Commuter Rail Procurement
Two proposer teams have been deemed qualified to submit proposals to the released Commuter Rail Request of Proposals (RFP). The Commuter Rail procurement is for the Management, Operation, and Maintenance of the Commuter Rail System. In alphabetical order, they are Keolis Commuter Services, LLC and Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Company, LLC. The two proposer teams are comprised of five leading public transportation companies: Keolis Rail Services America, LLC; SNCF America, Inc.; Veolia Transportation, Inc.; Bombardier Transit Corporation; and Alternate Concepts, Inc. These companies have vast collective experience operating and maintaining passenger trains successfully throughout North America and Europe.
Below are some informational documents related to the procurement:
- 2014-03-17 Decision
- 2012-09-13 Diversity Outreach
- 2012-06-28 Addendum No. 1 to RFQ
- 2012-05-25 Public Announcement of Availability of a Request for Qualifications - Commuter Rail
- 2012-03-29 Responses to Letter of Interest Request - Commuter Rail
- 2012-01-19 Request for Letter of Interest - Commuter Rail
- Commuter Rail Executive Summary
January 8, 2014 Update
Following the issuance of its Notice of Award, the MBTA has elected to post the materials below pertaining to its solicitation for the competitive proposals for the operation and maintenance of its commuter rail system (“Commuter Rail Procurement”), given the magnitude of the Commuter Rail Procurement and the public interest in the award decision. The MBTA is dedicated to making its procurement process and decision as transparent as possible, consistent with laws, regulation and policy governing access to public records and the protection of confidential information. As more information becomes available and the circumstances permit, the MBTA will continue to release pertinent records associated with this procurement
- Commuter Rail Instructions to Proposers
- Commuter Rail Procurement Instruction to Proposers, Appendix A
- Commuter Rail Procurement Instruction to Proposers, Appendix B
- Attachments 1-6 to Instruction to Proposers Appendix B
- Attachment 7 to Instruction to Proposers Appendix B
- Commuter Rail Procurement Instruction to Proposers, Appendix C
- Commuter Rail Procurement Instruction to Proposers, Appendix D Cover and ToC
- Affidavit of Non-collusion
- Buy America Certificate
- Certificate of Compliance with Regulation 102 CMR 12.00
- Certificate of Restrictions on Lobbying
- Certificate re Companies Doing Business With or In Northern Ireland
- Certificate re Debarment
- Conflict of Interest Certification
- DBE Affidavit
- DBE Letter of Intent
- DBE Participation Schedule
- DBE Utilization Certificate
- Form FFP
- Form NS
- Form of Proposal
- Form PP
- Form RFP-C
- MBTA Retiree Certification
- Prohibit Use of Undocumented Workers Certification
- Right-to-Know Law Certification
- ROW Safety Training Requirements Certification
- Security Requirements Certification
- Confidential Info Agreement
- Commuter Rail Procurement ITP, Appendix E
- MBTA_ Operating Agreement (Conformed)
- Staff Summary for Commuter Rail Services
August 19, 2015 Update
Keolis
- Keolis Service Improvement Plan August 2015
- Keolis Financial-Price Proposal - Section 1 and 2
- Keolis Financial-Price Proposal - Section 3
- Keolis Forms and Supplemental Appendices to the Operations and Management Proposal
- Keolis Operations and Management Proposal
- Keolis Best and Final Offer
- Keolis Revision to Form FFP Included in Appendix D (Forms) to the Instructions to Proposers
- Keolis Suggested Modifications
MBCR Public
- MBCR Financial-Price Proposal - Section 1 Public
- MBCR Financial-Price Proposal - Section 2 Public
- MBCR Financial-Price Proposal - Section 3 Public
- MBCR Operations and Management Proposal Public
- MBCR Revised Financial-Price Proposal - Section 3 Public
- MBCR Suggested Modifications Public
- MBCR Best and Final Offer Public
January 21, 2014 Update
- Request for Qualifications - May 2012
- Request for Qualifications Conformed to Reflect Addendum No. 1 - June 2012
- Proposal Evaluation Worksheets - Evaluation Team
- Proposal Evaluation Worksheets - Selection Committee
- MBCR Statement of Qualifications (Public)
- KEOLIS Statement of Qualifications (Full)
January 27, 2014 Update
March 21, 2014 Update
- MBCR Statement of Qualifications (Full)
- MBCR Financial-Price Proposal - Section 1 (Full)
- MBCR Financial-Price Proposal - Section 2 (Full)
- MBCR Financial-Price Proposal - Section 3 (Full)
- MBCR Operations and Management Proposal (Full)
- MBCR Revised Financial-Price Proposal - Section 3 (Full)
- MBCR Suggested Modifications (Full)
- MBCR Best and Final Offer (Full)