PORT AUTHORITY OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY
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 a.m. on September 4, 2020 and will be read at 11:15 a.m., the same day, at Port Authority’s Heinz location (Please contact the respective Contract Specialist for Tele-Conference dial-in information for the Bid Opening), for the following:
Electronic Proposal – Ebusiness website (https://ebusiness.portauthority.org)
| Bid Number | Bid Name | |
| 1 | B200764A | VMware Horizon Support & Subscription Services |
| 2 | B200766A | Maintenance Inspect Test – Fire Protection Systems |
| 3 | B200868A | Microsoft Enterprise Agreement |
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 via tele-conference on each of the above items at 10:00 a.m. on August 18, 2020. Please contact the respective Contract Specialist for Tele-Conference dial-in information. 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.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Port Authority of Allegheny County
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 20-08
Port Authority of Allegheny County (Authority) is requesting proposals for the performance of the following service (“Contract Services”):
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONSULTING SERVICES
The work under the proposed Agreement consists of a consultant to provide employee benefits consulting services which shall include, but are not limited to, (1) perform strategic planning of employee benefit health and welfare programs; (2) provide underwriting analysis and actuarial services to estimate benefits costs and the effects of benefit modifications on such costs; (3) analyze claims experience and its financial impact; (4) assist Authority in procuring benefit services from vendors, and in post-award management of benefits contracts; (5) provide general administrative support; (6) assist Authority so as to ensure compliance with benefits laws; and (7) within the overall scope of the services, perform special projects and other additional services (Contract Services).
The required services will be issued on a work order basis as they are approved to proceed by Authority. The Agreement will be for a three-year period with the option to extend the term of the Agreement up to two additional years at the sole discretion of Authority.
A copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available on or after August 17, 2020, and can be obtained by registering at the Port Authority ebusiness website: https://ebusiness.portauthority.org and following the directions listed on the website. Please note that Proposers must register under the ebusiness category of PSBSPA – Pro Benefits/Wages/Pension 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 Catherine Terrill (412) 566-5188 or via email at CTerrill@PortAuthority.org.
An Information Meeting for interested parties will be held at 9:30 a.m., prevailing time, September 1, 2020 via Microsoft Teams video conference and/or call to answer any questions regarding this RFP.
To join by video conference:
• https://bit.ly/RFP2008infomeeting
To join by phone:
• +1 (412) 927-0245 United States, Pittsburgh (Toll)
• Conference ID: 701 437 897#
Electronic proposals must be both received, and time stamped by a representative of the Purchasing and Materials Management Department through Authority’s Ebusiness website at https://ebusiness.portauthority.org, at or before 2:00 p.m., prevailing time, September 17, 2020. Proposals received or time stamped by a Purchasing and Materials Management Department representative through Authority’s Ebusiness website 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, and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The proposal process and the performance of the requested services will be in accordance with guidelines and regulations of the FTA “Third Party Contracting Guidelines”, FTA Circular 4220.1F, as amended, and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Port Authority of Allegheny County, in compliance with 49 C.F.R., Part 26, as amended, implements positive affirmative action procedures to ensure that all Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (“DBEs”) have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and subcontracts financed, in whole or in part, with federal funds, if any, provided under or for the proposed Agreement. In this regard, all recipients or contractors shall take all necessary and reasonable steps in accordance with 49 C.F.R., Part 26, to ensure that DBEs have the maximum opportunity to compete for, and perform contracts and subcontracts for, the Contract Services.
Port Authority of Allegheny County, in compliance with 74 Pa.C.S. § 303, as may be amended, also requires that certified Diverse Businesses, (“DBs”) have the maximum opportunity to compete for, and perform contracts and subcontract 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 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
Port Authority of Allegheny County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
INVITATION FOR BIDS
The URBAN REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF PITTSBURGH will receive bids from qualified contractors for the roof replacement of the Homewood Coliseum: a commercial building located at 7310 Frankstown Avenue; in the Homewood neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, and all work incidental thereto required to complete the Homewood Coliseum Roof Replacement, until 11:00 a.m. prevailing time on Friday, the 11th day of September, 2020, via Public Purchase.
Contract documents will be available after 10:00am on Thursday, August 20, 2020, only on Public Purchase. Paper copies will not be available for pickup. Contract documents will not be mailed. Bids will only be accepted through Public Purchase.
A pre-bid meeting will be held virtually on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. through Zoom. Please email McGarry Luginski, Project Engineer mluginski@ura.org to obtain information for this meeting. All interested parties are strongly encouraged to attend.
A certified check or bank draft payable to the order of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh, negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (at par value), or a satisfactory bid bond, executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety in a dollar amount equal to 5% of the total bid, shall be submitted. Each bid submittal must include the Bid, Non-collusion Affidavit of Prime Bidder, Bid Bond, Statement of Bidders Qualifications, and Certification of Minority and Women’s Participation with Exhibits.
Wages paid on this project shall not be less than the minimum wages determined by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry as set forth in the contract documents.
The Contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment Opportunity requirements. The Contractor must assure that applicants and employees are not discriminated against based on race, color, religion, disability, ancestry, national origin, age or sexual preference, gender identity, gender expression, political and/or union affiliation. The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh requires that all bidders complete and submit Certification of Minority and Women’s Participation with Exhibits.
The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informality in the bidding.
Bids may be held by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date of opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids prior to awarding the Contract.
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY OF PITTSBURGH
Diamonte Walker
Deputy Executive Director
August 20, 2020
The Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh
Charter School
Sealed bids will be received in the Office of the Chief Operating Officer, 437 Turrett Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 until 11 o’clock A.M., Friday, August 21, 2020 and will be opened at the same hour in the charter school CONFERENCE ROOM for the services of a Cleaning Service Company to provide evening custodial and cleaning services of our facility.
A firm fixed price contract award will be made in writing to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The contract will be awarded to the responsible firm whose proposal is most advantageous to the program, with price and other factors considered.
Please email
bconey@urbanacademypgh.org to retrieve the bid documents.
The Board of Trustees of the Charter School reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or select a single item from any bid.
Brandon D. Coney
Chief Operating Officer
We are an equal rights and
opportunity Charter School
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
EDUCATION
OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PITTSBURGH
Sealed bids will be received in the Bellefield Avenue Lobby, Administration Building, 341 South Bellefield Avenue until 11:00 A.M. prevailing time September 1, 2020 and will be opened at the same hour in the administration building cafeteria:
Window Cleaning-Various
Locations
General Information regarding bids may be obtained at the Purchasing Office, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, RM 349 Pittsburgh, PA 15213. The bid documents are available on the School District’s Purchasing web site at: https://www.pghschools.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
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