Advertisement for Bid -- Contract No. 21-I Subway Rail Grinding And Profiling
| Bidders ID: | NBD15499166572516091 |
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| Due Date: | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Level of Government: | State & Local |
| State: | Delaware |
| Agency: | Delaware River Port Authority |
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| Source: | Members Only |
Upcoming Purchases & Bid Solicitations Upcoming Purchases and Bid Solicitations Advertisement for Bid -- Contract No. 21-I Subway Rail Grinding And Profiling
The Delaware River Port Authority ("Authority") hereby invites interested qualified Contractors to submit a Bid for Contract No. 21-I SUBWAY RAIL GRINDING AND PROFILING. One (1) electronic copy of the Bid, along with other technical and commercial documents shall be submitted, via SAP Ariba, no later than 2:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Bids will be publicly opened and read, via Microsoft Teams.
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DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY
CONTRACT NO. 21-I
PATCO SUBWAY RAIL GRINDING AND PROFILING
DATE ADVERTISED: July 28, 2026
DUE DATE: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
I. PURPOSE AND INTENT
The Delaware River Port Authority (“Authority”) hereby invites interested qualified
Contractors to submit a Bid for Contract No. 21-I SUBWAY RAIL GRINDING AND
PROFILING. One (1) electronic copy of the Bid, along with other technical and
commercial documents shall be submitted, via SAP Ariba, no later than 2:00 p.m. EST on
Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Bids will be publicly opened and read, via Microsoft
Teams.
The Work to be completed under Contract No. 21-I includes but is not limited to
performing rail head profile corrective grinding (RHPG) services on number one track and
number two track from mile post 0.11 to mile post 4.01 including in the Locust Street, 11th
Street, Way, and Hall Interlockings. Rail profile grinding will be performed within
interlocking limits to the extent possible, exclusive of turnouts, using the attached PATCO
Templates at the appropriate rail conditions. The viaducts (elevated structures) for
inclusion in this project are located at Collingswood and Westmont Stations. The viaducts
are located at mile posts 7.12-7.60 and 8.25-8.63, respectively.
NOTE: The successful bidder MUST operate the rail grinding machine that will be used
during this contract.
Efficient communications for the staging of rail outages during the project life cycle is
highly stressed.
II. ARIBA REQUIREMENT AND ACCESS TO ITB DOCUMENTS
All contract specific documents relevant to the ITB can be found on the Authority’s
SAP Ariba Network site. In order to participate in this ITB and receive an invitation
to the solicitation event, please send a request, via e-mail, to the following Contracting
Officer: Marjory M. McCoy - mmmccoy@drpa.org. If a response is not sent to you
within one (1) business day, please resend the request.
In order to access the ITB documents, you must be registered on the Ariba Network
and have completed the Authority's supplier registration questionnaire. If you have
not already done so, you can register on the Ariba Network at any time. Registration
is free, quick, and easy. To do so follow the below steps:
Submit a self-registration request at
http://drpa.sourcing.ariba.com/ad/selfRegistration.
After the self-registration request that you submitted is approved, you’ll receive
an email from Ariba.
After you create your username and password, please email (project owner) and
they will send you an invite to the event.
If you need any assistance or have questions, please email vendors@drpa.org.
If your company is already registered in Ariba, please log in through invite with
that information to sync our accounts.
The Authority will consider only those Bids received from parties who have obtained the
ITB and contract documents directly from the Authority. Contract documents are not
transferable to other parties for proposal purposes. Bids received from firms whose names
are not recorded by the Authority as having secured documents for this Project will be
rejected.
III. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
The Authority remains firmly committed to ensuring equal employment and contracting
opportunities for everyone and will not discriminate against any individual or business
based on any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All qualified
persons will be afforded an equal opportunity to participate in the contract and employment
processes.
IV. BID SUBMISSION AND DUE DATE
Responses to this ITB must be submitted electronically via the Ariba Network, no
later than 2:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 (“Bid Due Date”).
LATE, FAXED, E-MAILED, AND/OR HARDCOPIES WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED. The Bid Due Date and Ariba submission requirements are mandatory
and non-waivable.
Contractors should ensure that they can access and upload files in Ariba prior to the
submission deadline. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to ensure delivery of its Bid to the
proper place at the proper time. Absent an emergency or unanticipated event that interrupts
normal Authority processes so that Bids cannot be received via Ariba by the exact time
specified in the ITB, the Authority will not extend the submission deadline for an interested
firm due to technical difficulties.
V. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT
The DRPA has established a Single Point of Contact for this ITB. From the issue date of
this advertisement and until full execution of the Contract Agreement, the Single Point of
Contact shall be the Contracting Officer whose name and contact information appears
below. Please refer all inquiries related to the Project, including Ariba technical issues to
the Contracting Officer.
Any violation of this condition (excluding any Ariba supplier registration questions and
issues, which should be addressed by e-mailing vendors@drpa.org) may be cause for the
DRPA to reject the offending Bid or rescind the Contract Award. Bidders agree not to
distribute any part of their Bids beyond the Authority’s Contract Administration
Department. A Bidder that shares information contained in its Bid with other DRPA
personnel and/or with a competing Bidder may be disqualified and its Bid may be rejected.
The Single Point of Contact for this Project is:
Marjory M. McCoy, Contract Administration/Contracting Officer
mmmccoy@drpa.org / 856-968-2082
VI. QUESTIONS
Any and all questions or requests for clarification relating to this procurement including,
but not limited to, questions concerning Bid submission requirements, technical
requirements, scope of work, and specifications, should be addressed to the Single Point of
Contact no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, August 14, 2026.
NOTE: NO questions will be accepted after this date.
Responses to questions will be provided, via Ariba and e-mail, by the Single Point of
Contact to those firms who have registered and requested participation in the ITB.
Only information supplied by the Single Point of Contact, including responses to questions
regarding the ITB, should be used in preparing Bids.
DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY
By: Amy L. Ash
Manager, Contract Administration
Phone: 856-968-2084
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