Notice of Bid/Request for Proposal

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES
South Florida Regional Transportation Authority

NOTICE TO DISPATCHING SERVICE

PROVIDERS AVAILABILITY OF INDUSTRY REVIEW DOCUMENTS FOR TRANSITION, DISPATCHING, TRAIN CONTROL AND YARD SERVICES

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), an agency of the State of Florida, operates Tri-Rail, a seventy-two mile commuter railroad with eighteen (18) stations in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties.

PURPOSE: The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) has prepared technical specifications and will be seeking comments from interested providers before finalizing an RFP for Transition, Dispatching, Train Control and Yard Services including dispatching SFRTA trains along with CSXT, Amtrak, and other trains along the South Florida Rail Corridor.

The initial dispatching Train Traffic Control services that the selected Contractor will perform maybe restricted to passenger trains on the trackage on and in the vicinity of the New River Bridge Carve Out.

Additionally, Contractor may be required to provide dispatching services for freight and passenger trains on future State of Florida owned or operated rail corridors and/or corridors owned or operated on by other public transit agencies within the State of Florida.

TO REQUEST AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT: Send an e-mail to beckerb@sfrta.fl.gov. If you do not receive a reply after two business days, contact Ms. Charmaine Davis-Matthei at (954)788 -7905. Industry Review documents will be on CD and will be available on or about Wednesday, July 26, 2006. The Industry Review package will be distributed only to established providers within the railroad industry.

RECEIPT OF WRITTEN COMMENTS: All comments regarding the Industry Review package must be received in both hard copy and on CD no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), Wednesday, August 30, 2006, at the SFRTA office in Pompano Beach, Florida.

ISSUANCE OF SOLICITATION: Intended for Fall 2006. SFRTA will review comments and suggested changes and modifications prior to issuance of the solicitation. Participation in the Industry Review is not a pre-requisite for participation in the solicitation or award of any contract resulting from the solicitation. Nor will participation in the Industry Review preclude participation in the solicitation or award of any contract resulting from the solicitation.