SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT: Alaska Railroad Corporation,

327 Ship Creek Avenue,

Anchorage, Alaska 99501

UNTIL 3:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME ON February 11, 2016

AT WHICH TIME BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED.

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

supply the material as specified herein. Interested parties are invited to submit a bid to supply said

items to ARRC. Bids must be submitted on the bid form contained herein and must be mailed or

delivered to the above address. Bids received via facsimile transmission will be considered nonresponsive.

The bid shall be in a sealed envelope with the bid number 16-03-204586 clearly printed

on the face of the envelope. Bids must be complete and in U.S. dollars. See instructions and

conditions enclosed herein.

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.

An Alaska Business license is not a prerequisite to bid. Bidders who possess an Alaska

Business license and also meet the other criteria of an Alaska Bidder shall receive a preference

per the "Alaska bidder preference..

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 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. ARRC may reject

any or all offers if such action is in the best interest of ARRC, and waives informalities and minor

irregularities in offers received. Any resulting contract from this solicitation shall incorporate the

Standard Instructions, and General Terms and Conditions incorporated in this solicitation.

Alaska Railroad Corporation

327 W. Ship Creek Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501

P.O. Box 107500, Anchorage, AK 99510-7500

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

BIDDER/VENDOR TERMS AND CONDITIONS: PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS ARE CAUTIONED

TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THIS CLAUSE. Bidder/contractor imposed terms and

conditions which conflict with this Invitation to Bid terms and conditions are considered counter

offers and, as such, will cause the Alaska Railroad Corporation to consider the bid

non-responsive.

If a bidder attaches additional terms and conditions as part of the bid, such attachments must be

accompanied by a disclaimer stating that in the event of conflict between the terms and

conditions of this Invitation to Bid and the terms and conditions of the bidder/contractor, the

terms and conditions of the Invitation to Bid will prevail.

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 3.878% in FY 2016.

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.

Please direct all responses and/or questions concerning this invitation to bid toGreg Goemer, Alaska

Railroad Corporation, Supply Management, 327 W. Ship Creek Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501,

telephone number 907-265-2593, email address goemerg@akrr.com. Questions must be submitted

in written form prior to February 8th. Questions submitted after that date will not be accepted.

Sincerely,

Greg Goemer

Sr. Contract Administrator