INSULATED JOINT RAIL PLUG

Project Title INSULATED JOINT RAIL PLUG Invitation # IFB No. MTL2204582 Bid Posting Date 06/30/2022 9:19 AM (PDT) Project Stage Bidding Bid Due Date 08/17/2022 2:00 PM (PDT) Response Format Electronic Project Type RFQ (Request for Quote) Response Types Line Items Bid Forms (required) BF-A BID LETTER (required) BF-C RESPONSIBLE BIDDER’S QUESTIONNAIRE (required) BF-D LIST OF CURRENT CONTRACTS/ORDERS (required) BF-E LIST OF COMPLETED CONTRACTORS/ORDERS - LAST THREE YEARS (required) BF-F GENERAL CERTIFICATIONS (required) BF-G HIRING AND LOBBYIST RESTRICTIONS CERTIFICATIONS (required) BF-H LIST OF PROPOSED SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERSRS (required) Type of Award Lump Sum Categories 55800 - Mass Transportation - Rail Vehicles And Systems 55900 - Mass Transportation - Rail Vehicle Parts And Accessories 90670 - Railroad; Rapid Transit; Monorail - Architectural 94000 - Equipment Maintenance, Repair, Construction, And Related Services For Railroads 54010 - Bridge Timbers And Railroad Ties,

Treated 92593 - Traffic And Transportation Engineering 07000 - Automotive Vehicles And Related Transportation Equipment (Including Trailers) (Effective 1-1-06 This Class Inactivated, Refer To Classes 071, 072 And 073) 336510 - Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing 336999 - All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 485112 - Commuter Rail Systems 488490 - Other Support Activities for Road Transportation 532411 - Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing 423860 - Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers 482111 - Line‐Haul Railroads 482112 - Short Line Railroads 485999 - All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation Department Contract Admin. & Procurement Address 900 Wilshire Boulevard 15th Floor Los Angeles, California County CA Estimated Bid Value Start/Delivery Date Online Q&A Online Q&A Yes Q&A Deadline 07/06/2022 2:00 PM (PDT) Contact Information Contact Info Arisa Hicks 213-452-0250 hicksa@scrra.net Description Scope of Services This solicitation is issued to procure INSULATED JOINT RAIL PLUG. See Line Items tab for details. Bidders offering alternative solutions (equals) than the ones listed in Line Items, require authorization from the Authority prior to submitting a bid. Equals shall be requested by submitting a question using this solicitation portal during Q&A. The Authority will either approve or reject the request prior to bids due date. The Authority reserves the right to reject unauthorized equals and deem bids non-responsive. For any request for approved equal, the following apply: Bidder certifies that, for any request for approved equal, all below conditions are met. Failure to submit the requested information below will cause any request for equal to be rejected. 1. Bidder certifies that, for any request for approved equal, all below conditions are met. Failure to submit the requested information below will cause any request for equal to be rejected. 2. Requested equal shall comply with the Authority advertised requirements and if, for each item requested, is not a direct replacement to one requested by the Authority, it shall meet similar specifications. Bidder shall demonstrate compliance of this requirement in a comparison specifications table (Authority specified against requested equal) for each requested item. 3. Requested equal shall comply with Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) requirements. 4. Request shall include verifiable results of usage over time and field-testing results, for each item requested. 5. Request shall include life expectancy, lifecycle costs, service requirements, and lifetime parts availability for each item requested. 6. Request shall include any applicable certifications for each item requested. 7. Request shall include any applicable technical and safety data sheets for each item requested. 8. The Authority reserves the right to test the requested equal, in a lab environment and/or in the field, before or after award, and reject it with no obligation to receive the ordered parts in case of non-compliance, or unsatisfactory results. Bidder shall reimburse the Authority for all costs incurred including, but not limited to, the total cost of purchasing the parts including taxes, fees, and freight, internal testing costs, and any service interruptions due to inappropriate parts supplied by Bidder. 9. Attachments, including drawings or schematics, may be submitted as PDF files. 10. A separate Q&A entry shall be used for each request submitted. 11. Questions submitted with inadequate data, information, etc., will be denied. Special Notices Place eBid