CITY OF PITTSBURGH
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT & BUDGET
ADVERTISEMENT
Separate and sealed Bid Proposals will be received electronically starting on ***Thursday, December 28th 2023 for:
2023-IFB-125 : Handicap Ramp & Sidewalk Construction
2023-RFP-288 : Five-Year Consolidation Plan
2023-IFB-296 : Mt Washington Landslide Mitigation- William St Site
Information on solicitations is available on the City of Pittsburgh website: http://purchasing.pittsburghpa.gov
Bid proposals are requested on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh. All bids must be submitted via the above website and all required documents must be provided or the bid proposal may be considered non-responsive.
The contractor will be required to comply with all applicable Equal Employment
Opportunity requirements for Federally Assisted construction contracts. The contractor must assure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Attention is called to Executive Order 11246, to Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 12 U.S.C. 1701U, and to the Section 3 Clause and Regulations set forth in 24 CFR, Part 135.
The Contractor will be required to comply with the following laws, rules and regulations:
All provisions of US Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended by US Executive Order 11375 and as supplemented in US Department of Labor Regulations (41 CFR, Part 60), and of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the US Secretary of Labor.
Contractor shall comply with all applicable standards, orders, or requirements issued of the Clean Air Act (42 USC 1857 et. seq.), Section 508 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1368), Executive Order 11738, and Environmental Protection Agency regulations (40 CFR, Part 15).
Contractor shall comply with the Davis-Bacon Act the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to 276a-7) as supplemented by Department of Labor regulations (29 CFR part 5).
Procedures for compliance to these acts shall be as follows:
All specifications for construction contracts and subcontracts will contain the prevailing wage rates (as enclosed in this bid package) as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 276-a to 276-C-5) and provision that overtime compensation will be paid in accordance with the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act Regulations (29 CFR, Parts 5 and 1926). The contract provisions shall require that these standards be met.
Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity (Executive Order 11246):
Bidder’s attention is called to the “Equal Opportunity Clause” and the “Standard Federal Equal Employment Specifications” set forth in 41 CFR Public Contracts and Property Management Part 60-4.3 Equal Opportunity Clauses.
Goals for minority participation: 18%
Goals for female participation: 7%
These goals are applicable to all construction work (whether or not Federal or Federally-Assisted) performed in the “covered area.”
As used in this notice, and in the contract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is Pittsburgh SMSA (Allegheny, Washington, Beaver and Westmoreland counties).
The contractor shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1988, as amended, Section 109 of the Community Development Act of 1974, with Executive Order 11625 (Minority Business Enterprise) and Executive Order 12138 (Women’s Business Enterprise).
The Proposers will be required to submit the package of certifications included with the contract documents relating to Equal Employment Opportunity.
Vendors submitting responses on federally funded projects must register on SAM.gov and provide proof of registration.
The City of Pittsburgh reserves the right to withhold the award of contract for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the opening of bids.
The City of Pittsburgh reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals.
OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC
EDUCATION
of the
SCHOOL DISTRICT
OF PITTSBURGH
Sealed proposals shall be deposited at the Administration Building, Bellefield Entrance Lobby, 341 South Bellefield Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., 15213, on January 09, 2023, until 2:00 P.M., local prevailing time for:
Pgh. Conroy
Finish Floor Replacement and Miscellaneous Work
General and Asbestos Abatement Primes
Pgh. Fulton, Spring Hill, Banksville, and Crescent ECC
Replace EM Generator
General, Electrical, and Asbestos Abatement Primes
Project Manual and Drawings will be available for purchase on December 06, 2023, 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.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Port Authority of Allegheny County
d/b/a Pittsburgh Regional Transit
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 23-17
WIDE AREA NETWORK FIBER CONNECTIVITY SERVICES
Port Authority of Allegheny County d/b/a Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) is requesting proposals for the performance of the following service (“Contract Services”):
The work under the proposed Agreement consists of a single Contractor to provide, implement, test, commission, and maintain turn-key Contractor supplied dark fiber-optic connectivity through a Contractor provided high-speed communications network backbone incorporating Port Authority of Allegheny County, dba Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s (PRT), current and future planned network connections as well as various existing and future bus rapid transit (BRT) stations, with connections from the BRT stations to the PRT’s backbone fiber ring complete.
The Agreement will be for a 5-year period with the option to extend the term of the Agreement up to 2 additional years at the sole discretion of PRT.
A copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available on or after December 28, 2023 and can be obtained by registering at the PRT’s ebusiness website: http://ebusiness.ridePRT.org and following the directions listed on the website. Please note that Proposers must register under the ebusiness categories of PSITS – Professional Services
Information Technology and PSSC – Professional Services Software Consulting for this RFP. Proposers may also register in other categories for any future RFPs issued by PRT. If you have specific questions regarding this RFP, please contact Jeffrey C. Faddis at (412) 566-5315 or via email at jfaddis@rideprt.org.
An Information Meeting for interested parties will be held at 1:30 p.m., prevailing time, January 8, 2024 via Microsoft Teams video conference to answer any questions regarding this RFP.
To join by Microsoft Team video conference:
http://bit.ly/23-17_InfoMeeting
To join by Microsoft Teams call-in number:
+1 412-927-0245 United States, Pittsburgh
Conference ID: 356 677 142#
Electronic proposals must be both received, and time stamped by a representative of the Procurement Department through PRT’s Ebusiness website at or before 2:00 p.m., prevailing time, January 31, 2024 at
http://ebusiness.ridePRT.org.
Proposals received through PRT’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 d/b/a Pittsburgh Regional Transit, 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 d/b/a Pittsburgh Regional Transit, 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 d/b/a Pittsburgh Regional
Transit reserves the right to reject any or all proposals.
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