The City of Bayonne (City) is seeking a consultant to conduct preliminary engineering and design services required to successfully complete the Preliminary Engineering (PE) phase for a Pedestrian Bridge over Route 440 between the 34th Street LRT Station and the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor (PABH) project . The contract will be funded by a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) grant, and the selected Consultant will be required to comply with all applicable federal regulations and contracting provisions required by the City of Bayonne and the federal and state funding authorities including the requirements of N.J.S.A.10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 that pertain to professional services contracts. Additionally, all provisions of the City's contract with the NJDOT, the prime recipient of the federal grant, will be passed on to the Consultant. Primary tasks to be performed by the Consultant shall include, but not be limited to the following: Develop detailed preliminary engineering plans based upon the completed concept Complete a detailed topographic and ROW survey Geotechnical Investigation Complete a NEPA CatX The City invites all firms pre-qualified by NJDOT with relevant experience in this area to submit proposals for this project Firms prequalified by the NJDOT in the following disciplines are eligible to submit proposals for this project: B-1 Bridge Design Non Movable Structures - Level C T-7 Transportation Planning T-1 Traffic Engineering S-1 Surveying Level A G-2 Geotechnical Design I-1 Bridge Inspection-Simple Bridges Level A Proposals are being solicited through a fair and open process in accordance with N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.3 et seq. , and as such, contractors are exempt from the limitations on making political contributions under the law. Further, for that reason, as well as because of language in New Jersey's Annual Appropriations Act, refusal to disclose campaign contributions otherwise required by N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.3 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.25 et seq., will not adversely affect your consideration for award. Questions about this RFP must be submitted in writing by October 14, 2024 and emailed to the City of Bayonne to the attention of Sue Mack, City Planner at smack@baynj.org with a copy to John Coffey at jcoffey@baynj.org . The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.