Oakland Airport Connector News

BART Oakland Airport Connector Pre Submittal Meetings

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is inviting all DBE, MBE, WBE and SBE contractors and subcontractors to attend upcoming pre-submittal and outreach meetings for the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) Design-Build and O&M contracts. The first meeting was held on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Joseph P. Bort Metro Center.A second meeting will be held on Friday, June 5, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the BART Board Room, Kaiser Center 20th Street Mall-3rd Floor, 344 20th Street, Oakland, CA 94612

Contractors who wish to bid on the contract are strongly encouraged to attend the pre-submittal and outreach meeting. Immediately following the pre-submittal meeting BART will host a networking and relationship building session. If you are a subcontractor interested in working on this project, you will be afforded the opportunity to meet with prime contractors to discuss subcontracting opportunities. If you are a contractor planning to bid on this project as a prime contractor this will provide you with the opportunity to meet with subcontractors willing and able to work on this project and assess their capabilities and qualifications. BART staff will be on hand to assist with this networking session and answer any questions about contracting/subcontracting opportunities and the scope of work. All Professional Services firms, Transit Vehicle Manufacturers (TVM) and firms with the following contractor licenses or who are able to perform the work detailed below are encouraged to attend:

A, B, C-8, C-10, C-12, C-27, C-31, C-32, C-36, C-38, C-39, C-42, C-43, C-45, C-50, C-51, C-54, C-60, C-61 and TRUCKING FIRMS.

Description of Work to be Performed

The OAC Project consists of the following two broad components: 

• The OAC Design-Build contract scope consists of design and construction/installation of the Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) System and fixed facilities, including the guideway, passenger stations and related spaces, combined maintenance and central control facility, power distribution substation rooms, wayside equipment rooms, and ancillary items; and
• The OAC O&M contract scope consists of operation and maintenance of the OAC from Operations Commencement Date until the end of the 20-year O&M Contract Term.
• Work under the Design-Build and O&M Contracts will include, but is not limited to, furnishing all labor, equipment, materials, designs, and services for the following: project management and control; preliminary and final design and engineering; construction engineering; procurement of all equipment, materials and systems; construction of all facilities; design, manufacturing, installation, test, acceptance, safety and security certification of the System; and operation and maintenance of the completed OAC.  The Work is defined in more detail in the Proposal.

The OAC Project includes a design-build contract of approximately $416 million and a 20 year O&M contract.

BART Seeks Industry Input on Re-launch of Oakland Airport Connector as DB+OM

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is holding an industry forum on April 21, 2009 to provide an update on the re-launch of the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project procurement and to seek market feedback. (Read more ...)

Last Updated: February 16, 2010