DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Retention of Engineering Firms [28 Pa.B. 5811] Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill Counties
Project Reference No. 08430AG2263The Department of Transportation will retain an engineering firm for an Open-End Contract to provide supplementary construction inspection staff, under the Department's Inspector(s)-in-Charge, to perform construction inspection services on various projects in Engineering District 5-0, that is Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill Counties. The Contract will include roadway and bridge construction projects, and material plant inspection. The Contract will be for a period of sixty (60) months, with a maximum cost of one million ($1,000,000) dollars.
The Department will establish an order of ranking of a minimum of three (3) firms for the purpose of negotiating an Engineering Agreement based on the Department's evaluation of the acceptable letters of interest received in response to this solicitation. The ranking will be established directly from the letters of interest. Technical proposals will not be requested prior to the establishment of the ranking.
The following factors, listed in order of importance, will be considered by the Department during the evaluation of the firms submitting acceptable letters of interest:
a. Ability to package and present the Letter of Interest in accordance with the ''General Requirements and Information'' section.
b. Review of inspectors' resumes with emphasis on construction inspection capabilities and specialized experience in the Maintenance and Protection of Traffic, soils, structures, concrete, asphalt paving, drainage, signing, pavement markings, traffic signals, erosion and sedimentation control and bridge painting.
c. Understanding the Department's requirements, policies, and specifications.
d. Past performance.
e. Number of available inspectors in each payroll classification.
f. Number of NICET certified inspectors in each payroll classification.
g. Workload.
The qualifications and experience required of the firm's inspectors will be established by the Department, and the qualifications of the firm's proposed employees will be reviewed and approved by the Department.
It is anticipated that the supplementary construction inspection staff for this assignment will consist of the following number of inspectors who meet the requirements for the following inspection classifications:
Classification No. of
InspectorsTransportation Construction Manager 1 (TCM-1)
(NICET Highway Construction Level 4 or equivalent)2 (2) Transportation Construction Ins. Super. (TCIS)
(NICET Highway Construction Level 3 or equivalent)6 (4) Transportation Construction Inspector (TCI)
(NICET Highway Construction Level 2 or equivalent)12 (6) Technical Assistant (TA)
(NICET Highway Construction Level 1 or equivalent)4 (0) The number(s) in parenthesis above indicate the number of inspectors in each Classification that must meet at least one of the following requirements:
1. Be certified by the National Institute for Certification in Engineering Technologies (NICET) in the field of Transportation Engineering Technology, subfield of Highway Construction, or subfield of Highway Materials, at the Level required for the Inspection Classification.
2. Be registered as a Professional Engineer by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with the required highway experience specified for the Inspection Classification.
3. Be certified as an Engineer-in-Training by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with the required highway experience specified for the Inspection Classification.
4. Hold a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering or a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering Technology with the required highway experience specified for the Inspection Classification.
5. Hold an Associate Degree in Civil Engineering Technology with the required highway experience specified for the Inspection Classification.
The maximum reimbursement per hour of inspection for each Department Payroll Classification for calendar year of 1998:
