TEMP CLOSURE OF
HOMEOWNERSHIP PROGRAM
Effective June 30, 2021 at 5 p.m. the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh will temporarily close the HUD approved Homeownership Program.
No new applications will be accepted after the closing date and time.
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.
Lower Hill Redevelopment
P.J. Dick, in association with Mascaro and Massaro, for the Lower Hill Redevelopment: G1 – FNB Financial Center (Pittsburgh, PA) will be bidding twenty (20) individual Bid Packages in the following groupings: Interiors, Exterior, and Site Improvements. Issuance on July 12, 2021; Bids DUE July 30, 2021; and award August 2021. All documents will be provided upon request via a document sharing site. Email G1OfficeTower@pjdick.com to request the Bid Invitation or go to www.lowerhillredevelopment.com/construction-bidding.html
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
ALLEGHENY COUNTY SANITARY AUTHORITY
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN) is accepting Letters of Interest and Statements of Qualifications from Professional Companies who wish to be considered for the following:
JD Edwards Systems Upgrade
Interested Parties shall submit an electronic copy (pdf format) emailed to:
suzanne.thomas@alcosan.org
Attn: Suzanne Thomas,
Procurement Officer
All questions should also be submitted, in writing, to Suzanne Thomas.
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. July 19, 2021. It is Consultant’s responsibility to ensure the documents have been received. Late submittals will not be considered. Additional information and instructions may be obtained by visiting:
https://www.alcosan.org/work-with-us/planned-and-active-bids
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.
Lori McKay
Manager of Accounting
Community College
of Allegheny County
ADVERTISEMENT
Sealed bid proposals are hereby solicited for the Community College of Allegheny County, 800 Allegheny Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15233 on the following:
BID PROPOSAL NO. 1088 – Infoblox Maintenance Renewal
BID PROPOSAL NO. 1089 – Cisco SmartNet Maintenance Renewal
Due date: 2:00 P.M. Prevailing Time on Monday, June 28, 2021.
Any proposals received after this deadline will be considered as a “late bid” and will be returned unopened to the offerer.
Proposals may require Bid Bonds, Performance Bonds, Payment Bonds, and Surety as dictated by the specifications.
No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of ninety (90) days after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids.
The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
The Community College of Allegheny County is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment
Opportunity Employer and encourages bids from Minority/Disadvantaged owned businesses.
For more information, contact Michael Cvetic at mcvetic@ccac.edu.
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH
INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) FOR OCCUPIED AND COMMON AREA
PAINTING AUTHORITY-WIDE
IFB#300-24-21
The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) hereby requests bids from qualified Firms or Individuals capable of providing the following service(s):
Occupied and Common Area Painting Authority-Wide
IFB#300-24-21
The documents will be available no later than June 14, 2021 and signed, sealed bids will be accepted until 9:00 AM on July 8, 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 closing time of 9:00 AM on July 8, 2021 in the lobby of 100 Ross St. Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Bids may be uploaded to the Authority’s online submission site, the link is accessible via the HACP 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 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 June 28, 2021 at 9:00 AM. Please see meeting information below:
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 914 8387 7289
Passcode: 576444
+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.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Port Authority of Allegheny County
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 21-06
Port Authority of Allegheny County (Authority) is requesting proposals for the performance of the following service (“Contract Services”):
GENERAL ARCHITECTURE AND
ENGINEERING CONTRACT SERVICES
The work under the proposed Agreement(s) consists of Roadway and Sitework Design; and Building and Structure Design.
While it is currently the Authority’s intention to enter into agreements with a pool of two firms for each category, 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 General Architecture and Engineering Contract Services needs in each of the categories.
The required services will be issued on a work order basis as they are approved to proceed by Authority.
The Agreement(s) will be for a four-year period with the option to extend the term of the Agreement(s) up to one additional year at the sole discretion of Authority.
A copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available on or after June 17, 2021 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 category(ies) of ENGGAE, ENGPLAN, and ENGPM 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 Jeffrey C. Faddis at (412) 566-5315 or via email at jfaddis@portauthority.org.
An Information Meeting for interested parties will be held at 9:30 a.m.,
prevailing time, July 1, 2021 via Microsoft Teams video conference and/or conference call to answer any questions regarding this RFP.
To join by Microsoft Team video conference:
- http://bit.ly/RFP21-06
To join by Microsoft Teams call-in number:
- 412-927-0245 United State, Pittsburgh (Toll)
- Conference ID: 250 734 040#
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, July 29, 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
DOCUMENT 00030-AA
ADVERTISEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
PROJECT NUMBER 21TS01
PROJECT NUMBER 21MS01
VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE
at PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ELECTRONIC BIDS & BID OPENING PROCEDURE:
Electronic Bids will be received by the Allegheny County Airport Authority until 1:00 P.M. prevailing local time, AUGUST 4, 2021.
Due to COVID-19 precautions, the ACAA is modifying its typical bid opening process; the formal bid opening procedure will be conducted virtually – any/all firms submitting a Bid to the ACAA will be given special access to view the opening event. Once bidding is closed, any/all firms submitting a bid will be issued an Invitation (via email) to access the formal bid opening event via a live webcast. Bidders will also be notified of the results via an email within (24) hours of the Bid Opening event.
ACCESS TO BID PACKAGE DOCUMENTS:
ALL BIDDERS shall be required to provide a completed formal Bid Document Request application in order to purchase bidding documents for any/all of the above listed Project Numbers.
No bidding documents will be issued prior to the Authority’s Construction Manager having a copy of a fully completed Request Application.
Bid Document Request Applications can be obtained by sending a Request to the following email address:
TMPBids@flypittsburgh.com
On the Subject Line, include the following: “Bid Documents Request – 21TS01 & 21MS01 (Vertical Transportation)”.
Once a bidder’s request has been received, provided it is complete, and provided the requesting party is not barred from bidding the work, the CM will provide access for the bidder to access and download the bid documents through Building Connected, a web-based bid management platform.
A PREBID CONFERENCE – Wednesday, June 30, 2021 – 11:00 AM
(Bidders are strongly encouraged to review the plans prior to the meeting.)
The meeting will be a Microsoft Teams Meeting. To join the meeting the following number can be called (877) 286-5733 – United States (Toll-Free) – Conference ID 774 413 718#. Please email TMPBids@flypittsburgh.com to receive the link to join by computer.
Due to COVID-19 precautions, ACAA will not permit any Bidders to tour the site. In lieu thereof, the Construction Management Team (CM) will conduct a Virtual Prebid Meeting. In addition to addressing administration issues, a video tour of the work areas will be provided. Specific details on how interested Bidders can view this broadcast will be provided as part of the Bid Documents via Building Connected. Note that no questions can be asked during this Prebid Meeting. Any/all questions must be issued to the CM as an “RFI”.
There will be no site visits – photographs of the site will be included in the contract documents or issued via addendum.
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFIs)
Any/all questions related to this project must be made in writing to the CM. RFIs are to be sent to the CM via the Building Connected website.
BID SUBMISSION
Proposals must be made on the Authority’s forms and in accordance with the Plans and Specifications and the “Instructions to Bidders”’.
Due to COVID-19 precautions, ACAA will not be accepting any hard copy bids for this Project. Accordingly, Electronic Bids are the only form that the ACAA will accept. While the Instructions to Bidders will provide more details, for an Electronic Bid to be accepted it must be sent through Building Connected and it must be received by no later than the established Bid Date and Time deadline.
OTHER ISSUES
Attention is called to the fact that not less than the minimum salaries and wages as determined by the General Wage Determinations issued under the Davis-Bacon and related Acts must be paid on these projects.
This project has DBE participation goals; DBE firms must be certified with the Pennsylvania Unified Certification Program) (PAUCP). Firms must be certified prior to award of contract. A searchable database of DBE firms can be found on the PAUCP web site: https://paucp.dbesystem.com/
The Airport Authority reserves the right to reject any and all bids or waive any informalities in the bidding.
No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of sixty [60] days after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids.
To view a complete advertisement, which is also included in the bidding documents, visit www.flypittsburgh.com under ACAA Corporate – Business Opportunities or www.pittransformed.com – Opportunities – Business Opportunities.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY
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.
June 23, 2021
Office of Management & Budget
Community Development Division
City of Pittsburgh
City County Building, Room 501
414 Grant Street
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 (HACP).
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
On or about July 9, 2021, 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 Northview Midrise: (a) HACP Moving to Work (MTW) Funds (approximately $9,400,000); and (b) Low Income Housing Tax Credits under IRS Code Section 42 (approximately $6,000,000); (c) Federal Home Loan Bank’s Affordable Housing Program Funds (approximately $420,000); (d) HACP Program Income Funds (approximately $760,000), and (e) Public Housing Operating Subsidy pursuant to Section 9 of the 1937 Act.
The release of the aforementioned funds will be for the purposes of developing Northview Midrise, which includes new construction of 4-story elevator building comprised of 43-units of low income public housing with approximately 4,800 square feet of commercial/community service facility on the first floor of the building located at 250 Penfort Street, in the Northview Heights neighborhood of the City of Pittsburgh, 15214. 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, andremediation. HACP is the land owner, Allies & Ross Management and Development Corporation is the developer, and Northview Midrise LLC (the mixed-finance owner entity) will be the owner entity of this development. The total projected cost of the development is approximately $17,000,000.
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, 414 Grant St, City County Building Room 501, 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
414 Grant St
Room 501
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-255-2211
OR
Whitney.Finnstrom@pittsburghpa.gov
All comments received by July 8, 2021, 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 and HACP use funding sources (a) through (c) identified under Request for Release of Funds above.
OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
HUD will accept objections to its release of funds 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
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