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22 -- SIGNALS AND TRAIN CONTROL SOL ML-97-SB-2327 DUE 082098 POC Ellen Towe (313) 982-1400 ext. 1351 INVITATION FOR BIDS SIGNALS & TRAIN CONTROL 5th & Missouri to Belleville Area College for the St. Clair County MetroLink Extension Sealed Bid No. ML-97-SB-2327 The Bi-State Development Agency (Agency) is soliciting bids from qualified firms for the signals and train control design and construction from 5th and Missouri to Belleville Area College. the Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) participation is 15%. DBE firms are invited to propose directly or with another firm. The work consists of design, fabrication, manufacturing, assembly, installation, factory and field testing, commissioning, and warranting of all facets of the signals and train control system. The signals and train control system will include: vital interlockings, interlocking wayside signals, audio frequency track circuits, encoding equipment or audio frequency cab signal, bi-directional operation, automatic highway crossing warning, signal cable installation, and fiber optic cable installation. The integration to the existing LRT system will also be a responsibility of this procurement. Pre-Bid Conference: 7/21/98, 2:00 p.m. CDST Bid Opening: 8/20/98, 2:00 p.m., CDST Questions should be addressed to Rebecca Howe, Director, MetroLink Contracts & Procurement. Fax questions to (314) 923-3022 or mail to Bi-State Development Agency, 707 N. 1st St., St. Louis, MO 63102. Please include the sealed bid number, your company name, and complete address and both telephone and fax numbers. Copies of the solicitation package and drawings may be picked up by appointment only beginning, July 6, 1998, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. -- 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. -- 5 p.m., at the office of the Agency's MetroLink Department by calling Ms. Sandra Armstrong at (314) 982-1400 ext. 1329. The non-refundable cost for these documents is $300.00. Each request must be accompanied by either a certified check, money order, or cashiers check in the amount to cover the number of packages requested and made payable to Bi-State Development Agency, MetroLink Dept., 2nd Floor, 707 N. First Street, St. Louis, MO 63102. Shipping costs are the responsibility of the requester; therefore, all requesters wishing to have a set(s) of the documents mailed, are required to provide a Federal Express, UPS, etc. account number. This project is financed in part by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of the United States Department of Transportation. Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be subject to the terms of the financial assistance contract between the Agency and the FTA. Anticipated St. Clair County MetroLink Extension Construction Procurement Schedule Contract Descriptions Bid Release Date ML-97-SB-2328, Communications August 3, 1998 ML-97-SB-2329, Station Finishes July 6, 1999 (0169)

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