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October 6, 2017 Dear Sir/Madam Enclosed is Addendum No. 1 to SEPTA's Sealed Bid No. 17-00206-AMJP – Elwyn to Wawa R3-2 Right of Way Improvements. The proposal due date and time scheduled for Friday, November 3, at 04:30 P.M. remains unchanged. Any inquiries regarding this bid must be directed to, Michael Piselli of the Procurement and Supply Chain Management Department at (215) 580-8364. Sincerely, Oct 6 2017 10:22 AM X Michael J Piselli Michael Piselli Contract Administrator Procurement & Supply Chain Management MJP Enclosures Addendum No. 1 10/06/17 Page 1 of 1 Sealed Bid No. 17-00206-AMJP Elwyn to Wawa R3-2 Right of Way Improvements ADDENDUM NO. 1 To All Bidders: The following constitutes Addendum No. 1 to SEPTA's Sealed Bid No. 17-00206-AMJP – Elwyn to Wawa R3-2 – Right of Way Improvements. Addendum No. 1 must be acknowledged by inserting the date of the addendum on page 17 of the bid forms. Failure to do so may render a bidder’s proposal as non-responsive. A. General 1. Delete “Step 1 - Request for Qualifications” dated September 21, 2017. Add “Step 1 - Request for Qualifications” with revision date of October 6, 2017. 2. Add Attachment 4:Geotechnial Information to “Step 1 – Request for Qualifications”. 3. Delete Page 16 of “Step 2 – Contract Documents”. B. Specifications 1. None. C. Drawings 1. None. Request for Qualifications October 6, 2017 Rev. 1 BID: 17‐00206‐AMJP INSTRUCTIONS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS FOR A TWO (2) STEP PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR Elwyn to Wawa Regional Rail Line Contract R3‐2 Right of Way Improvements MP 15.30 to 18.45 Middletown Township and Chester Heights Boro Delaware County Pennsylvania September 22, 2017 Revision 1: October 6, 2017 Request for Qualifications October 6, 2017 Rev. 1 BID: 17‐00206‐AMJP ELWYN TO WAWA CONTRACT R3‐2 CONTENTS SECTION 1 – REQUEST for QUALIFICATIONS ‐ INSTRUCTIONS and INFORMATION Attachments to Section 1 ATTACHMENT 1: CONTRACT R3-2 SPECIFICATIONS, PROJECT REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN CRITERIA ATTACHMENT 2: CONTRACT R3-2 PLANS ATTACHMENT 3: SURVEY INFORMATION ATTACHMENT 4: GEOTECHNICAL INFORMATION ATTACHMENT 5: FORM 330 SECTION 2 – CONTRACT DOCUMENTS FOR STEP 2 EXHIBITS: Design Contract Documents for Step 2 Submission Request for Qualifications October 6, 2017 Rev. 1 BID: 17‐00206‐AMJP SECTION 1 – INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION Part 1 You (hereinafter referred to as “Proposer”) are requested to submit a formal Request for Qualification (RFQ) proposal (hereinafter referred to as “Proposal”) for the required services detailed below in Step One; Prequalification in accordance with this Two-Step Procurement Process. Any information in addition to that required by Step One which Proposer feels will help in the evaluation of its Proposal is to be submitted with its Proposal. Any Proposal submitted must comply with the requirements of this Two-Step Procurement Process as herein stated including all applicable Federal, State and Local laws, and is to be signed by an officer legally authorized to bind Proposer and shall be submitted to SEPTA in writing, in the time and in the manner described herein. Part 2 TWO-STEP PROCUREMENT PROCESS This procurement is being conducted by SEPTA using a Two (2) Step process: Step 1 – Prequalification Proposal will consist of; the request for, submission, evaluation, and (if deemed necessary by SEPTA) discussion of a proposal. The objective of Step 1 is to determine the Acceptable rating of the technical proposal submitted by the Proposer. No pricing or bid documents are required or involved in Step 1. As used in this context, the word proposal has a broad connotation and includes all requirements set forth in the Section 1, Attachments to Section 1 and Section 2. Any questions relating to the technical requirements must be addressed in Step 1. Proposals submitted in Step 1 will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria identified in Part 4 – Selection Process of Section 1. Step 2 involves the submission of sealed bids by those firms whose Proposals received an overall Acceptable rating as solely determined by SEPTA in Step 1. The submission of said bid, will strictly conform to Bid Documents and Proposer’s Proposal as accepted by SEPTA. Prequalified Proposers who submit unsuccessful bids in Step 2 will receive a stipend of $75,000 in consideration of their effort in preparing their bid. The stipend will be paid to each bidder who submits a complete bid package. There will be no partial payments. The payment will be made following award of the contract to the successful bidder. The successful bidder will not receive the stipend. SEPTA reserves the right to cancel this procurement at any time, if deemed in SEPTA’s best interest. Request for Qualifications October 6, 2017 Rev. 1 BID: 17‐00206‐AMJP Part 3 STEP 1 – RFQ PROPOSAL Introduction and General Information SEPTA is soliciting Requests for Qualifications for the design and construction of 3.15 miles of Continuous Welded Rail track, the elevation of the track level thru the proposed Wawa Station area, replacement or rehabilitation of 106 Overhead Catenary Structures, four, new steel girder railroad bridges, one pedestrian tunnel, several retaining walls, 5 culvert replacements or relinings, a new single- ended rail yard at Lenni, widening of Route 1 for left turn and right turn lanes, raising and realigning of Lenni Road grade crossing, high level platform foundations, post construction stormwater management improvements and other incidental work consistent with restoration to service of a commuter rail line. Those contractors submitting acceptable qualifications will then be asked to submit a firm lump sum price for the final design and construction of the above project. The bid will require the contractor to complete SEPTA provided design or provide an alternate design for those designs provided by SEPTA of the right of way improvements and slope stabilization between Elwyn and Glen Riddle (MP 16.60) as well as the final design of each of the 5 culvert replacement/rehabilitations. SEPTA has a detailed site survey, a geotechnical report including core borings, and is obtaining permanent right-of-way and construction easements necessary to construct the bridges as shown on our conceptual design. SEPTA is also obtaining the PADEP stream crossing permits and NPDES soils conservation permits required to construct the conceptual design. SEPTA has completed the design for the bridges and the retaining walls. The Contractor is to finalize the design for the culverts (approximately designed to 30%) and to perform a complete design of the right of way improvements and slope stabilization between Elwyn and Glen Riddle (MP 16.60). The contractor may perforrm the work per SEPTA’s provided design for those 100% designed structures and expand those with partial (approx. 30% design); or submit an alternate design which differs from SEPTA’s for any of the structures. As part of the Step 1 Proposal, Contractor is to state if they intend to use SEPTA’s design, and if not, to state what design is intended to be used and to provide backup documentation to illustrate their intent. Contractor is reminded that intended design information submitted in their Step 1 proposal cannot be changed when submitting their Step 2 bid as your bid will be based on SEPTA’s approval of what was contained in Step 1. The estimated construction contract price for the Project described in these bid documents using SEPTA’s design is between $75 - 95 million. Request for Qualifications October 6, 2017 Rev. 1 BID: 17‐00206‐AMJP SEPTA does not anticipate additional permits for this project unless the Contractor proposes changes to the design. Any changes to the permits required will be of the Contractor’s sole expense and will not affect the overall project schedule. The Technical Proposal must be complete in all regards in the sense that it not be piecemeal or contain major omissions, and it specifically addresses all areas listed below. The Technical Proposal shall be reviewed by SEPTA during which a clarification meeting with the proposer may be required to discuss the Technical Proposal, but only written data will be accepted for analysis. At the end of this review period, SEPTA shall send each proposer a written notice informing them of their overall Pass/Fail Rating. SEPTA will review all prequalification submittals and notify all firms which in our sole opinion are qualified to submit a bid. The proposer will be notified by mail at the address shown on their letter of transmittal as to whether SEPTA has prequalified your firm or not. A separate request for bids will be sent to the prequalified firms and a separate bid package will be sent to the prequalified firms at that time. After receiving and reviewing the bid documents, SEPTA will require that you notify us in writing of your intent to submit a bid. FORM of PREQUALIFICATION (Step 1) PROPOSALS Each Proposal shall include a single-sided cover letter that includes the name and address of the organization submitting the Proposal and whether the organization is an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or joint venture, including the jurisdiction of organization. The cover letter shall include the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address of the contact person who will be authorized to represent and bind the Proposer. SEPTA strongly recommends that the proposer utilize Standard From 330 to prepare and present their Step 1 proposal. Following the instruction of this interactive form will ensure that the proposer provides the information required in a uniform and easily reviewed format. The experience matrix and personnel cross-references built into the form are especially effective at presenting the individual qualifications and experience of the proposed project personnel and subcontractors.