Minnesota Department of Transportation, Hiawatha Light Rail Transit Project, Metro Office Of Rail Transit, Waters Edge, Roseville, MN 55113

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES -- - REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST HIAWATHA LRT PROJECT SOL Hiawatha LRT DUE 100499 POC Ann-Therese Schmid REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST FOR DESIGN/BUILD SERVICES The Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT) is solicting Letters of Interest (LOI) from companies and firms interested in providing Design/Build Services for the construction of the Hiawatha Light Rail Transit Line in Minneapolis and Bloomngton, Minnesota. The Project will run from the vicinity of the Nicollet Mall on 5th Street South in Minneapolis and proceed southward along 5th Street South past the HHH Metrodome, follow the former Soo Line Railroad to Franklin Avenue, thence along Hiawatha Avenue/Trunk Highway 55 to the Fort Snelling area. The line will proceed through the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport via a 0.8-mile tunnel and thence to the vicinity of the Mall of America in Bloomington. The 11.5-mile project will include all civil works (with the possible exception of the tunnel at the airport and an underground station at the airport), trackwork and LRT systems, utility relocations, a vehicle service facility and 14 surface stations. The vehicle itself is being procured under a separate contract. The anticipated contract award is late Summer/early Fall 2000 with completion of a test train segment by Fall 2002, completion of an initial revenue segment (downtown Minneapolis to the Fort Snelling area) by early Summer 2003 and final completion of the entire project by late 2004/early 2005. Intermediate completion dates may be established for other project segments. One design-build team will be selected for the entire project. The selection process will consist of two phases. Responses to the Phase 1 Request for Proposals (RFP) will be evaluated to establish a roster of design-build firms that will be invited to enter into a contract to submit proposals in response to the Phase 2 RFP. The selection process will evaluate the ability of the design-build team to plan, design, construct and control this project to provide a quality product, on or ahead of schedule, for a resonable lump sum price. Mn/DOT is seeking design-build teams that are committed to quality, have proven experience in the design and construction of LRT projects and tunnels, will bring innovative design/build approaches to ensure timely completion and are willing to partner with Mn/DOT and the other project stakeholders for the mutual success of the project. Companies and firms interested in providing design-build services should send an LOI by registered mail by October 4, 1999, to: Ann-Therese Schmid Minnesota Department of Transportation Metro Office of Rail Transit Waters Edge 1500 West County Road B-2 Roseville, MN 55113 The LOI must state whom the Procurement Facilitator may contact at your company or firm to provide further information about the project. Those submitting an LOI will receive a copy of the Phase 1 Request for Proposals and will be invited to attend a project information workshop in Minneapolis on October 12, 1999. Information regarding time and location of the workshop will be provided upon receipt of your LOI. Posted 09/20/99 (W-SN382300). (0263)

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