Construction Management and Inspection for the SR 0981 Interchange

Special Comments

The Commission's General Requirements document has been updated (dated 02/28/25) through the link in the Requirements section below. As described in the General Requirements, this is a reminder that you shall provide disclosure of any material change of ownership/control transactions, if applicable, and you shall include full disclosure of any potential conflicts of interest by the prime or any subconsultant based on the Department's Engineering Involvement Restrictions Guidelines. A consultant cannot be given the opportunity to provide work and services which may result in the consultant's reviewing or having contractual control over the review of its own work and services. Also, a consultant cannot be given the opportunity to shield and/or protect its work and services from evaluation and potential liabilities. Due to the recent Interim Final Rule (IFR) from the USDOT, reference to DBs in the General Requirements shall not include DBEs, WBEs, and MBEs. However, it will continue to include Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. These entities were not impacted by the IFR. Nonetheless, there is no DB minimum participation level or goal for this contract. Lastly, please see the "Requirements" section for additional instructions that each firm shall follow.

General

• Agreement Type: Open End
• Services Requested: PTC
• Selection Process: PTC
• SOI Deadline: 11/12/2026 (Statements of Interest are accepted until midnight Eastern on the due date)
• Agreement: T00331 — Construction Management and Inspection for the SR 0981 Interchange

Services

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will retain an engineering firm for a project specific Open-end agreement for the services indicated below:

Provide construction management (CM) and construction inspection (CI) services for the construction of a new interchange between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and SR 0981 in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County.

Design for the project is in the early stages with the following activities occurring during the Fall of 2026: surveying, environmental investigations, traffic data collection, and geotechnical investigation. At this time the exact interchange layout is unknown; however, it is anticipated that there will be both entry and exit ramps between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and SR 0981 for both the eastbound and westbound directions of travel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

The design-build-best value (DBBV) method may be utilized for construction procurement. The CM/CI prime consultant, its subconsultants, or any of its sister companies, cannot participate as a member of the DBBV team.

Project information is based on the current design and is subject to change as design progresses. Construction may change in scope, bidding methods, schedule, or type of construction as design progresses.

This project will require CM/CI services to provide cost, schedule, and quality control, as well as to comply with all Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, state, and federal highway construction requirements. Provide a complete office and field organization necessary to perform the required services for the project, including:

Design Management - Provide design management services. Attend the project kick-off meeting. Review and monitor the contractor's design schedule throughout the design phase of the project. If design tasks are falling behind schedule, request that the contractor submit a corrective action plan to meet the milestone dates in the baseline design schedule. Schedule and facilitate monthly design status meetings throughout the design phase of the project. Review design status meeting agendas prepared by the contractor. Review design status meeting minutes prepared by the contractor. Attend pre-application meetings scheduled by the contractor with permitting agencies. Review pre-application meeting agendas and proposals prepared by the contractor. Review pre-application meeting minutes prepared by the contractor. Attend utility meetings scheduled by the contractor. Review utility meeting agendas prepared by the contractor. Review utility meeting minutes prepared by the contractor. Respond to RFI's generated during the design phase of the project. Maintain design phase project correspondence within the project collaboration system.

Design Review - Provide design review services for contractor submittals during the design and construction phases of the project. Review submissions for compliance with AASHTO, PennDOT, PTC design standards, and contract documents. It is anticipated that the following submissions will be reviewed: specifications – specifications and special provisions; bridge design - final TS&L submission, foundation report, final bridge plans, and calculations; roadway design - design field view submission, geotechnical engineering report, final roadway plans, and calculations; maintenance and protection of traffic – design field view and final maintenance and protection of traffic plans; retaining wall(s) design - final TS&L submission(s), foundation report(s), final retaining wall plans, and calculations; environmental compliance - H&H Report(s), permit applications, E&SC plans and specifications, and post construction stormwater management plans and specifications; right-of-way - property plot plans, metes and bounds descriptions, acquisition and relocation procedures, appraisals; utilities – review utility relocation designs; construction submissions - underdeck protection shields, existing bridge demolition plan, temporary shoring design and details, site specific blasting plan, steel girder shop drawings, bearing shop drawings, and expansion joint shop drawings. Provide review comments within 10 working days unless a different review schedule is dictated by the specifications. Compile and forward review comments to the contractor in a manner that clearly dictates the intent of the comments. If design requirements are not followed, file a non-conformance report, and confirm each non-conformance report is corrected before the contractor proceeds with construction. If the contractor proceeds with construction before a design non-conformance report is corrected, notify the PTC construction project manager and issue a stop work notice to the contractor.

Construction Observation and Documentation - Provide full-time on-site field observation and documentation services for the purpose of determining general conformance of the contractor's work to the overall design concept and information contained in the construction contract documents. Provide home office technical support as needed for the field staff. If the construction contractor deviates from the final approved design or contract documents, file a non-conformance report, and confirm each non-conformance report is corrected by the construction contractor. If the contractor proceeds beyond such point that the non-conformance can be properly corrected, notify the PTC construction project manager and issue a stop work notice to the contractor.

Additional as-directed anticipated tasks for the CM/CI team include, but are not limited to: testing, records, meetings, partnering, estimates and change orders, schedule, project cash flow, submittals and shop drawings, correspondence, as-built drawings, diverse business monitoring, labor compliance, Commission assistance, agency and utility interaction, environmental monitoring, electronic mail, safety monitor, final inspection, merge and purge files, photographs, web page, Q-cams, field surveys, close out report, invoicing, field staffing quarterly reports, quality control program, and quality improvement training.

More specific examples of anticipated activities for the CM/CI team include, but are not limited to the following:

• Manage the CM/CI team staff.
• Implement the CM/CI team’s quality control program.
• Coordinate, attend, and document all progress, pre-operations, and other project meetings.
• Conduct pre-job conferences.
• Coordinate and attend partnering workshops.
• Conduct issue resolution and claim mitigation.
• Generate and review correspondence.
• Respond to Requests for Information received from the construction contractor and as appropriate coordinate with the PTC construction project manager to provide an answer.
• Coordinate review of construction contractor submittals.
• Develop and maintain an independent construction schedule.
• Monitor the construction contractor’s progress.
• Monitor the cash flow, as well as the design and construction schedules to determine that both align with actual progress.
• Review the construction contractor’s lookahead schedules.
• Inspect and document all construction activities.
• Supervise, witness, and record the construction contractor’s on-site field acceptance sampling and testing.
• Issue non-conformance reports.
• Verify construction contractor corrective action for non-conforming work.
• Coordinate with the PTC Quality Assurance Manager to address and correct any deficiencies from PTC quality assurance audit reviews.
• Determine the quantities for each contract item.
• Review, prepare, and recommend for approval monthly estimates and any change orders due to the construction contractor for the project.
• Coordinate construction contractor requested Change Orders. Should Change Orders be necessary, coordinate with the PTC construction project manager to first determine whether the requested Change Order has merit. If the Change Order has merit, develop an independent estimate of probable cost and negotiate with the construction contractor.
• Develop PTC requested Change Orders. Should the PTC and/or the CM/CI team determine that a change needs to be made to the project specifications, a Request for Information will be sent to the construction contractor. Develop an independent estimate of probable cost and negotiate with the construction contractor.
• Coordinate with other PTC construction and maintenance projects by serving as a liaison between the construction contractor and the PTC.
• Coordinate with the PTC construction project manager and Traffic, Engineering, and Operations Department regarding other PTC construction projects and/or maintenance forces to determine the working sequence to facilitate coordinated traffic operations.
• Coordinate lane closures. Receive lane closure requests from the construction contractor. Place lane closure notices into the Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS).
• Ensure the construction contractor follows all maintenance and protection of traffic requirements. Receive and file coordination correspondence between the construction contractor and state and local agencies for traffic control.
• Issue notice of Lane Rental (use) violations.
• Perform environmental monitoring.
• Review the construction contractor’s documentation of compliance with environmental permitting requirements.
• Verify the construction contractor complies with environmental permit requirements during construction.
• Review and coordinate permit revisions.
• Maintain liaison with PTC's environmental unit and environmental agencies.
• Participate in reviews by environmental agencies.
• Coordinate and conduct confirmation testing for any infiltration Stormwater Control Measures (SCMs) in accordance with the NPDES permit.
• Receive construction complaints. Review the complaint and coordinate with the construction contractor and PTC to resolve. The CM/CI team and PTC will be the sole authority to determine if the complaint is addressed.
• Develop and maintain the project web site.
• Attend project press conferences.
• Assist with responses to press inquiries.
• Assist with responses to customer questions.
• Prepare project informational brochures.
• Interact and coordinate with PennDOT, other agencies, municipalities, utilities, and neighboring property owners.
• Review the construction contractor’s safety plans and