Request For Qualifications -- Construction Monitoring Services for Contract No. G-37-2024, DRPA Public Safety Training Facility

DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION MONITORING SERVICES
FOR CONTRACT NO. G-37-2024
DRPA PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING FACILITY
Advertisement Date: May 12, 2026
Statement of Qualification Due Date: June 9, 2026
I. INTRODUCTION
The Delaware River Port Authority ("Authority" or "DRPA") is a bi-state corporate
instrumentality of the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The
DRPA owns and operates four major toll bridge crossings of the Delaware River: the
Benjamin Franklin Bridge, the Walt Whitman Bridge, the Commodore Barry Bridge, and
the Betsy Ross Bridge. Each bridge facility includes office buildings, maintenance shops,
garages, and other buildings and structures. In addition, the DRPA owns real property in
the vicinity of the bridges. The Authority's transit subsidiary, PATCO, operates a rapid
transit line providing public transport service between Philadelphia and Southern New
Jersey.
Additional information about the DRPA and its operations may be obtained by reviewing
annual reports available on the DRPA's website at www.drpa.org, "About DRPA, Annual
Reports."
II. PURPOSE AND INTENT
The Authority hereby invites interested professional consulting engineering firms to submit
a Statement of Qualifications ("SOQ") for Construction Monitoring Services for Contract
No. G-37-2024, DRPA Public Safety Training Facility Project (the "Project"). This
public advertisement constitutes the Authority's formal solicitation to determine the
interest of qualified firms in the aforementioned project.
The Consultant will provide all on-site and off-site project inspection and observation
required to certify that all materials and workmanship for this Project are completed in
conformance with the Construction Contract's requirements and industry standards. The
Consultant must be capable of responding to the needs of the DRPA with personnel
possessing expertise in the work specified. This expertise must exist within the firm or
within the proposed project team and must be readily available to the DRPA as needed.
The scope of the construction work to be completed under Contract No. G-27-2024
includes the design and construction of a centralized training facility that will consolidate
the required training needs into one location to the north of the Walt Whitman Bridge Toll
Plaza. The proposed building will include a five lane, 25-yard dynamic movement firearms

qualifications range, a classroom, multipurpose room for grappling, simulators and other
physical training, offices, and storage.
The Authority is seeking engineering firms specializing in Construction Monitoring and
Inspection services for major design-build projects. Requirements for a qualified firm
include a Resident Engineer with a Professional Engineer license in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and an inspection staff with relevant qualifications and project experience.
The Authority intends to establish a short list of consultants to receive a Request for
Proposal ("RFP") and to engage a consultant for this Project.
III. TERM OF ENGAGEMENT
It is expected that the term of engagement for the Project will be approximately 2 years
with a 1 month wrap up period, which shall commence as of the date of execution of an
Agreement following the RFP process.
IV. REQUESTED INFORMATION
The SOQ shall describe, in five (5) pages or less the following:
A. Firm Profile and Experience
1.) Indicate the date your firm was established.
2.) Provide general background information about the firm and a summary of
its qualifications and experience, with a special focus on the qualifications
of key personnel and any subconsultants.
3.) Provide the proposed project management team and staffing and submit
resumes of key personnel (resumes of key personnel will not count toward
the ten (10) page submission limit).
4.) Briefly describe similar assignments successfully completed in the last five
(5) years by the firm and the key personnel.
6.) Provide the firms current workload.
7.) Location of the office to which this Project would be assigned.
B. Information regarding any prior work on behalf of the Authority by the firm or any
individual who is listed in the SOQ.
C: Firm adheres to understanding of the project requirements.
D. Additional Submission Requirement: U.S. Government Forms SF330 (the

SF330 Forms will not count toward the ten (10) page submission limit).
V. SOQ SUBMISSION AND DUE DATE
One (1) electronic copy of the written SOQ and U.S. Government Forms SF330 must be
submitted, in PDF format, electronically via the Ariba Network no later than 2:00 pm EST
on June 9, 2026.
LATE, FAXED, E-MAILED, AND/OR HARDCOPIES WILL NOT BE
ACCEPTED. The Ariba submission requirement is mandatory and non-waivable.
In order to participate in this SOQ 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 received within two (2) business
days, please resend the request and copy to vendors@drpa.org on your e-mail.
In order to access the SOQ event, 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.
Firms should ensure that they can access and upload files in Ariba prior to the
submission deadline. It is the respondent's responsibility to ensure submission of its SOQ
to the proper place at the proper time. Absent an emergency or unanticipated event that
interrupts normal Authority processes so that SOQs cannot be received via Ariba by the
exact time specified in the SOQ, the Authority will not extend the submission deadline for
an interested firm due to its technical difficulties.
VI. SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT
The DRPA has established a Single Point of Contact for this SOQ. From the issue date of
this advertisement, the Single Point of Contact shall be the Contracting Officer whose name
and contact information appears below. Please refer all inquiries related to the Contracting
Officer.

Any violation of this condition (excluding any Ariba supplier registration questions,
which should be addressed by e-mailing vendors@drpa.org) may be cause for the
Authority to reject the offending firm. Respondents agree not to distribute any part of their
SOQ beyond the Authority's Contract Administration Department. A Respondent that
shares information contained in its SOQ with other Authority personnel may be
disqualified and its SOQ may be rejected.
The Single Point of Contact for this Project is:
Marjory M. McCoy, Contract Administration
mmmccoy@drpa.org
856-968-2082
VII. EVALUATION OF SOQs
All SOQs will be reviewed to determine responsiveness. The Authority may reject non-
responsive SOQs without evaluation, but may waive minor non-compliance.
All SOQs will be reviewed by an Evaluation Committee who will make recommendations
regarding which Respondents the Committee believes to be qualified. The evaluation team
will evaluate and rank each SOQ considering the following factors; the order of factors
should not be considered determinative of importance:
A. Understanding and Approach
B. Qualifications and Experience
C. Overall Completeness and Quality of SOQ
D. Maintenance of a local office
The Authority will establish a short list of consultants to receive an RFP and to engage a
consultant for this Project.
The final determination will be based on the Authority's evaluation, in its sole
judgment, of which SOQs best meet the needs of the Authority.
This SOQ does not commit the Authority to awarding a Contract. Respondents shall
bear all costs incurred in the preparation of the SOQs and participating in the SOQ
process. The Authority reserves the right to reject any and all SOQs, the right in its sole
discretion to accept the SOQs it considers most favorable to the Authority's interests, and
the right to waive minor irregularities. The Authority further reserves the right to reject
all SOQs and seek new SOQs when such procedure is reasonable and in the best interests
of the Authority. In addition, the Authority may at any time revoke this SOQ in its sole
discretion and without assuming any liability in connection with its issuance and/or
revocation.
VIII. 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.
DELAWARE RIVER PORT AUTHORITY
By: Amy L. Ash
Manager, Contract Administration
Phone: 856-968-2084