Public Announcement of Request for Letters of Interest for Design-Build Services for Red Line and Orange Line Signals Systems Upgrades Project

Project Description

MBTA Contract No. Q09CN01

The Project includes upgrades to the train control systems for both the Red and Orange Lines, the Columbia Junction Signal Replacement Project (Phase 2), and the Southwest Corridor Wayside Signal Replacement (Orange Line). The MBTA has evaluated options for rail traffic automation and will be implementing Automatic Train Operation (ATO). The ATO system will be provided by others. Based on the timing of implementation, the ATO system may be an interfacing contract for which information and cooperation would be required from the Design Build Entity.

• Submittal Information: The MBTA will be re-signaling the Red Line and Orange Lines with the next generation Digital Audio Frequency Track Circuits. Currently there are approximately 396 track circuits on the Red Line and 271 track circuits on the Orange Line that require upgrades.  The track circuits will be designed with the capacity to add additional speed commands, 3 for the Red Line and 2 for the Orange Line, in the future to take advantage of the improved Red Line No. 4 Vehicle and Orange Line No. 14 Vehicle performance technology.
• Columbia Junction Phase 2 is the replacement of the existing central instrument houses (CIH) and equipment with new central instrument houses (CIH) with the latest generation of train control equipment to interface with the Phase 1 wayside equipment. The scope not only includes the upgrade of the equipment but the addition of a bungalow between Columbia Junction and North Quincy at Tenean Beach.  The existing electric lock crossover at Andrew Station is to be converted to a Columbia Junction remote controlled crossover with a full complement of signaling equipment for powered switches.
• The Southwest Corridor Equipment Replacement consists of the replacement-in-kind of all cabling, switch machines, and signals along the southwest corridor of the Orange Line.

Submittal Information

One electronic copy of an LOI from Design Build Entities or firms interested in receiving a notice of the availability of the RFQ should be received by the MBTA at 2:00pm on September 28, 2017. All responses must be submitted via email to RLOLSignalsDB@mbta.com with the subject line labeled "Letter of Interest – RL/OL Signals Systems Upgrade Project".

LOIs must provide a mailing address, telephone number, and email address for each Design Build Entity's designated primary contact in order to ensure that a notice of the RFQ's availability will be received by the interested Design Build Entity. Design Build Entities are advised to provide an email address for a secondary contact, in case the primary contact is inaccessible.

Documents

Request for Letters of Interest - Revision 1 (September 14, 2017)

List of Letters of Interest Respondents (October 4, 2017)

Request for Qualifications

This Request for Qualifications is being posted for informational purposes only.

Request for Qualifications (October 2, 2017)

Request for Qualifications, Addendum No. 1 (October 17, 2017)

Request for Qualifications, Addendum No. 2 (October 19, 2017)  

Short Listed Respondents

• Barletta Heavy Division, Inc.
• MEC-J.F. White , A Joint Venture

Apparent Successful Proposer

• Barletta Heavy Division, Inc.

If an entity intends to submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ), it must submit a Letter of Interest in accordance with the Request for Letters of Interest prior to submitting the SOQ.