I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION A. The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) owner and operator of the Niagara Falls International Airport (NFIA), invites interested Consulting Teams to submit a technical proposal from firms that have the requisite, demonstrable competence, and experience for support in the preparation of the planned “NFIA – Taxiway D Realignment & Extension” project. B. Qualified teams must demonstrate superior civil aviation runway and taxiway reconstruction design competence and experience. Qualified firms must have the requisite, demonstrated competence and experience in and a thorough engineering design, design support during construction, and construction monitoring services knowledge. C. Project Services: Qualified firms must demonstrate aviation civil engineering design and construction administration service competency expertise. Expresses areas include FAA circulars, FAA technical specifications application, airport pavement design, aviation electrical engineering, the preparation of Aeronautical Airspace Review applications, and the preparation of Construction Safety and Phasing Plans. The key team members must demonstrate the technical, verbal, and written communication skills necessary to interface effectively with airport planners, engineering project management, resident engineer, airport operation managers, airline stakeholders, the aviation director’s staff, the FAA’s NYADO, and the FAA’s facility group. D. Construction Administrative Services: (design support services during construction and construction monitoring services) may be requested and negotiated by the NFTA with the successful technical proposer at the appropriate point during project development. The NFTA reserves at its option, the right to seek a separate Request for Proposals for construction monitoring and design support services.
