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Procurement Additionally, the contract stated that the contractor
must obtain and pay the cost of all necessary govern-
Scope of Work ment approvals to execute the work. The contractor has
the responsibility to maintain all stipulations for gov-
The contract documents for SNJLRTS stipulated the
ernment approvals as well as to perform any required
project's scope as the design, construction, operation,
environmental mitigation in the owner's permits.
and maintenance of the Initial Operating Corridor from
Camden, New Jersey, to Trenton, New Jersey. The de- Process Overview
sign portion of the scope includes producing design
drawings, specifications, and calculations. All portions NJ Transit first solicited statements of qualifications
of the design scope must comply with the Mandatory from interested consortia and firms. A key aspect of the
Requirements of the contract and referenced standards, prequalification process was the prohibition of propos-
codes, and legislative requirements. Reference Docu- ers requiring exclusive agreements of diesel light-rail
ments were also provided to the proposers for informa- car manufacturers; this condition was included to per-
tional purposes only. The construction portion of the mit car suppliers to participate in multiple teams,
scope includes the manufacture, fabrication, and instal- thereby increasing the number of potential proposers.
lation of all elements needed to operate an LRT system Prequalified teams were then invited to submit an
in the initial operating corridor. The elements of the initial, unpriced proposal consisting of an executive
design and construction scope included the following: summary, management proposal, technical proposal,
O&M proposal, identification of cost drivers, and un-
· Earthwork. priced project schedule. NJ Transit distributed the ini-
· New and rehabilitated track. tial proposals to technical subcommittees to assess con-
· Drainage structures and facilities. formance with instructions, general satisfaction of
· New and modified roadways and grade crossings. project requirements, evidence the bidder can deliver
· New and rehabilitated structures. the project, compliance with goals for minority- and
· Station stops and parking areas. women-owned business enterprise participation, and
· Landscaping. any proposed alternatives. NJ Transit maintained the
· Utility relocations and protections. sole discretion to invite bidders to confidential meetings
· Light rail train car storage and maintenance facili- regarding initial proposals, regardless of technical sub-
ties. committee assessments.
· Control center. Subsequently, proposers submitted final proposals
· Traffic signals. and price proposals. The final proposals included an
· Signage and striping. executive summary as well as management, technical,
· LRT cars. and O&M proposals. The price proposal included a price
· Signal and communications system. proposal, DB escrow documents, and O&M escrow
documents. Any unauthorized exceptions to the re-
The scope of the operations portion of the project in- quirements were cause for bid rejection. The technical
cludes the management and administration of the sys- subcommittees then sent compliant proposals to the
tem, vehicle operation, full-time dispatching, safety, evaluation committee for consideration for selection.
and security. The track configuration, fleet size, and
Selection and Award Criteria
system design and capabilities had to support a revenue
service headway of 15 minutes during peak periods and NJ Transit's evaluation committee reviewed the final
30 minutes during off-peak periods in each direction of proposals according to pass/fail criteria and assessed
the Initial Operating Corridor. criteria. The pass/fail criteria included acceptable com-
The maintenance portion of the project scope in- pany structure, bid guarantees, performance commit-
cluded responsibility for maintaining: ment guarantees, financial requirements, and technical
requirements. The assessed criteria are depicted in
· LRT cars. Table 12.
· Track.
· Signaling equipment.
· Grade crossing equipment.
· Communications equipment.
· Telephones.
· Buildings and structures.
The scope also addressed street-running sections of
the SNJLRTS, which require maintenance for affected
highway systems and road traffic signals, associated
signal and crossing equipment, and permanent road
markings. The contractor operations agreement is for
10 years after the completion of the construction.
