SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS
LOCOMOTIVE DIGITAL VIDEO/AUDIO RECORDING SYSTEM
RFP # X-099-255-001
Introduction: Amtrak is requesting proposals from qualified firms who can supply and install Locomotive Digital Video/Audio Recording Systems on 215 Amtrak Diesel Locomotives in accordance with Amtrak Specification No. 815, Rev. 2. In addition, the contractor will be required to perform training, support, and maintenance services.
Leona Smart
30th Street Station, 5th Floor, Box 12,
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Telephone Number: 215-349-1437
E-mail Address: smartl@amtrak.com
REQUESTS FOR THE RFP PACKAGE MUST BE RECEIVED BY AMTRAK NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M., OCTOBER 17, 2008.
Automated Transit Network Demonstration Project
REQUEST FOR INTEREST (RFI)
The City of San José seeks information from companies/organizations interested in partnering with the City to demonstrate and test the viability of an automated transit network. In response to regional population and traffic growth and climate change, the city wishes to improve linkages between public transit and areas of housing, employment and entertainment and to do so in an environmentally sustainable manner.
The proposed initial network would connect the Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport and adjoining business, recreational facilities and regional transit services, including the planned Santa Clara BART station about a mile to the west.
Please visit www.sanjoseca.gov/transportation for more details. Deadline for submittals: Tuesday October 28, 2008, at 5:00 pm Pacific Standard Time DST. For questions, please contact Laura Stuchinsky at Laura.Stuchinsky@sanjoseca.gov.
Oregon International Port of Coos Bay
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Interim Segment Service Operator Eugene — Vaughn, OR
The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay (Port) is seeking to contract with a qualified, shortline, railroad operator to serve a portion of the Coos Bay Line between Eugene and Coquille, Oregon (the “Interim Segment”). The Port anticipates acquiring and operating the entire line once rehabilitation of the portion west of Vaughn is complete. The Port expects the selected operator to provide railroad freight service to shippers on the east end of the line while the rest of the line is being restored to a condition supporting operations to and beyond the Port of Coos Bay. The end points of the Interim Segment are Eugene Yard (MP 649.7) and Vaughn, OR (MP 669).
The Port will consider, at a minimum, the following in evaluating proposals:
Shortline operating experience, including safety record; Bidder’s organizational depth and financial strength; Acceptance of terms (or constructive counter proposals) and Cost proposals.
To obtain a copy of this RFP, contact:
Martin L. Callery
Director of Communications and Freight Mobility
Oregon International Port of Coos Bay
541-267-7678
mcallery@portofcoosbay.com
Proposals are due October 24, 2008.
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