Upcoming Purchases & Bid Solicitations Upcoming Purchases and Bid Solicitations Advertisement For Bids -- Contract No. PATCO-74-2021(R) Broadway Station – PATCO Holding Cell Fit-Out

I. PURPOSE AND INTENT

The Delaware River Port Authority (“Authority”) hereby invites interested qualified Contractors to submit a Bid for Contract No. PATCO-74-2021(R) – BROADWAY STATION HOLDING CELL FIT-OUT. One (1) electronic copy of the Bid, along with other technical and commercial documents shall be submitted, via SAP Ariba, no later than 2:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 21, 2023. Bids will be publicly opened and read, via Zoom.

The Work to be completed under Contract No. PATCO-74-2021(R) involves providing certain interior improvements for the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) at the Broadway Station, 100 South Broadway, Camden, NJ 08103. The work includes, but is not limited to the following:

Demolition: Safe and careful removal of existing architectural partitions, floor and wall finish materials. Removal of existing lay-in ceilings, lighting, electrical cabling, mechanical ducts, diffusers etc. as shown on the demolition plans on dwg. AD1.1 and as applies throughout the proposed work as shown throughout all the drawings and specifications.

New Work: Construction and installation of new work, in limited areas, as shown and described on all of the drawings and specifications. This includes, but is not limited to the following:

• New Holding Cells: doors, specialty cell doors, equipment, holding cell masonry and metal partitions, new floor concrete & coatings and finish painting of various items
• New ceiling system
• New HVAC ducting and distribution system modifications
• New Electrical power and LED lighting system modifications
• New Plumbing system modifications, including new special holding cell bathroom fixtures and floor drains
• New sprinkler modifications
• New cameras and associated cabling
II. ARIBA REQUIREMENT AND ACCESS TO ITB DOCUMENTS

All contract specific documents relevant to the ITB can be found on the Authority’s SAP Ariba Network site. In order to participate in this ITB and receive an invitation to the solicitation event, please send a request, via e-mail, to the following Contracting Officer: Amy L. Ash - alash@drpa.org. If a response is not sent to you within one (1) business day, please resend the request.

In order to access the ITB documents, you must be registered on the Ariba Network and have completed the Authority's supplier registration questionnaire. If you have not already done so, you can register on the Ariba Network at any time. Registration is free, quick, and easy. Please go to the DRPA Procurement website: http://www.drpa.org/procurement for registration instructions and additional information. For questions about the Ariba registration process or registration technical issues, please send an e-mail to vendors@drpa.org.

The Authority will post a list of interested/invited Contractors on the drpa.org website seven (7) days prior to submission due date.

The Authority will consider only those Bids received from parties who have obtained the ITB and contract documents directly from the Authority. Contract documents are not transferable to other parties for proposal purposes. Bids received from firms whose names are not recorded by the Authority as having secured documents for this Project will be rejected.

III. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The Delaware River Port Authority is firmly committed to providing full and equal business opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, or non-job-related disability. In that regard, the Delaware River Port Authority will affirmatively assure that minority and female-owned business enterprises are afforded equal opportunities to submit bids and/or proposals for consideration for all purchases and contracts issued in connection with this Project. Prospective bidders should understand that the participation of certified MBEs and WBEs is a matter of great interest in the evaluation of all bids. To that end, the DRPA has established MBE and WBE goals for this project. MBE and WBE team members must be named, and commitment levels must be noted at the time the bid is submitted.

IV. BID SUBMISSION AND DUE DATE

Responses to this ITB must be submitted electronically via the Ariba Network, no later than 2:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 21, 2023 (“Bid Due Date”).

LATE, FAXED, E-MAILED, AND/OR HARDCOPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. The Bid Due Date and Ariba submission requirements are mandatory and non-waivable.

Contractors should ensure that they can access and upload files in Ariba prior to the submission deadline. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to ensure delivery of its Bid to the proper place at the proper time. Absent an emergency or unanticipated event that interrupts normal Authority processes so that Bids cannot be received via Ariba by the exact time specified in the ITB, the Authority will not extend the submission deadline for an interested firm due to technical difficulties.

V. PRE-BID CONFERENCE AND SITE VISIT

A non-mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at 11:00 am EST via Zoom. The information for this meeting is:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86379085873?pwd=WTdyWDZudTNqMTRNWkQrb3JXTFM5QT09
Meeting ID: 863 7908 5873
Passcode: 577090
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Attendance by Bidders, subcontractors, and suppliers is strongly encouraged. All Bidders shall be expected to completely and thoroughly examine all Contract Documents to become fully aware of the scope and requirements of the Project prior to submitting a Bid.

No site visit is scheduled for this project.

VI. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT

The DRPA has established a Single Point of Contact for this ITB. From the issue date of this advertisement and until full execution of the Contract Agreement, the Single Point of Contact shall be the Contracting Officer whose name and contact information appears below. Please refer all inquiries related to the Project, including Ariba technical issues to the Contracting Officer.

Any violation of this condition (excluding any Ariba supplier registration questions and issues, which should be addressed by e-mailing vendors@drpa.org) may be cause for the DRPA to reject the offending Bid or rescind the Contract Award. Bidders agree not to distribute any part of their Bids beyond the Authority’s Contract Administration Department. A Bidder that shares information contained in its Bid with other DRPA personnel and/or with a competing Bidder may be disqualified and its Bid may be rejected.

The Single Point of Contact for this Project is:

Amy L. Ash, Manager, Contract Administration/Contracting Officer
alash@drpa.org / 856-968-2084
VII. QUESTIONS

Any and all questions or requests for clarification relating to this procurement including, but not limited to, questions concerning Bid submission requirements, technical requirements, scope of work, and specifications, should be addressed to the Single Point of Contact no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

NOTE: NO questions will be accepted after this date.

Responses to questions will be provided, via e-mail, by the Single Point of Contact to those firms who have registered and requested participation in the ITB.

Only information supplied by the Single Point of Contact, including responses to questions regarding the ITB, should be used in preparing Bids.
DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY
By: Amy L. Ash
Manager, Contract Administration
Phone: 856-968-2084