6541 Design-Build Services for West Hempstead & Winfield Substation Replacements

he Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”), by and through the MTA Construction and Development Company (“MTA C&D”), will be issuing a two-step Request for Proposals (“RFP”), in order to identify and engage a qualified Design-Builder to design and install a new LIRR Substation Headquarters at West Hempstead and two new Traction Power Substations (“TPSS”), one at West Hempstead and one at Winfield, to replace the existing substations that are beyond their useful life. Respondents that are selected in the first step of the solicitation, the Request for Qualification (“RFQ”) process, will be eligible to participate in the upcoming second step, the Request for Proposal (“RFP”) process. MTA C&D intends to award a design-build contract at the end of the RFP process. This Contract is not federally funded. Special Instructions: This contract includes the opportunity to receive an Enhanced Utilization Credit, which is designed to incentivize the use of MWBE firms that have had limited or no opportunity to engage in contracting with the MTA. The Enhanced Utilization Credit Initiative (EUCI), offered by the MTA in partnership with Empire State Development, allows an additional fifty percent (50%) credit toward the utilization of EUCI-eligible firms for this Contract. A list of EUCI-eligible firms is available at https://esd.ny.gov/certification-plus-vendors. For additional information on this program, see Article 18.17 of the General Provisions clause and Paragraph 17 of the Information for Bidders and you can also visit https://www.mta.info/doing-business-with-us/opportunities-for-hubs/euci. Funding: 100% MTA Est $ Range: $100M+ Goals: MBE: 15% WBE:15% SDVOB:6% Contract Term: 1,004 Calander Days Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: NONE Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 6.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 15.00% WBE Goal: 15.00%