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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT Port Authority of Allegheny County REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 20-03 Port Authority of Allegheny County (Authority) is requesting proposals for the performance of the following service (Contract Services): Professional Safety Consulting and Safety Management System Support Services The work under the proposed Agreement consists of furnishing a highly experienced on-call consultant to provide professional safety consulting and safety management system support services to Authority that will include, but not be limited to, safety and regulatory compliance and assistance; accident/incident investigation and reporting; and review and revision of safety plans, programs, rules and procedures (Contract Services). The Contract Services will support Authority's ongoing transition from a System Safety Program Plan to a Safety Management System-based Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan by July 2020 per Federal Transit Administration regulations and related Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Rail Transit Safety Review Program safety standards and procedures. The Agreement will be for a three (3) year period with the option to extend the term of the Agreement up to an additional two (2) years, at the sole discretion of Authority. A copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available on or after January 28, 2020 and can be obtained by registering at Authority's ebusiness website: https://www.portauthority.org/business-center/procurement/bidder-registration/ and following the directions listed on the website. Please note that Proposers must register under one or more of the following ebusiness Professional Services categories for this RFP: ENGPM Eng. Project Management ENGPS Engineering ENGSC Eng. Systems/Communications PSLEG Pro Legal Proposers may also register in other categories for any future RFPs issued by Authority. If you have specific questions regarding this RFP, please contact Jerimaine Ward at (412) 566-5147 or JWard@PortAuthority.org. An Information Meeting for interested parties will be held at 2:30 p.m., prevailing time, February 6, 2020 in the Fifth Floor Neal H. Holmes Board Room of Authority's Downtown Pittsburgh offices, 345 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2527 to answer any questions regarding this RFP. A call-in number has been set up for the Information Meeting. The dial-in information is as follows: Toll Free Number: 1-866-602-6731 Conference ID #: 3648880# Hard copy proposals must be both delivered to, and time stamped by a representative of the Purchasing and Materials Management Department at or before 2:00 p.m., prevailing time, March 2, 2020 at the Purchasing and Materials Management Department, Port Authority of Allegheny County, 345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15222-2527. Proposals received or time stamped in the Purchasing and Materials Management Department after the advertised time for the submission of proposals shall be non-responsive and therefore ineligible for award. Each Proposer shall be solely responsible for assuring that its proposal is timely received and time stamped in accordance with the requirements herein. This Contract Services may be funded, in part, by, and subject to certain requirements of, the County of Allegheny and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The proposal process and the performance of the requested services will be in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Authority, in compliance with 74 Pa.C.S. § 303, as may be amended, require that certified Diverse Businesses (DBs) have the maximum opportunity to compete for, and perform contracts and subcontracts for, the Contract Services. In this regard, all Proposers, and the Contractor, shall make good faith efforts in accordance with 74 Pa.C.S. § 303, to ensure that DBs have the maximum opportunity to compete for, and perform contracts and subcontracts for, the Contract Services. Further, proposers and the Contractor shall also not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, disability, national origin, sex, sexual origin, gender identity or status as a parent in the award and performance of contracts or subcontracts for these Contract Services. Authority reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, in its sole discretion.
