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C -- PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT OF LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM SOL RQ9901439 & RQ9901440 DUE 102699 POC Dennis Hough- (713) 739-4856 E-MAIL: EMAILADD: dh01@hou-metro.harris.tx.us, EMAILADD:dh01@hou-metro.harris.tx.us. ANNOUNCEMENT: REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ NO. RQ9901439) PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT OF LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM & REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ NO. RQ991440) PRELIMINARY ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING OF LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT SYSTEM METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS The Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO) of Harris County, Texas is planning to issue a contract for project management support and a contract for preliminary architectural/engineering (approximately 30%) design of a 7.5 mile surface Light Rail Transit (LRT) System in the corridor from downtown Houston to the Astrodome, including approximately 17 station sites, a terminus Park & Ride lot, and a yard and shop facility. This project was selected as the preferred alternative from a Major Investment Study/Environmental Assessment (MIS/EA). Firms/teams interested in performing project management support services or preliminary engineering services are invited to attend briefings which will be held on Friday, October 8, 1999 in METRO's Board Room on the 16th floor of 1201 Louisiana, Houston, Texas. The briefing on the scope of services for preliminary engineering will begin at 9:00 A.M. local time and the briefing on the scope of services for project management support will begin at 2:00 P.M. The team selected for performance of Project Management Support will be required to provide METRO a full-time on-site Project Director for Systems Engineering and, on an as needed basis, other personnel required for project management support of Systems Engineering functions, and project management support personnel for Yard and Shop facilities, Systems Integration & Testing, Systems Safety, Configuration Control, and Design Review. The team selected for Preliminary Engineering shall have full technical and design capability for facilities and systems engineering, including completion of design criteria, as well as directive and standard drawings for the LRT System. NOTE: Firms and their subconsultant(s) may provide qualification submittals for either or both of these procurements, but are hereby advised that no consultant or subconsultant will be permitted to perform in both contracts. Following the evaluation of qualification submittals for the Project Management Support and Preliminary Engineering procurements, METRO may, at its option, invite a short list of qualified firms to participate in oral interviews for each service. Letters of interest and accompanying qualification statements for Preliminary Engineering will be accepted until close of business 5:00 P.M. local time, on Monday, October 25, 1999. Letters of interest and accompanying qualification statements for Project Management Support will be accepted until close of business 5:00 P.M. local time, on Tuesday, October 26, 1999. Firms interested in responding and/or receiving a copy of these RFQ's should contact Dennis Hough, Manager of Contracts, at the following address for copies of the full RFQ documents: Metropolitan Transit Authority P.O. Box 61429 Houston, Texas 77208-1429 Phone: (713) 739-4856 Fax: (713) 739-4035 Email DH01@hou-metro.harris.tx.us Posted 09/23/99 (W-SN383888). (0266)

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