Construction & Professional Services Bid Solicitations

ROW Addendum Compliance

On April 18th, 2023 the MBTA was directed by the FTA to prohibit access to the ROW unless individuals accessing the ROW have been trained on new materials and practices.
Vendor Letter - ROW Addendum Compliance
Information Regarding FTA Immediate Action Letter- MBTA ROW Access

Materials Management

General Information  

Materials Invitation for Bids

Capital Delivery  

Procurement Information 

Each year the Capital Delivery Directorate, administers projects worth approximately $371,000,000. We have a thorough process for evaluating our contractors and ensuring that they have the experience and capabilities to handle multi-million dollar projects.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: Change in software used for bidding on MBTA Construction contracts.

Effective June 30, 2019, the Expedite Bid component software will be replaced by the AASHTOWare Project Bids Bid component software. All MBTA bids will be required to be submitted using this new software. Any bid openings prior to the June 30, 2019 date will still be submitted using the current Expedite Bid software. More information will be shared soon.

Please download the PDF file for actions and instructions on the new Project Bids software. ( Project Bids announcement to MBTA Digital ID holders)

If you have any questions, please contact the Bid Express service at customer.support@bidx.com or 888-352-2439.

 

You can find the summary for upcoming solicitations by clicking on the link below:

• Upcoming Construction Contract Solicitations  
• Upcoming Design Build and Construction Manager At Risk Solicitations
• Upcoming Professional Services Solicitations

All current bids and solicitations are posted to our web site and are constantly updated to reflect the most recent information. You can find the summary for each bid and solicitation by clicking on the links below.  Please see the Complete Notice to Bidders link on individual contract pages for specifics.

As of March 1, 2014, the MBTA Capital Delivery Directorate will no longer have contract specifications and drawings available for pick up. Project documents will be available for download from an MBTA FTP site, or on CD via Fed Ex delivery. For project specific information, see below.

Current CM at Risk Solicitations

• CMAR 200 Newport Ave Operations Control Center, OCC, Quincy MA
• CMAR Symphony Station Improvements Project, Boston, MA (Re-advertisement)
• CMAR Green Line Riverside and Innerbelt Vehicle Maintenance Facility "VMF" Upgrades, Somerville, Newton, MA

Current Construction Contract Bid Solicitations

• RUGGLES STATION IMPROVEMENTS – PHASE 2,, Roxbury, MA

CURRENT DESIGN BUILD SOLICITATIONS

• Design Build (DB) Services for GL B Branch Short Term Accessibility Improvements
• Design Build (DB) Services for GL C Branch Short Term Accessibility Improvements

Current Professional Services Solicitations

	Contract Number	Contract Title	Contract Type	Due Date
	Y92PS11-15	Systemwide Tunnel Inspection and Load Rating	RFQ-RFP	12/20/2024
	DBE Goal: 22% DBE Owner: Federal-State Description: The Scope of Services includes, but is not limited to: interagency coordination, coordination with MBTA Engineering & Maintenance, coordination with Subway Operations, Power, Signal and Communications for track access and for joint inspections as may be required, coordination with MBTA Railroad Operations and Amtrak, review of existing tunnel inspection reports, review of drawings and maintenance records for both the operational and functional elements of the tunnels, research and data gathering, conducting inspection and rating of tunnel elements, load rating of tunnel elements (where applicable), identifying and reporting on critical elements encountered during inspections, input of tunnel condition and rating reports in 4D format consistent with the reporting requirements for the National Transit Database (NTD) and MBTA Trapeze Asset Management Database, submission of tunnel inspection reports with recommendations, submission of tunnel load rating reports with recommendations and cost estimate, and providing limited structural repair design to support tunnel repairs. Y92PS11-15 Request for Qualifications Cheryl Guiod, Director of Professional Services MBTA Capital Delivery Department 77 Franklin Street Boston, MA No later than 12/20/2024 at 2:00 PM

Current SBE Solicitations (Small Business Enterprise)

The Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program promotes business opportunities for small business enterprises (as defined by the federal Small Business Administration (SBA). The SBE Program is designed to create and sustain opportunities for small businesses to participate in capital construction projects at the MBTA, as well as stimulate the Massachusetts economy by providing sustained revenue opportunities to local small businesses.

Bid Responses

The MBTA is bound by Federal and State statutes to publicly advertise all of its construction projects for the solicitation of bids. In order to procure the lowest responsive bidder construction contracts are advertised in various publications and on the MBTA website. For contracts with estimated values exceeding one million dollars, prequalification is required. Prequalification forms can be found on the MBTA Website, or by clicking here.

Once the MBTA receives bid responses from each interested contractor, the bids are reviewed and the initial bid amounts are posted to the website on the date of the bid opening.

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Awarded MBTA Contracts

After a thorough review process, the T's primary goal is to ensure that all contracts are awarded to the lowest responsive bidder, within specification requirements and in compliance with MBTA Procurement Policies and Procedures and other Federal and State laws, rules and regulations. Upon execution of the contract, the project advances to the construction phase and overall management of the project is transferred to the construction project manager and his/her field staff.

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Questions? Please contact Customer Support for more information.