Cancelled as of 1.15.2015

THIS IS NOT AN ORDER Invitation Number: 14-49-203272

Date of Invitation: December 20, 2014SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT: Alaska Railroad Corporation,

327 West Ship Creek Avenue

Anchorage, Alaska 99501

UNTIL 3:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME ON JANUARY 28, 2015

AT WHICH TIME BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED.

2015 PORT MACKENZIE RAIL EXTENSION

RAIL PURCHASE

ATTENTION: Greg Goemer (907) 265-2593

FAX NUMBER (907) 265-2439

Goemerg@akrr.com

The Alaska Railroad Corporation (.ARRC.) is soliciting bids from interested parties to

supply new 115 RE H.H. Rail. Interested parties are invited to submit a bid to supply

said items to ARRC.

Return your bid in a sealed envelope on which the Solicitation number appears. Bids

received by facsimile transmission will not be considered for award. Bids shall be

submitted on the forms furnished herein. Hand-delivered bids, amendments, or

withdrawals must be received by the ARRC Contracts Section prior to the scheduled time

of bid opening.

Your bid must be complete. See instructions and conditions enclosed.

ARRC shall not be held responsible for bidder.s lack of understanding of what is

required by this bid. Should a bidder not understand any aspect of this bid, or require

further explanation, or clarification regarding the intent or requirements of this bid, it

shall be the responsibility of the bidder to seek guidance from the ARRC.

ARRC reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or any part thereof, negotiate changes in

bids, accept any bids or any part thereof, waive minor informalities or defects in any bids,

and not to award the proposed contract if it is in the best interest of the ARRC.

ARRC may award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsive offeror

whose offer conforming to this solicitation will be the most advantageous to the ARRC.

Any resulting contract from this solicitation shall incorporate the Standard Instructions,

and General Terms and Conditions incorporated in this solicitation.

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PMRE Rail Purchase 2015

This solicitation is not to be construed as a commitment of any kind nor does it commit

the ARRC to pay for any costs incurred in the submission of an offer or for any other

incurred cost prior to the execution of a formal contract

ARRC Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program

ARRC is an equal opportunity corporation that encourages the participation of DBEs as

prime contractors and subcontractors on its contracts funded in whole or in part by the

Federal Transit or Federal Highway Administrations. The ARRC currently has a 100%

race-neutral DBE program and does not set DBE goals on individual contracts.

Nonetheless, the ARRC aspires to achieve an overall DBE participation of 3.63% in FY

2014. For questions or additional information, please contact Ann Courtney at

courtneya@akrr.com.

The Alaska Railroad is a member of Green Star (http://www.greenstarinc.org/).

ARRC earned an initial Green Star Award in 1994 and a Green Star Air Quality

Award in 2007. The Alaska Railroad considers Green Star membership to be a

positive business attribute, and regards a Green Star award as a tangible sign of

an organization.s commitment to environmental stewardship and continual

improvement within its operations.

Questions Regarding ITB:

All questions regarding the Invitation to Bid shall be submitted no later than January 26,

at 5:00 P.M. Questions may be submitted via email to goemerg@akrr.com, or via fax to

907-265-2593, or mailed to Alaska Railroad Corporation, Attn: Greg Goemer, 327 W.

Ship Creek Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501.

Sincerely,

Sr. Contracts Administrator

Telephone (907) 265-2593

Facsimile (907) 265-243

Goemerg@akrr.com