REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
SANITARY AUTHORITY
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) is accepting Proposals from Companies who wish to be considered for the following:
Underground Utility
Locating Services
Additional information and instructions may be obtained by visiting: https://www.alcosan.org/work-with-us/planned-and-active-bids
Interested Parties shall deliver an electronic copy (pdf format) to:
suzanne.thomas@alcosan.org
Suzanne Thomas,
Procurement Officer
All questions shall be submitted,
in writing, to Suzanne Thomas via email.
A Pre-Bid meeting will be held on-line via Microsoft Teams on December 16, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. (EST). All parties interested in attending the informational meeting shall send an email to Suzanne Thomas. Once the emails are compiled, ALCOSAN will email a Microsoft Teams meeting invite. This meeting is not mandatory but all interested parties are encouraged to attend.
ALCOSAN intends to award the services to one firm to perform all of the services. All submittals must be received no later than 2:00 p.m. January 6, 2021. It is Consultant’s responsibility to ensure the documents have been received. Late submittals will not be considered. ALCOSAN encourages businesses owned and operated by minorities, disadvantaged and women’s business enterprises to submit qualification statements or to participate as subcontractors or suppliers to the selected Consultant/Firm. The Party selected shall be required to utilize minority, disadvantaged, and women’s business enterprises to the fullest extent possible. The goals of the ALCOSAN’s Minority and Women Business Policy are listed on the ALCOSAN website at www.alcosan.org.
Kimberly Kennedy, PE
Director, Engineering
and Construction
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
SANITARY AUTHORITY
LEGAL NOTICE
CONTRACT NO. 1738
FURNISH AND DELIVER CAUSTIC SODA FOR DEMINERALIZATION UNIT REGENERATION.
The Allegheny County Sanitary
Authority is soliciting Bids for CONTRACT NO. 1738 FURNISH AND DELIVER CAUSTIC SODA FOR DEMINERALIZATION UNIT REGENERATION. Bids will be received until 11:00 A.M., Prevailing Time, Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the office of the Authority, 3300 Preble Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15233. The Bids will then be publicly opened and read.
ALCOSAN encourages businesses owned and operated by minorities and women to submit bids on Authority Proposals or to participate as subcontractors or suppliers to the successful bidders. Successful Bidders are to use minority or women’s businesses to the fullest extent possible.
Documents pertaining to the submission of Bids are available at the Engineering office of the Authority, 3300 Preble Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15233. Bid Security shall be furnished by providing with the Bid a Certified Check or Bid Bond in the amount of $2,500.00. The Successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Performance Bond in the amount of $50,000.00.
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.
Any questions regarding the Contract Documents should be directed to Benjamin J. Heilman, Contract Supervisor, at (412) 734-6204 or Benjamin.Heilman@alcosan.org
ALLEGHENY COUNTY
SANITARY AUTHORITY
Benjamin J. Heilman
Contract Supervisor
OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
EDUCATION of
the SCHOOL DISTRICT
OF PITTSBURGH
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed proposals shall be deposited at the Administration Building, Bellefield Entrance Lobby, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15213, on January 12, 2021, until 2:00 P.M., local prevailing time for:
Service & Maintenance Contracts at Various Schools, Facilities,
Facilities & Properties:
-Gas and Oil Burners, Boilers and Furnaces Inspection,Service, and Repairs (REBID)
-Fire Extinguisher and Fire Hoses Service and Maintenance (REBID)
-Concrete Maintenance (REBID)
Various Schools
Carbon Monoxide Detectors Phase III
Mechanical and Electrical Primes
Pgh. Mifflin PreK-8
Various Asphalt and Concrete Repairs
General Prime
Project Manual and Drawings will be available for purchase on December 7, 2020 at Modern Reproductions (412-488-7700), 127 McKean Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15219 between 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M. The cost of the Project Manual Documents is non-refundable. Project details and dates are described in each project manual.
INVITATION FOR BIDS
The URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY of Pittsburgh will receive bids from qualified contractors for the roof stabilization of the Hunt Armory: a commercial building located at 324 Emerson Street; in the Shadyside neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, and all work incidental thereto required to complete the Hunt Armory Stabilization, until 11:00 a.m. prevailing time on Wednesday, the 23rd day of December, 2020, via Public Purchase.
Contract documents will be available after 1:00 p.m. on Monday, December 7, 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 at the site on Friday, December 11, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Please email McGarry Luginski, Senior Project Engineer mluginski@ura.org to obtain additional information for this meeting. All interested parties are strongly encouraged to attend. All meeting attendees should park at the northern end of the street near the loading dock.
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
December 7, 2020
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Port Authority of Allegheny County
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 20-12
Port Authority of Allegheny County (Authority) is requesting proposals for the performance of the following service (“Contract Services”):
STATION DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS DESIGN SERVICES
The work under the proposed Agreement consists of providing Station Digital Communications Design Services. The required contract services consist of, but are not limited to, providing consulting design services for innovative next-generation audio/visual communications that connect with existing capabilities (e.g. Clever Service alerts) and provide interactive capabilities for safety, security, and service information. 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 (3) year period with the option to extend the term of the Agreement up to two (2) additional years at the sole discretion of Authority.
A copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available on or after
December 8, 2020 and can be obtained by registering at the Port Authority ebusiness website: http://ebusiness.portauthority.org and following the directions listed on the website. Please note that Proposers must register under the ebusiness categories for this RFP:
ENGINEERING Engineering
ENGCM Eng. Construction Management
ENGSC Engineering – Systems/Communications
ENGPLAN Eng. Planning/Studies
PSITS Pro. Information Technology
PSSC Pro. Software Consulting
CONSTE Cons. Telecommunications
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 at (412) 566-5188 or via email
cterrill@portauthority.org.
An Information Meeting for interested parties will be held at 1:30 p.m., prevailing time, December 16, 2020 via Microsoft Teams video conference and/or conference call to answer any questions regarding this RFP.
To join by Microsoft Team video conference:
• https://bit.ly/20-12InfoMtg
To join by Microsoft Teams call-in number:
• +1 (412) 927-0245 United State, Pittsburgh (Toll)
• Conference ID: 223 093 311#
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 or before 2:00 p.m., prevailing time, January 12, 2021, at http://ebusiness.portauthority.org. 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. Please note that a sealed Summary of Costs should NOT be submitted with the Proposal, but will be submitted at a later date as requested by Port Authority.
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.
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR
VENDING SERVICES
AUTHORITY WIDE – RESIDENT OWNED BUSINESSES ONLY
RFP #250-35-20
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby request bids from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s):
Vending Services Authority Wide -Resident Owned Businesses Only
The documents will be available no later than December 7, 2020 and signed, sealed bids will be accepted until 10:00 A.M. on January 5, 2021.
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only be accepting physical bids dropped off in person from 8:00 AM until the bid opening time of 10:00 AM on January 5, 2020 in the lobby of 100 Ross St. Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Bids may uploaded to the Authority’s online submission site, the link is accessible via the HCP website and within the IFB. Sealed bids may still be mailed via USPS 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 http://www.HACP.org.
Questions or inquires 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-bid meeting will be held via call in; on December 17, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. Please see call in information below:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 948 4955 8914
Passcode: 545597
+1 301 715 8592 US
(Washington D.C)
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.
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR
SALARY SURVEY REBID
RFP #650-33-20-REBID
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby request proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s):
Salary Survey
The documents will be available no later than November 30, 2020 and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until 10:00 A.M. on December 22, 2020. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only be accepting physical proposals dropped off in person from 8:00 AM until the closing time of 10:00 AM on December 22, 2020 in the lobby of 100 Ross St. Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Proposals may be uploaded to the Authority’s online submission site, the link is accessible via the HCP website and within the RFP. Sealed proposals may still be mailed via USPS 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 http://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 via Zoom meeting; on December 10, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. Please see meeting information below:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 969 8100 1217
Passcode: 200072
+1 301 715 8592 US
(Washington D.C)
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.
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) FOR
MOBILE FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOR VARIOUS PUBLIC
HOUSING COMMUNITIES REBID
RFP #800-34-20-REBID
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby request proposals from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s):
Mobile Food Distribution for Various Public Housing
Communities
The documents will be available no later than November 30, 2020 and signed, sealed proposals will be accepted until 09:00 A.M. on December 22, 2020. The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will only be accepting physical proposals dropped off in person from 8:00 AM until the closing time of 09:00 AM on December 22, 2020 in the lobby of 100 Ross St. Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Proposals may be uploaded to the Authority’s online submission site, the link is accessible via the HCP website and within the RFP. Sealed proposals may still be mailed via USPS 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 http://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 via Zoom meeting; on December 10, 2020 at 09:00 A.M. Please see meeting information below:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 924 2955 3210
Passcode: 939099
+1 301 715 8592 US
(Washington D.C)
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.
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.
December 2, 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 name of The City of Pittsburgh and the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh.
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
On or about December 18, 2020, the City of Pittsburgh will authorize HACP to submit a request to HUD for the release of the following federal funds to undertake the project known as Oak Hill Burrows Views: (a) HACP Moving to Work (MTW) Funds under the 1937 Act as modified by the 1996 and 1999 Consolidated Appropriations Act (approximately $1,000,000); and (b) Low Income Housing Tax Credits under IRS Code Section 42 (approximately $12,095,377); and (c) Project-Based Rental Assistance pursuant to Section 8 of the 1937 Act and the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) pursuant to Notice H-2019-09 PIH2019-23(HA).
The release of the aforementioned funds will be for the purposes of developing Oak Hill Burrows Views, which includes new construction of 123-units of mixed income housing comprised of two 4-story garden style apartment buildings with elevators, containing approximately fifty-four (54) units each, at 219 Burrows Street and 239 Burrows Street, and 15 two-story townhouse units, located in four clusters on adjacent parcels along Benson Place and Turner Place in the Terrace Village neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, 15213. 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, and remediation on the part of HACP, BCJ, and Burrow Views Oak Hill, LLC (the owner entity) and any other authorized parties to the project. The total projected cost of the development is approximately $31,000,000.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
The City of Pittsburgh has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, 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). The ERR will be made available to the public for review either electronically or by U.S. mail. Please submit your request by U.S. mail to City of Pittsburgh, Office of Management and Budget, 200 Ross St, 2nd Floor Pittsburgh, Pa 15219 or by email to Whitney.Finnstrom@pittsburghpa.gov.
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
OR
Whitney.Finnstrom@pittsburghpa.gov
All comments received by December 18, 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 via email in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to the HUD Field Office of Public Housing in Pittsburgh at PittsburghPIH.ER@hud.gov.
Potential objectors should contact the HUD Field Office of Public Housing in Pittsburgh via email to verify the actual last day of the objection period.
WILLIAM PEDUTO
Mayor
City of Pittsburgh
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Port Authority of Allegheny County
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 20-13
Port Authority of Allegheny County (Authority) is requesting proposals for the performance of the following service (“Contract Services”):
BUS RAPID TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Authority intends to enter into Agreement(s) with a pool of up to two (2) firms, which will provide Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Construction Management Services (Contract Services). The Contract Services include, but are not limited to: constructability; bid and award period services; construction management and inspection services; community relations; field surveying services; claim support services; and project management/administrative services. The Agreement(s) will be for a 3-year period with the option to extend the term of the Agreement(s) up to 2 additional years at the sole discretion of Authority.
While it is currently Authority’s intention to enter into agreements with a pool of up to two (2) 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 construction management service needs. The required Contract Services will be issued on a work order basis as they are approved to proceed by Authority.
A copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available on or after December 2, 2020, and can be obtained by registering at the Port Authority ebusiness website: http://ebusiness.portauthority.org and following the directions listed on the website. Please note that Proposers must register under the following ebusiness categories for this RFP:
ENGINEERING Engineering
ENGCM Engineering – Construction Management
ENGENV Engineering – Environmental
ENGGAE Engineering – General Architectural/Engineering
ENGINS Engineering – Construction Inspection
ENGPM Engineering – Project Management
ENGSC Engineering – Systems/Communications
Proposers may also register in other categories for any future RFPs issued by Authority. If you have specific questions regarding this RFP, please contact Jeff Faddis at (412) 566-5315 or via email jfaddis@PortAuthority.org.
An Information Meeting for interested parties will be held at 9:30 a.m. prevailing time, December 14, 2020 via Microsoft Teams video conference and/or conference call to answer any questions regarding this RFP.
To join by Microsoft Team video conference:
• https://bit.ly/2G9lIAJ
To join by Microsoft Teams call-in number:
• 412-927-0245 United States, Pittsburgh (Toll)
• Conference ID: 226 315 484#
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 or before 2:00 p.m., prevailing time, January 22, 2021, at http://ebusiness.portauthority.org. 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.
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