Request for Proposals: Traffic Study for the North Brunswick Train Station

The Middlesex County Improvement Authority (hereafter also referred to as MCIA, Authority or Owner) is interested in requesting proposals from qualified Engineering Consulting Firms, who have experience working with New Jersey TRANSIT, Conrail, and AMTRAK to provide an update to the North Brunswick Transit Village Traffic Study previously prepared in 2010 for the North Brunswick Transportation Oriented Development (NBTOD). The specific description of the Services and the specific responsibilities are outlined in the Detailed Specifications section herein. It is the intentions of these specifications to provide to prospective proposers the requirements to provide these SERVICES.

Proposals, as applicable, are being sought from individuals/firms ("PROVIDERS") for the Services as part of a fair and open process being undertaken by the Authority pursuant to N.S.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et seq.

The furnishing and delivering of the Services (hereinafter also referred to as the "Work") under this Contract embraces the furnishing of all labor, materials, equipment, supplies, supervision, administration, scheduling, and all things necessary to supply the Services.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 26-01
• Department: Purchasing
• Department Head: Kevin McQueeney (Qualified Purchasing Agent)

Evaluation Criteria

• COMPANY EXPERIENCE (20 pts) —

  • Record of reliability and quality of service
  • Evidence of industry or program experience
  • Evidence of successful, long-term contracts
  • Documentation of company's prior experience

• ABILITY TO MEET STAFFING REQUIREMENTS AND PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS (20 pts) —

  • Experience of individual(s) assigned to this project
  • Documentation of support personnel and resources
  • Documentation of staff experience placing

• FAMILIARITY (20 pts) —

  Familiarity with the Middlesex County Improvement Authority and/or similar public entities.

• UNDERSTANDING OF REQUESTED WORK (20 pts) —

  • Demonstrates clear understanding of the MCIA's needs
  • Response is complete and responsive to the RFP
  • Compliance with instructions, requests, and documentation

• PROPOSAL (20 pts) —

  Completeness of proposal.

Submission Requirements

• VENDOR PROPOSAL (required) —

  Please upload your proposal here.

• STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURE (required) —

  PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE BELOW DOCUMENT, COMPLETE, AND UPLOAD WITH YOUR SUBMISSION.

• EEO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMPLIANCE NOTICE AND CERTIFICATE OF EMPLOYEE INFORMATION REPORT (required) —

  PLEASE DOWNLOAD, COMPLETE, SIGN, AND DATE THE BELOW FORM. IF YOU ANSWERED “YES” TO EITHER QUESTION IN SECTION A, PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF THE APPROVAL FORM (SAMPLE OF CERTIFICATE OF EMPLOYEE INFORMATION REPORT IS AVAILABLE BELOW).

  IF YOU ANSWERED “NO” TO BOTH QUESTIONS, PLEASE GO TO www.state.nj.usreasury/contract_compliance, COMPLETE THE AA-302 FORM, SUBMIT IT TO THE STATE AS REQUIRED, AND UPLOAD A COPY OF THE FORM WITH PROOF OF PAID FEE.

  NOTE: IF YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN AWARDED A CONTRACT BY THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, YOU MUST SUBMIT THE CERTIFICATE OF EMPLOYEE INFORMATION REPORT.

  THE BELOW DOCUMENTS SHALL BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO AWARD OF CONTRACT, HOWEVER IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO INCLUDE IT WITH YOUR BID SUBMITTAL.

• CERTIFICATION OF NON-DEBARMENT (required) —

  REQUIRED BEFORE AWARD

  PLEASE DOWNLOAD, COMPLETE, SIGN, AND DATE THE BELOW FORM.

  THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO AWARD OF CONTRACT, HOWEVER IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO INCLUDE IT WITH YOUR BID SUBMITTAL

• BUSINESS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (required) —

  REQUIRED BEFORE AWARD

  PLEASE UPLOAD YOUR BUSINESS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE. A SAMPLE HAS BEEN PROVIDED. IF YOU HAVE RECENTLY APPLIED AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR BRC, YOU CAN OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE ONLINE BY VISITING THE FOLLOWING SITE:

   https://www1.state.nj.us/TYTR_BRC/servlet/common/BRCLogin

  REGISTRATION FOR A BUSINESS REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE CAN BE DONE HERE: https://www.nj.gov/treasury/revenue/busregcert.shtml

  BE ADVISED THE DATE OF REGISTRATION MUST BE BEFORE THE BID DUE DATE.

  THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO AWARD OF CONTRACT, HOWEVER IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO INCLUDE IT WITH YOUR BID SUBMITTAL

• NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT (required) —

  PLEASE COMPLETE AND UPLOAD THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT.

  YOU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH THE OPTION OF ONLINE NOTARIZATION OR MANUAL NOTARIZATION WHEN RESPONDING.

• DISCLOSURE OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN IRAN (required) —

  REQUIRED BEFORE AWARD

  PLEASE DOWNLOAD, COMPLETE, SIGN, AND DATE THE BELOW FORM.

  THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO AWARD OF CONTRACT, HOWEVER IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO INCLUDE IT WITH YOUR BID SUBMITTAL

• DISCLOSURE OF PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES IN RUSSIA AND BELARUS (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• CORPORATE RESOLUTION (required) —

  REQUIRED BEFORE AWARD

  PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE BELOW DOCUMENT, COMPLETE, SIGN, AND UPLOAD WITH YOUR BID.

• CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE —

  REQUIRED BEFORE AWARD

  PLEASE UPLOAD YOUR CERTIFICATE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE, INCLUDING ANY SPECIAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, IF APPLICABLE. A SAMPLE HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR REFERENCE.

  THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO AWARD OF CONTRACT, HOWEVER IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO INCLUDE IT WITH YOUR BID SUBMITTAL

• ADA COMPLIANCE FORM (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• W-9 (required) —

  REQUIRED BEFORE AWARD

  PLEASE UPLOAD A COPY OF YOUR W-9.

  THIS DOCUMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO AWARD OF CONTRACT, HOWEVER IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, YOU ARE STRONGLY URGED TO INCLUDE IT WITH YOUR BID SUBMITTAL.

  A link to download a W-9 form is provided for your convenience. https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf

• NOTICE OF EXCEPTIONS —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• PRICE CERTIFICATION SIGNATURE (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• PROPOSAL DOCUMENT CHECKLIST —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• UPLOAD ANY ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS HERE —

  Please upload any additional documents here.

  All costs associated with the bid must be on the bid sheet. No other form of submitting prices will be accepted