​The Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority (“the Authority”) is issuing an RFQ/RFP for the Operation, Maintenance, and Administration of the Puerto Rico Rail Transit Service known as Tren Urbano.
 
This RFQ/P aims to provide a contract with a Transit Service Provider for the Operation, Maintenance and Administration of the Authority’s Rail Transit Service. This system comprises of 17.2 kilometers of double tracks with 16 stations through a one line route in the municipalities of San Juan, Guaynabo and Bayamón. This service provides an average of 4,768 monthly trips with a duration time of 27 to 30 minutes. The contract will also include administrative facilities such as: Operation and Maintenance Building, Workshop, and Yard.
 
The Proposals, with all accompanying attachments, shall be filed at the Board of Awards Office of the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Roberto Sánchez Vilella Government Center (formerly Minillas), South Building, Eleventh (11th) Floor, De Diego Avenue, Bus Stop 22, Santurce, Puerto Rico, no later than 2:00 PM (local time) on February 6, 2015.  At this time, the Authority will read aloud the names of the proponents but will not open the submittals.
 
Two non-mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference will be held at 10:00 AM (local time) on November 14, 2104 and December 11, 2014 at the Board of Awards Room of the Authority, Eleventh (11th) Floor. Attendance is highly recommended.
 
Site visits will be held by appointment from December 4 to 10, 2014 (both inclusive). These visits are not mandatory but are highly recommended. Participants shall make contact in written with the Board of Awards in order to set an appointment.
 

 
Proposal documents and forms, and all other necessary information may be obtained at the Board of Awards of the Authority; by filing a request for registering in this process to the following e-mail address: juntasubastas@dtop.gov.pr until two working days prior to the opening of bids. The Board of Awards will send a registration form to the Proposer and it should be completed and sent by e-mail to the board.  The Board will send the RFP documents by e-mail after all the information in the registration form is validated.

 

Each proposal must be accompanied by a proposal guaranty in the amount of five percent (5%) of the Proposer’s total amount, and subject to the conditions of this process, in the name of the Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority. Copy of an updated certification for the Bidders Registry from the General Services Administration will be required for the execution of the contract.