Bids & Proposals 3-4-20

Sealed Bids for CONTRACT 1717

—Operations and Maintenance

Building Façade Repairs shall be

received at the office of the Allegheny

County Sanitary Authority, 3300

Preble Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA,

15233, until 2:00 P.M., Prevailing

Time, Tuesday, March 31, 2020

and then shall be publicly opened

and read.

ALCOSAN encourages businesses

owned and operated by minorities

and women to submit bids on Authority

Contracts or to participate as

subcontractors or suppliers to successful

Bidders. Successful Bidders

are to use minority and women’s

businesses to the fullest extent possible.

A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held at

the Authority’s Plant on Tuesday,

March 10, 2020 at 10:00 AM, Prevailing

Time. Prospective bidders

are encouraged to attend the Pre-

Bid Conference.

Contract Documents may be examined

and obtained at the office of

the Authority. A nonrefundable fee

of $100.00 (no cash or credit cards

will be accepted) will be charged for

each set of Contract Documents

received. Bid Security shall be furnished

by providing with the Bid a

Certified Check or Bid Bond in the

amount of the Bid Price.

Any questions regarding the Contract

Documents should be submitted

in writing to Raymond Stasny,

Construction Manager Alcosanemail-

raymond.stasny@alcosan.

org.

The Authority reserves the right to

reject any or all bids, to waive any

informality in any bid and to accept

any bid should it be deemed in the

interest of the Authority to do so.

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby requests proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s):

Legal Services for Various Practice Areas

RFP #700-08-20

The documents will be available no later than March 2, 2020 and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until 10:00 A.M., March 24, 2020 at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA  15219.

Parties or individuals interested may obtain information from:

Mr. Kim Detrick – Procurement Director/Contracting Officer

Housing Authority of

the City of Pittsburgh

Procurement Department

2nd Floor, Suite 200

100 Ross Street

Pittsburgh, PA  15219

412-643-2832

or by visiting the Business Opportunities section of www.hacp.org

A pre bid meeting will be held:

Housing Authority of

the City of Pittsburgh

Procurement Department

200 Ross Street,

9th Floor, Board Room

Pittsburgh, PA  15219

March 13, 2020

10:00 A.M.

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.

HACP’s has revised their website.  As part of those revisions, vendors must now register and log-in, in order to view and download IFB/RFPs documentation.

Caster D. Binion,

Executive Director

Housing Authority of the

City of Pittsburgh

HACP conducts business in accordance with all federal, state, and local civil rights laws, including but not limited to Title VII, the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, The PA Human Relations Act, etc. and does not discriminate against any individuals protected by these statutes.

Electronic Proposals will be received online at the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s Ebusiness website (https://ebusiness.portauthority.org).

Proposals/bid submittals will be due 11:00 AM on March 25, 2020 and will be read at 11:15 AM., the same day, at Port Authority’s Heinz location (345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2527), for the following:

Electronic Proposal – Ebusiness website (https://ebusiness.

portauthority.org)

Bid Number Bid Name

B200207A Testing & Validation Services

B200208A Coach Replacement Parts – Body

B200209A Bio-Diesel Fuel

B200102A Equipment Cleaner

B200210 LRV Air Supply Inverter Replacements

B200211A Coach Replacement Parts – Air Conditioning

No bidder may withdraw a submitted Proposal for a period of 75 days after the scheduled time for opening of the sealed bids.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on each of the above items at 10:00 am March 11, 2020 at Port Authority’s Heinz location (345 Sixth Avenue, Third Floor, Pittsburgh, PA). Attendance at this meeting is not mandatory, but is strongly encouraged. Questions regarding any of the above bids will not be entertained by the Port Authority within five (5) business days of the scheduled bid opening.

These contracts may be subject to a financial assistance contract between Port Authority of Allegheny County and the United States Department of Transportation.  The Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations.

Contractor is responsible for expenses related to acquiring a performance bond and insurance where applicable. All items are to be FOB delivered unless otherwise specified.  Costs for delivery, bond, and insurance shall be included in bidder’s proposal pricing.

Port Authority of Allegheny County hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprise will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The Board of Port Authority reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

The Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County (SEA) and the Stadium Authority (SA) of the City of Pittsburgh will receive proposals for Electrical Testing and Inspections at the Gold 1 Garage, West General Robinson Street Garage, and North Shore Garage.  The contracts for this work will be with the SEA for the North Shore Garage and with the SA for the Gold 1 Garage and West General Robinson Street Garage. The Request for Proposals may be obtained after the date identified below from Bill Williams, email: bwilliams@pgh-sea.com, Telephone: (412) 325-3003.

This Advertisement applies to the following Request for Proposal:

Project: Electrical Testing and Inspections at the Gold 1 Garage, West General Robinson Street Garage, and North Shore Garage

RFP Available: February 28, 2020

Pre-Proposal Meeting: 9:30 a.m. March 9, 2020 (non-mandatory)

SEA, 171 10th Street, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Time/Date/Location for Proposal Submittal: 2:00 p.m. March 23, 2020, SEA, 171 10th Street, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby request proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s):

RECORD STORAGE

MANAGEMENT FOR BUSINESS RECORDS AND

COMPUTER MEDIA

RFP #250-01-20

The documents will be available no later than February 24, 2020 and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until 11:00 a.m. on March 20, 2020 at which time they will be Time and Date Stamped at 100 Ross Street 2nd Floor, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA  15219.

Parties or individuals interested in responding may download a copy of the Solicitation from the Business Opportunities page of www.HACP.org.

Questions or inquiries should be directed to:

Mr. Kim Detrick

Housing Authority of

the City of Pittsburgh

Procurement Department

100 Ross Street

2nd Floor, Suite 200

Pittsburgh, PA  15219

412-643-2832

A pre-submission meeting will be held:

Housing Authority of

the City of Pittsburgh

Procurement Dept.

100 Ross Street 2nd. Fl. Ste. 200

Pittsburgh, PA  15213

March 5, 2020

11:00 A.M.

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh strongly encourages certified minority business enterprises and women business enterprises to respond to this solicitation.

HACP’s has revised their website.  As part of those revisions, vendors must now register and log-in, in order to view and download IFB/RFPs documentation.

Caster D. Binion,

Executive Director

Housing Authority of the

City of Pittsburgh

HACP conducts business in accordance with all federal, state, and local civil rights laws, including but not limited to Title VII, the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, The PA Human Relations Act, etc. and does not discriminate against any individuals protected by these statutes.

Sealed bids will be received in the Bellefield Avenue Lobby, Administration Building, 341 South Bellefield Avenue until 11:00 A.M. prevailing time March 10, 2020 and will be opened at the same hour for the purchase of the following equipment and supplies:

INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC SUPPLIES

General Information regarding bids may be obtained at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Service Center, 1305 Muriel Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. The bid documents are available on the School District’s Purchasing web site at: www.pgh schools.org

Click on Our Community; Bid Opportunities; Purchasing – under Quick Links.

The Board of Public Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or select a single item from any bid.

We are an equal rights and

opportunity school district

The Office of the County Controller of Allegheny County, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Contract Awards Room; 7th Floor; Commonwealth Keystone Building; 400 North Street; Harrisburg, PA 17120 will receive bids through ECMS or a diskette delivered to the aforementioned address until 11:00 A.M. prevailing local time, Thursday, March 26, 2020. Bids will be opened through ECMS at approximately 11:00 A.M. and can be viewed publicly in the Contract Awards Room, for the following:

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

DOOKERS HOLLOW BRIDGE REPLACEMENT

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

COUNTY PROJECT NO.

DK01-0303

MPMS NO.: 76393

THIS PROJECT WILL BE BID THROUGH PENNDOT ECMS

As a prospective bidder, please note the following general Project data regarding: PreBid Information, Bidding Requirements, and Contract Conditions.  See the Project Manual and Drawings (Proposal Report) for detailed information, responsibilities and instructions.

PRE-BID INFORMATION: View the project Manual and Drawings (Proposal Report) on the PennDOT ECMS website (https://www.dot14.state.pa.us/ECMS) or in Room 504, County Office Building, 542 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS: THIS PROJECT REQUIRES

PREQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS, INCLUDING SUBCONTRACTORS, AS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 102.01 OF COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SPECIFICATIONS (PUBLICATION 408/2016, CURRENT EDITION) ON THIS PROJECT. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH ECMS AND IF NEEDED ADDENDA WILL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE PROPOSAL REPORT WHICH CAN BE VIEWED THROUGH ECMS.

SUBMIT YOUR BID USING ECMS OR MAIL A DISKETTE TO THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, CONTRACTS AWARD ROOM.

CONTRACT CONDITIONS: U.S. Department of Labor minimum salaries and wages apply to this Project.

The County Manager reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

The anticipated Notice-to-Proceed for this project is June 22, 2020 and the project is to be completed by November 24, 2021.

The County of Allegheny, in accordance with the Davis Bacon Act and other Federal Labor Standards Provisions; Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21 Non-discrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the County of Allegheny issued pursuant to such Act; Executive Order 11246; Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968; Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; and Executive Order 11625 (Utilization of Minority Business Enterprises), hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract pursuant to this advertisement, the County will afford disadvantaged business enterprises full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and the County will not discriminate against disadvantaged business enterprises on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. It is a condition of the bidding process/contract that responsive bidders/contractors shall follow the disadvantaged business enterprise procedures in the Bidding and Contracting Documents.

Chelsa Wagner

CONTROLLER

COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY

COMBINED NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS (FONSI/RROF)

This Notice is published pursuant to Federal Regulations promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Environmental Assessment set forth at 24 CFR Part 58, Section 58.36.

March 4, 2020

City of Pittsburgh

Office of Management and Budget

200 Ross Street, 2nd Floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

412-255-2211

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP), the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA), and the City of Pittsburgh (City) under HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Program. HACP has selected its instrumentality, Allies & Ross Management and Development Corporation (ARMDC), as its developer and competitively procured McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc. (MBS) to serve as the co-developer to implement this Choice Neighborhoods project.

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS

On or about March 20, 2020, the City will authorize the HACP, URA, and the City to submit a request to HUD for the release of the following federal funds to undertake the project known as Larimer/East Liberty Phase III: (a) Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Grant Funds pursuant to Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (1937 Act), as amended by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 and Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (approximately $1,398,092); (b) 2019 and 2020 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds (approximately $250,000 – 2019 and $815,000 – 2020); (c) HACP Moving to Work (MTW) Funds under the 1937 Act as modified by the 1996 and 1999 Consolidated Appropriations Act (approximately $2,969,470); (d) HACP Program Income funds (approximately $185,293); (e) 2019 and 2020 HOME Investment Partnership Act funds (approximately $150,000 – 2019 and $350,000 – 2020); (f) Low Income Housing Tax Credits under IRS Code Section 42 (approximately $9,937,070); (g) Housing Opportunity Funds (approximately $650,000); (h) Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency PHARE funds (approximately $750,00) and (i) Project Based Voucher pursuant to Section 8 of the 1937 Act;

The release of the aforementioned funds will be for the purposes of developing Larimer/East Liberty Phase III, which includes new construction of 42 mixed-income rental dwelling units. Larimer/ East Liberty Phase III will be developed along Larimer Avenue, turning on the sides of Meadow Street and Winslow Street in the Larimer neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, PA 15206. As part of this notice, the project requires the implementation of a set of development activities related to the completion of this project which may include, and is not limited to, demolition, acquisition, disposition, new construction, rehabilitation, stabilization, and remediation on the part of the City, URA, HACP, ARMDC, MBS and Larimer/East Liberty Phase III, LP (the owner entity) and any other authorized parties to the project. The total projected cost of the development is $19,000,0000.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

The City of Pittsburgh has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. This FONSI is based upon compliance with mitigation measures which have been identified as necessary to reduce the environmental impacts of the proposed action to a point or level where they are determined to no longer be significant. The following measure identifies the agency responsible for monitoring compliance with such. A complete explanation of all mitigation steps and schedule of implementation is available for review in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at 200 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

•Site Contamination: Implementation of the stipulations contained in the final approved Pennsylvania

Land Recycling Program (Act 2) Voluntary Clean-up Plan agreed upon between HACP, the

developer and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Mitigation measures will be monitored by the City of Pittsburgh.

Based on compliance with mitigation measures which reduce the environmental impact to no longer be considered significant, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at City of Pittsburgh 200 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 and may be examined or copied weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to:

Whitney Finnstrom

City of Pittsburgh,

200 Ross Street, 2nd Floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

412-255-2211

All comments received by March 19, 2020, will be considered by the City of Pittsburgh prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION

The City of Pittsburgh certifies to HUD that William Peduto in his capacity as Mayor, City of Pittsburgh, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the City, HACP and URA to use funding sources (a) through (i) identified under Request for Release of Funds above.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS

HUD will accept objections to its release of fund and the City of Pittsburgh’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Pittsburgh; (b) the City of Pittsburgh has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the

grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality.

Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to:

U.S. Department of Housing

and Urban Development

Community Planning and Development Division

The Moorhead Federal Building

1000 Liberty Ave., 10th floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

WILLIAM PEDUTO

Mayor

City of Pittsburgh

This Notice is published pursuant to Federal Regulations promulgated by the United States Department

of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Environmental Assessment set forth at 24

CFR Part 58, Section 58.36.

March 4, 2020

City of Pittsburgh

Office of Management and Budget

200 Ross Street, 2nd Floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

412-255-2211

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be

undertaken by the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP), the Urban Redevelopment

Authority of Pittsburgh (URA), and the City of Pittsburgh (City) under HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods

Implementation Program. HACP has selected its instrumentality, Allies & Ross Management

and Development Corporation (ARMDC), as its developer and competitively procured

McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc. (MBS) to serve as the co-developer to implement this Choice

Neighborhoods project.

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS

On or about March 20, 2020, the City will authorize HACP, URA, and the City to submit a request

to HUD for the release of the following federal funds to undertake the project known as Larimer/

East Liberty Phase IV: (a) Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Grant Funds pursuant to Section 24 of

the United States Housing Act of 1937 (1937 Act), as amended by the Consolidated and Further

Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 and Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 (approximately

$4,329,264); (b) 2018 and 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds (approximately

$1,000,000 – 2018 and $986,512 -2019); (c) HACP Moving to Work (MTW) Funds under

the 1937 Act as modified by the 1996 and 1999 Consolidated Appropriations Act (approximately

$2,804,610); (d) HACP Program Income funds (approximately $1,650,293); (e) 2018 and 2019

HOME Investment Partnership Act funds (approximately $363,600 – 2018 and $218,160 – 2019);

(f) Low Income Housing Tax Credits under IRS Code Section 42 (approximately $9,169,056); (g)

Historic Tax Credits under the IRS Code Section 47 (approximately $2,831,168); (h) Pennsylvania

Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program funds as authorized under the Redevelopment

Assistance section of the Capital Budget Itemization Act (approximately $2,000,000); (i) Pennsylvania

Housing Finance Agency PHARE funds (approximately $1,000,000) and (j) Housing Opportunity

Funds (approximately $650,000) and (k) Project Based Voucher pursuant to Section 8

of the 1937 Act;

The release of the aforementioned funds will be for the purposes of developing Larimer/East

Liberty Phase IV, which includes new construction of seven units and the rehabilitation of the

former Larimer School into 35 units for a total of 42 mixed-income rental dwelling units. Larimer/

East Liberty Phase IV will be developed along Larimer Avenue, including 540 Larimer Avenue,

Maxwell Way, Stoebner Way, and Winslow Street in the Larimer neighborhood of the City of

Pittsburgh, PA 15206. As part of this notice, the project requires the implementation of a set

of development activities related to the completion of this project which may include, and is not

limited to, demolition, acquisition, disposition, new construction, rehabilitation, stabilization, and

remediation on the part of the City, URA, HACP, ARMDC, MBS and Larimer/East Liberty Phase

IV, LP (the owner entity) and any other authorized parties to the project. The total projected cost

of the development is $30,000,000.

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

The City of Pittsburgh has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the

human environment. This FONSI is based upon compliance with mitigation measures which

have been identified as necessary to reduce the environmental impacts of the proposed action

to a point or level where they are determined to no longer be significant. The following measure

identifies the agency responsible for monitoring compliance with such. A complete explanation of

all mitigation steps and schedule of implementation is available for review in the Environmental

Review Record (ERR) on file at 200 Ross Street, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

•Site Contamination: Implementation of the stipulations contained in the final approved Pennsylvania

Land Recycling Program (Act 2) Voluntary Clean-up Plan agreed upon between HACP, the

developer and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Mitigation measures

will be monitored by the City of Pittsburgh.

Based on compliance with mitigation measures which reduce the environmental impact to no

longer be considered significant, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in

the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at City of Pittsburgh 200 Ross Street, 2nd Floor,

Pittsburgh, PA 15219 and may be examined or copied weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to:

Whitney Finnstrom

City of Pittsburgh,

200 Ross Street, 2nd Floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15219

412-255-2211

All comments received by March 19, 2020, will be considered by the City of Pittsburgh prior to

authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice

they are addressing.

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION

The City of Pittsburgh certifies to HUD that William Peduto in his capacity as Mayor, City of Pittsburgh,

consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce

responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities

have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA

and related laws and authorities and allows the City, HACP and URA to use funding sources (a)

through (k) identified under Request for Release of Funds above.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS

HUD will accept objections to its release of fund and the City of Pittsburgh’s certification for a

period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request

(whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not

executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Pittsburgh; (b) the City of Pittsburgh has omitted a

step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the

grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred

costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of

funds by HUD; or (d) another federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted

a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality.

Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR

Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to:

U.S. Department of Housing

and Urban Development

Community Planning and Development Division

The Moorhead Federal Building

1000 Liberty Ave., 10th floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

WILLIAM PEDUTO

Mayor

City of Pittsburgh

Port Authority of Allegheny County

is requesting proposals for the performance

of the following service

(“Contract Services”):

Investigative Services

Authority is requesting proposals

from qualified, bonded companies

to provide assistance and support

to Authority in its investigations.

The assistance and support is to

supplement the internal investigation

process relative to substantiation

and verification of work-related

and non-occupational injuries and

illnesses, liability claims and other

employment matters (Contract

Services). Authority intends to enter

into agreements with a pool of

up to five firms that can be called

upon on an as-needed basis. While

it is currently Authority’s intention to

enter into an agreement with a pool

of up to five firms, this number may

be adjusted up or down, at Authority’s

sole discretion, based upon the

number of proposals received and

Authority’s evaluation of same in

relation to its investigative service

needs.

The Agreements will be for a three

(3) year period with the option to extend

the term of the Agreements 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

February 26, 2020, and can be

obtained by registering at the Port

Authority 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 the ebusiness category

of PSWCI–Pro Workers Comp

Investigation for this RFP.

Proposers may also register in other

categories for any future RFPs issued

by Port Authority. If you have

specific questions regarding this

RFP, please contact Fred Buckner

at (412) 566-5467 or FBuckner@

PortAuthority.org.

An Information Meeting for interested

parties will be held at 9:30 a.m.,

prevailing time, March 12, 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 26, 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.