The stretch of BART Silicon Valley into Downtown San Jose and Santa Clara is entering the procurement stage of the project.  The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is reaching out to contractors and subcontractors who will complete the design and ultimately build the 6-mile, four station  extension of the regional system.

VTA is releasing a Request for Industry Feedback (RFIF) Wednesday, September 16, This RFIF is the first of four and pertains to the upcoming contract for tunnel and trackwork. RFIFs are being issued to gauge interest in the four major project related contracts from the transit design-build contractor community, and to obtain specific feedback on the scope of the contract.

The four contracts include: (details are scaled back for this article)

1. Tunnel and Trackwork including the bored approximately 48 foot tunnel construction, procurement of the Tunnel Boring Machine, long tunnel conveyors and precast tunnel lining, mid-tunnel facilities and tunnel interior structures fit out, including station platforms.
2. Systems including system wide equipment/fixtures comprising of large emergency ventilation fans, tunnel lighting, communication systems, bulk power supply stations, traction power, line electrical, radio and  train control.
3.  Stations including utilities and enabling works, support of excavation and build out of entry headhouses, parking garage, and ventilation and egress shafts for underground stations
4. Newhall Yard/Santa Clara Station, including maintenance and storage yard, buildings, yard track and contact rail, and the full construction of the at grade Santa Clara Station and parking garage.

An RFIF for the Systems contract will follow at the end of the month, with the other two contract RFIFs to be released later this year. VTA encourages certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) seeking construction, purchasing and professional services contracts to register to become a vendor with VTA. For those businesses potentially eligible and not yet certified, VTA can assist with certification when needed. VTA’s Business Diversity Programs include the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program for federally funded projects, the Small Business Enterprise (SBE) Program for state funded projects and the Minority, Women, Disabled Veterans and LGBT Business Enterprise Programs for locally funded projects.

VTA is eager to receive industry feedback on this innovative infrastructure project, the largest in Santa Clara County history.

To register to become a vendor with VTA, receive information about upcoming solicitations and more, visit https://www.vta.org/business-center

Learn more about VTA’s BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project at https://www.vta.org/projects/bart-sv/phase-ii

To view the RFIF S20174 in full please click here.