The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, Inc. (NJTPA), the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the 13 counties in northern New Jersey, is announcing
a Request for Proposals for consultant assistance to develop a comprehensive inventory of constraints to national standard freight rail access as defined by the dimensions (Plate "F" which is 17 feet high and 10.5 feet wide) and weight of a railcar (286,000
pounds or 286K loaded railcar) and the associated industrial development potential for the NJTPA region. The freight rail lines included in this analysis have been identified through the NJTPA Freight Rail Industrial Opportunity (FRIO) Corridors Program. The
NJTPA invites all qualified firms with experience in this area to submit proposals for this project.
A copy of the RFP can be downloaded from the NJTPA website at:
www.njtpa.org (click on "RFPs" tab), or may be requested in writing by email to Angellita Young at
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Questions about the RFP must be placed in writing and emailed to
Anne Strauss-Wieder at
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The deadline for inquiries is June 21, 2017.
A pre-proposal informational meeting, which is strongly recommended for all interested firms, will take place on Friday, June 9 at 10:00 AM (ET),
at the NJTPA offices in Newark (One Newark Center, 17th floor, Newark NJ, 07102). Please RSVP if you plan to attend this meeting by contacting NJTPA by email at
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Federal and state procurement regulations apply to this contract. If awarded, the successful firm awarded the contract shall be required to comply with the
requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27.
The deadline for proposals is: June 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM (ET).
Proposals received after this deadline
will not be considered for review.