Maintenance and Inspection of Passenger Rail Tracks at Rochester and Buffalo Exchange Street Stations

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is soliciting proposals and bids for the performance of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) required inspections and record keeping in accordance with applicable FRA regulations at two locations: Rochester Station and the Buffalo Exchange Station. See IFB (under Documents Tab of this CR Ad) for complete details of the solicitation opportunity, including METHOD OF AWARD, QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS, and STATEMENT OF WORK/SCOPE. Interested business entities can also inquire as to availability of the Bid Package in writing, and are encouraged to inquire via email to “[email protected]”, stating their interest in the release of the IFB, and requesting to be placed on the Bidder’s List. When requesting a bid solicitation package, please provide fullbusiness entity name, address, contact telephone number, and the business entity’sfederal employer identification number (FEIN). Bid solicitation material can be obtained through the CR Ad, requested electronically (via email) or hard copy (via mail). Such inquiries should include the phrase “BA26-008: Maintenance and Inspection of Passenger Rail Tracks (Rochester and Buffalo)” in the Subject Line of the email. If you do not have access to email, please call the Purchasing Office at (518) 457-4401. (Due to statutory restrictions on Procurement Lobbying, no DOT employee may disclose any “material information” related to this proposed procurement to any other person not employed by DOT prior to the public release of the actual IFB. The term “material information” does not apply to ministerial matters such as the time and place and manner of submitting a bid proposal, or the anticipated IFB releasedate. Although this advertisement designates official contact persons with respect to this proposed procurement, additional “limited contact” persons may be identified in the IFB.) The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title VI Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request forproposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contact entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will notbe discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award. IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR BIDDERS Effective December 30, 2024, no Contractor may submit a bid for public work in New York State unless they are registered with the NYS Department of Labor. Bids received from unregistered Contractors shall be deemed Non-responsive. Additionally, no Subcontractor may commence work on a public work project unless they are registered with the NYS Department of Labor. Requests for approval of unregistered Subcontractors will be denied. Further information is available at Contractor and Subcontractor Landing | Department of Labor. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Fritz-Rumer-Cooke Co.,Inc. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) SDVOB Goal: 0.00% Minority / Women Business Enterprise contracting goals (MWBE) MBE Goal: 3.00% WBE Goal: 1.00%