MPA CONTRACT NO. H299-D1, HANSCOM FIELD CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS – DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES

LEGAL NOTICE
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

The MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY (Authority) is soliciting consulting services for MPA CONTRACT NO. H299-D1, HANSCOM FIELD CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS – DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES, which includes multiple airfield projects at L.G Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts. The Authority is seeking qualified multidiscipline consulting firms or teams, with proven experience to provide professional engineering services for planning, design, and construction, including resident inspection for its airfield capital improvement projects. The Consultant(s) must be able to work closely with the Authority and other interested parties in order to provide such services in a timely and effective manner. Multiple consultant selections will be made according to FAA direction relating to the CIP grant program.

This RFQ includes specific scope for the following six projects: East Ramp Rehabilitation – Phase 2 and Replace Taxiway J Edge Lights; Rehabilitation and Lighting of Taxiway R; Taxiway N Rehabilitation and Lighting; Runway 5-23 Rehabilitation; Airfield Non-Conforming Geometry; and West Ramp Rehabilitation. The Consultant(s) shall demonstrate experience in the required disciplines including but not limited to Civil, Electrical, Geotechnical, Airfield Signage, Lean Design and Construction, Cost Estimating, Construction Phasing, Virtual Design and Construction (VDC), and Scheduling. Massport will select multiple consultants for the listed projects based on the submitted qualifications as deemed in its best interest.

The contracts will be work order based, and the Consultant’s fee for each work order shall be negotiated. However, the total fee for each contract shall not to exceed ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) per project.

A Supplemental Information Package will be available, on Wednesday November 6, 2019 on the Capital Bid Opportunities webpage of Massport http://www.massport.com/massport/business/bids-opportunities/capital-bids as an attachment to the original Legal Notice, and on COMMBUYS (www.commbuys.com) in the listings for this solicitation. If you have problems finding the notice, please contact Susan Brace at Capital Programs SBrace@massport.com. The Supplemental Information Package will provide detailed information about Scope of Work, Selection Criteria and Submission Requirements.

In recognition of the unique nature of the projects and the services required to support it, the Authority has scheduled a Consultant Briefing to be held in the Bid Room at 2:30 PM Tuesday November 12, 2019 at the Capital Programs Department, Suite 209S, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128. At this session, an overview of the projects will be provided, the services requested by the Authority will be described, and questions will be answered.

By responding to this solicitation, consultants agree to accept the terms and conditions of Massport’s standard work order agreement, a copy of the Authority’s standard agreement can be found on the Authority’s web page at http://www.massport.com/massport/business/capital-improvements/important-documents/. The Consultant shall specify in its cover letter that it has the ability to obtain the requisite insurance coverage.

This submission, including the litigation and legal proceedings history in a separate sealed envelope as required shall be addressed to Houssam H. Sleiman, PE, CCM, FCMAA, NAC, Hon. D.Eng., Director of Capital Programs and Environmental Affairs and received no later than 12:00 noon on Thursday December 19, 2019 at the Massachusetts Port Authority, Logan Office Center, One Harborside Drive, Suite 209S, Logan International Airport, East Boston, MA 02128-2909. Any submission which is not received in a timely manner shall be rejected by the Authority as non-responsive. Any information provided to the Authority in any Proposal or other written or oral communication between the Proposer and the Authority will not be, or deemed to have been, proprietary or confidential, although the Authority will use reasonable efforts not to disclose such information to persons who are not employees or consultants retained by the Authority except as may be required by M.G.L. c.66.

MASSACHUSETTS PORT AUTHORITY
LISA S. WIELAND
CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR