Request for Qualifications; General Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering Services [28 Pa.B. 149] The Delaware River Port Authority (Authority) hereby invites professional consulting firms to submit a Statement of Qualifications for General Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering Services in support of the Authority's Office of General Counsel, Engineering and Economic Development Divisions. Firms wishing to submit a Statement of Qualifications must demonstrate broad environmental and engineering capabilities, including the services of individuals knowledgeable in all areas of Environment and Geotechnical Engineering as they relate to the Authority's activities and operations.
The scope of services the Authority requires includes, but is not limited to: asbestos abatement, underground and aboveground storage tank management, hazardous and solid waste material management and disposal, site assessment and remediation, environmental permitting and all aspects of geotechnical services. Firms must also demonstrate broad capabilities in surveying and civil and structural engineering tasks required in support of these environmental and geotechnical services.
Six copies of the written Statements of Qualifications (three pages maximum) and U. S. Government Forms 254 and 255 must be received by the Authority no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 1998. The Statements of Qualifications should be addressed to Robert A. Box, Delaware River Port Authority, One Port Center, 2 Riverside Dr., P. O. Box 1949, Camden, NJ, 08101. The Statement shall discuss the firm's qualification in the areas of environmental and geotechnical engineering and shall briefly describe similar type projects successfully completed by the firm. The submitted outside envelope containing the Statement of Qualification shall clearly state ''General Environmental and Geotechnical Engineering Services.'' The Statement of Qualification will be used by the Authority to establish a short list of consultants to receive a Request for Proposal.
The Authority is firmly committed to providing equal employment and business opportunities for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or non-job related disability. In that regard, the Authority will affirmatively assure that, in regard to any Authority agreement issued, contract or subcontract entered into under this project, qualified and certified minority business enterprises (MBEs) and women business enterprises (WBEs) will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals and will not be discriminated against on grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or non-job related disability in consideration for an award. Prospective proposers should understand that the participation of qualified and certified MBEs and WBEs is a matter of great interest in the evaluation of all proposals. The Authority has established MBE and WBE target participation levels for this project.
This public advertisement constitutes the Authority's formal solicitation to determine the interest of qualified professional consulting firms in the aforestated project.
PAUL DRAYTON,
Chief Executive Officer[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-57. Filed for public inspection January 9, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
