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J -- COMMUTER RAIL MECHANICAL SERVICES DUE 052898 POC Anna Barry PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS COMMUTER RAIL MECHANICAL SERVICES The MBTA is requesting qualifications from firms interested in providing Mechanical Services for MBTA Commuter Rail for a period beginning in the third quarter of 1999. The firm selected to perform these services will inspect, service, and maintain MBTA commuter rail vehicles and operate the MBTA commuter rail Mechanical shop, the Boston Engine Terminal. This RFQ represents the first phase in the MBTA's restructuring of its commuter rail operations. In later phases, the MBTA may re-bid Transportation and Engineering (maintenance of way) services. The purpose of the restructuring is to provide safe, reliable, high quality service in a cost effective manner. The MBTA must also comply with State and Federal contracting requirements. Interested firms are invited to submit a letter of interest to Anna Barry, Director of Railroad Operations, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, 45 High Street, 9th Floor, Boston, MA 02110. Firms responding to this Invitation, no later than 4:00 p.m. on May 28, 1998, will receive a Request for Qualifications (RFQ). Letters of Interest submitted via FAX will not be accepted. Any requests for further information must be made in writing addressed to Ms. Barry. All firms submitting a letter of interest will be invited to submit a formal response to the RFQ. An informational meeting and tour of MBTA commuter rail Mechanical facilities will be held at a time and location to be specified in the RFQ. Qualified firms will be invited to submit a Request for Proposals, including Technical and Cost Proposals, to provide commuter rail mechanical services for the MBTA. Consideration for selection shall be based upon organizational capacity, proposed managerial staffing, and demonstrated ability to provide cost effective services to clients. Also, to be considered for selection, all proposed firms must submit an Affirmative Action Plan and Employee Profile. This is not a request for proposals. Patrick J. Moynihan Robert Prince Secretary and MBTA Chairman General Manager (0131)

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