Request for Proposal for Transit Operations and Maintenance Services
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR TRANSIT OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES Solano County Transit (SolTrans) Vallejo, California SOLICITATION NO. 2020-RFP-02 PROPOSALS DUE Tuesday, January 12, 2021 ISSUED FOR SOLICITATION Friday, October 16, 2020 2020-RFP-02 2 of 282 October 16, 2020 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS ........................................................................................ 5 A. Obtaining Documents ........................................................................................ 5 B. Validity of Proposals .......................................................................................... 5 C. Required Pre-Proposal Conference ................................................................... 5 D. Proposal Inquiries and Contacts ........................................................................ 5 E. Equal Employment Opportunity and DBE/SBE Requirements .......................... 6 SECTION 1. GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................ 7 1.1 PROCURING AGENCY AND PROJECT MANAGER .......................................... 7 1.2 BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW ...................................................................... 7 1.3 ORGANIZATION OF THE RFP ........................................................................... 8 1.4 SOLTRANS’ RIGHTS ......................................................................................... 8 1.5 PROPOSERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................... 9 1.6 CONSEQUENCE OF SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL ....................................... 10 1.7 COST OF SUBMITTING PROPOSALS ............................................................ 11 SECTION 2. BACKGROUND AND GENERAL PROVISIONS ..................................... 13 2.1 AGENCY DESCRIPTION .................................................................................. 13 2.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................ 15 2.3 COMPENSATION AND MANNER OF PAYMENT ............................................ 16 SECTION 3. SCHEDULE AND SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS ................................... 19 3.1 SCHEDULE ...................................................................................................... 19 3.2 DUE DATE AND PROPOSAL SUBMISSION .................................................... 19 3.3 PROPOSAL PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS ................................................... 19 3.4 PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE AND REGISTRATION ................................. 20 3.5 PROPOSER COMMUNICATIONS AND REQUESTS ....................................... 20 3.6 ADDENDA TO RFP .......................................................................................... 21 3.7 CONDITIONS, EXCEPTIONS, RESERVATIONS OR UNDERSTANDINGS ....... 22 3.8 MODIFICATION OR WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS..................................... 22 3.9 CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE ............................................................................ 23 3.10 ACCURACY IN REPORTING REQUESTED INFORMATION ............................ 23 SECTION 4. PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS ............................................................... 25 4.1 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT .................................................................... 25 4.2 PROPOSAL FORMAT, PAGE LIMITATION, AND CONTENT ........................... 25 2020-RFP-02 3 of 282 October 16, 2020 4.3 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS .................................................... 25 4.4 PROPOSER QUALIFICATIONS STATEMENT .................................................. 26 4.5 IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM ....................................................................... 26 4.6 PRICE PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS .............................................................. 32 4.7 INSURANCE .................................................................................................... 34 4.8 PERFORMANCE BOND ................................................................................... 34 4.9 WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT PROPOSED ARRANGEMENTS .......................... 34 SECTION 5. PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION ........................................ 35 5.1 PROPOSAL EVALUATION, NEGOTIATION AND SELECTION ........................ 35 5.2 OPENING OF PROPOSALS ............................................................................. 36 5.3 EVALUATION COMMITTEE ............................................................................. 36 5.4 DETERMINATION OF RESPONSIVENESS ...................................................... 37 5.5 PROPOSAL EVALUATION CRITERIA .............................................................. 37 5.7 EVALUATION PROCEDURES .......................................................................... 41 5.8 BEST AND FINAL OFFERS (BAFO) .................................................................. 43 5.9 CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROPOSALS .............................................................. 44 5.10 RESPONSE TO PROPOSALS .......................................................................... 45 SECTION 6. PROTEST PROCEDURES....................................................................... 47 6.1 OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................... 47 6.2 PURPOSE ........................................................................................................ 47 6.3 GENERAL ......................................................................................................... 47 6.4 DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................... 47 6.5 PROTEST PROCEDURES ................................................................................ 48 2020-RFP-02 4 of 282 October 16, 2020 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS NOTICE IS GIVEN that sealed proposals are requested by Solano County Transit, (SolTrans), a Joint Powers Authority, for Transit Operations and Maintenance Services. All proposals shall be submitted in response to the conditions of this REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS for Transit Operations and Maintenance Services (hereinafter referred to as RFP), dated Friday, October 16, 2020, said RFP being on file in the offices of SolTrans located at 311 Sacramento Street, Vallejo, California, 94590. Proposals must be contained in sealed envelopes and appropriately labeled as described in the Section entitled Schedule and Submittal Instructions. Proposals must be received at the offices of SolTrans, on or before Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. All times listed in this RFP are in the Pacific Standard Time zone unless otherwise indicated. Proposals received after the due date may be returned unopened. A. Obtaining Documents Proposal documents may be obtained electronically at: soltrans.org/more/resources/doing-business-with-SolTrans/procurements B. Validity of Proposals Proposals and subsequent offers shall be valid for a period of not less than one hundred twenty (120) days after proposal deadline. C. Required Pre-Proposal Conference A required pre-proposal conference will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, via Zoom. Advance registration is required for participation in the teleconference. Please see 3.4 PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE AND REGISTRATION for details. D. Proposal Inquiries and Contacts Inquiries may be submitted via email, personal delivery, or by mail (return receipt requested). Proposal inquiries submitted by personal delivery shall be deemed received at the date and time of delivery. SolTrans is under no obligation to consider any proposal inquiries that are not submitted as provided herein. More information, and all communications regarding this Request for Proposal, including those seeking clarification of the RFP documents, must be submitted in writing (email preferred), and directed to: John Sanderson Project Manager 311 Sacramento Street Vallejo, CA 94590 [email protected] 2020-RFP-02 5 of 282 October 16, 2020 (707) 736-6990 All emails sent to SolTrans and/or its Project Manager are the sole responsibility of the PROPOSER to confirm receipt. E. Equal Employment Opportunity and DBE/SBE Requirements It is SolTrans’ policy to ensure that Contractors shall not discriminate based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, physical disability or other protected class in the performance of SolTrans contracts. Although there is no specific goal or requirement to include Disadvantage Business Enterprises (DBE) for this project, SolTrans highly encourages the participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). SolTrans encourages all prime Contractors to use qualified SBE (Small Business Enterprise) sub-Contractors on SolTrans projects, and promotes the direct purchase of goods from qualified SBEs by utilizing SBE vendors when such vendors are available and the price of the goods or services sought is reasonable. 2020-RFP-02 6 of 282 October 16, 2020 SECTION 1. GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 PROCURING AGENCY AND PROJECT MANAGER Solicitation No.: 2020-RFP-02 Procuring Agency: Solano County Transit (SolTrans) Address: 311 Sacramento Street Vallejo, CA 94590 Project Manager: John Sanderson Telephone No.: (707) 736-6990 E-mail: [email protected] 1.2 BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW This Request for Proposals (RFP) is being issued by SolTrans pursuant to the Federal Transit Administration’s Best Value Procurement Guidelines to select an independent contractor for Transit Operations and Maintenance Services. Staff of the successful