Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to solicit Statements of Qualifications (SOQ), deadline 05/06/2023, to provide construction services for the comprehensive renewal of two of the four tubes within the East River Tunnel (ERT), damaged during Sandy in October 2012. The 110-year-old ERT is utilized by Amtrak, MTA Long Island Railroad (MTA LIRR), and New Jersey Transit trains traveling between Manhattan and destinations east. 

This Project will rehabilitate two tubes of the approximately 4 km (2.5 miles) East River Tunnel (Line 2 and Line 1) from portal to portal - Penn Station in Manhattan to Sunnyside Yard in Long Island City, Queens including utility extensions and connections in Penn Station and Sunnyside Yard. The Project will ensure continuation of operations for LIRR, NJ TRANSIT, and Amtrak, and improve the safety and security of the East River Tunnel.  

Click here for tender documents -  Anticipated Announcement of Shortlisted Proposers: 23/06/2023, Anticipated Award Date: January 2024.  Anticipated Construction Schedule: Notice to Proceed – January/February 2024;  Line 2 Construction Period – July 2024 through August 2025;  Line 1 Construction Period – November 2025 through January 2027. Contact Amtrak, attn Jerard Linnemann, New York, email Jerard.Linnemann@Amtrak.com. Visit https://media.amtrak.com. Ref.n. RFQ X036-23094. 16/23