW1219_company name_##_of_##.pdf
For example: If the electronic proposal is 15MB in size, it will have to be separated into two files each no larger than 10MB. The file name for the first file would look like the following example:

31AW1219_XYZ Consultants_01_of_02.pdf

Proposals received after the date and time specified above for opening shall be considered late proposals and, therefore, shall not be opened and/or considered for award.
The Contractor shall perform not less than 50% of the work with its own forces.
The time of completion for the project is 330 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

MWBE participation goals are as follows:

10% for MBE
10% for WBE

Pre-Proposal Conference Information:

9:00 a.m. on September 11, 2012
Metropolitan Transportation Center.
7th Floor Conference Room
181 Ellicott Street
Buffalo, New York 14203
Posted by
Roger Lindstrom  of NFTA
181 Ellicott St. Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 855-7389  Office
(716) 855-7447  Fax
Send email roger.lindstrom@nfta.com
Go to Web site www.nfta.com
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