# Alaska Online Public Notices #25273012

Port MacKenzie multimodal freight expansion engineering and master-planning services

**Posted:** October 16, 2026
**Respond By:** November 07, 2026
**Identifier:** 25273012
**NAICS:** 541330, 541620, 541370

The Alaska DOT&PF is seeking an engineering consultant for multimodal freight expansion and related master planning at Port MacKenzie.
- **Government buyer:** State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), Statewide Design and Engineering Services Division, Southcoast Region; Design and Engineering Services, Contracting Division.
- **Opportunity:** Port MacKenzie Multimodal Freight Expansion Project, RFP 25273012, project SRMBS00757/TBD, in partnership with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough (MSB).
- **Requested services:** Project management and stakeholder coordination; review of existing studies and prior work; surveys and technical investigations; alternatives development and approximately 30% integrated design; NEPA and other environmental review and permitting support; and, if authorized, subsequent design, procurement support, construction support, and closeout.
  - Design disciplines cover port and marine facilities, roadways, rail, utilities, drainage, security, buildings, freight and heavy-lift areas, and supporting infrastructure.
  - A separate MSB-funded workstream will update the Port MacKenzie Master Plan, including land-use and industrial development planning, infrastructure needs, alternatives, phasing, priorities, and planning-level costs.
- **Named organizations and stakeholders:** DOT&PF, MSB, the Maritime Administration (MARAD), Alaska Railroad Corporation, VHB, Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA), and relevant regulatory agencies including USACE, USCG, ADEC, DNR, USFWS, and NOAA. No product OEMs or specific supplying vendors are identified; VHB is named as a stakeholder, not identified as the selected provider.
- **Notable requirements:** Coordinate the expansion design and master-planning efforts without delaying either, while keeping their scopes, funding, deliverables, schedules, and decisions distinct. Work includes Alaska-registered professionals, NEPA and permitting support, phased design subject to authorization and funding, and geospatial deliverables using Alaska State Plane Zone 4 and NAVD88 unless otherwise approved; GIS data must meet MSB spatial data standards.
- **Performance:** Anticipated to span approximately four years, subject to available funding. Later design and construction-phase work requires DOT&PF authorization. No option years or annual subscription are specified.

### Description

The State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is seeking multidisciplinary professional engineering services for the Port MacKenzie Multimodal Freight Expansion Project. The work includes project management and stakeholder coordination, review of existing engineering and environmental work, surveys and technical investigations, environmental review and permitting support, and design of port, roadway, rail, marine, utility, and supporting infrastructure. The estimated performance period is January 15, 2027 through December 30, 2030, and the estimated contract value is $1,000,000 or greater. Proposals are requested by November 6, 2026, at 4:00 PM prevailing time; the solicitation package also lists November 5, 2026, as the deadline date.

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