Peach County Sealed Solicitation

Title: RFP 20-001 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES

Deadline: 12/30/2019 3:00 PM   (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Status: Deadline Expired

Solicitation Number: RFP 20-001

Description:

The Peach County Board of Commissioners is issuing a Request for Proposals pertaining to the following:

To establish a contract with an independent provider of transportation services to manage and totally operate a rural public transportation program for social service agency clients and the general public who reside in Peach County. Public trips shall be first priority and DHS (Department of Human Services) trips shall be secondary. Peach County will provide continued oversight of FTA requirements to the successful bidder throughout the contract period.


Anticipated Schedule of Events:

Issue Request for Proposal – October 30th, 2019

Due Date for Notification of Interest – no later than 4:00 p.m., Thursday, November 14th, 2019

Proposal Due – 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 25th, 2019

Contract Award estimated date – 6:00 p.m., December 10th, 2019


Inquiries for Technical Information should be directed to:

Janet Smith, Assistant Finance Director

Phone # 478-825-2535

FAX # 478-825-2678

Email: janet-smith@peachcounty.net

213 Persons Street

Fort Valley, Georgia 31030

Phone 478-825-2535

Fax 478-825-2678


Return Notification of Interest to Address Listed Below NO LATER THAN 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 14th, 2019

ATTN: RFP #20-001 Notification of Interest– Transportation Services

Daniel Garcia Flores, Purchasing Manager

c/o Peach County Board of Commissioners

213 Persons Street

Fort Valley, Georgia 31030

Proposal Packages can be obtained by calling 478-827-3150 or email to 

daniel-garciaflores@peachcounty.net


Peach County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals/bids, to waive informalities, to re-advertise and/or to award the contract in accordance with FTAC 4220.1F, and to retain any and all Proposals/Bids for a period of thirty (30) days after opening.





Documents:

Documents as of 11/6/2019
RFP 20-001 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.pdf
RFP 20-001 ATTACHMENT C TO L.pdf
Addition 1

Posted: 11/12/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum No. 1

Overview:

Addendum No. 1


This document serves as an Addendum of the solicitation RFP 20-001 Transportation Services. This Addendum is made to address the questions received from some companies. Here are the answers for those questions.


1. Are vans or minibus (air-port shutter style) acceptable for this project? If not acceptable, what are the vehicle specifications/expectations?

Answer: DOT will provide busses/transportation vehicles.


2. Peach County will require transportation services, like on-call?

Answer: Yes, Operating Services, Section One mentions this. However, this is not a regular stop and go city bus project.


3. Will customer be paying for the transportation, like coins or bus card?

Answer: Yes, there will be a fare structure established by the County for the Transit System. Cash/coins only. Please see Revenue and Expense Reports and Invoicing section.


4. Who is the current company providing this service if any? If none, who was the last company who support this services?

Answer: Middle GA Community Action Agency.


5. Can I e-mail the letter of interest?

Answer: Yes.


6. Regarding Fixed Route Service, is the Peach County requiring more than one bus for different routes? If so, how many are they?

Answers: Regarding the routes, Scope of Services section 1 to 4 address this questions.


7. The RFP states that the program would be run for 8 hours a day for 260 days of the year. You mentioned we would bill the DOT and then you would reimburse us. Would this mean we would be billing the DOT a day rate for our services?

Answer. No. The TPO will submit monthly invoices to the Peach County Board of Commissioners as part of the Monthly Operating Report. TPO will prepare the monthly GDOT Reimbursement Form, together with TPO’s monthly invoice. The County Administrator will, after review and approval, sign and forward the Reimbursement Form to the GDOT District Office. The County will reimburse TPO in a timely manner for the services provided by TPO in accordance with the Contract, including any other incidental costs of the program that were approved by County and incurred by TPO.


*All terms and conditions of this solicitation remain unchanged.





Deadline: 11/25/2019 2:00 PM

Solicitation #: RFP 20-001

Documents:

Addition 2

Posted: 11/20/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum No. 2

Overview:

The attached document serves as an Addendum to address changes in this solicitation on the following section(s): 

1.      Anticipated Schedule of Events.

·         Due Date and Time for Notification of InterestNotification of Interest must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 12th, 2019.

·         Proposal Due Date and Time and Proposal Deadline Date– Monday, December 30th, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.

·         Contract Award estimated date – 6:00 p.m., February 4th, 2020


*All terms and conditions of this solicitation remain unchanged.  

Proposal Packages can be obtained by calling 478-827-3150.

Should you have any other questions or concerns? Please feel free to contact us directly.  


Deadline: 12/30/2019 3:00 PM

Solicitation #: RFP 20-001

Documents:

Addition 3

Posted: 11/25/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum 3

Overview: The Peach County Board of Commissioners invites proposals for a service provider for the operation of public transit service, and to establish a contract with an independent provider of transportation services to manage and totally operate a rural public transportation program for social service agency clients and the general public who reside in Peach County.  Public trips shall be first priority and DHS (Department of Human Services) trips shall be secondary. There shall be no segregation of Public and DHS trips and client mixing shall take place during all hours of operation, including during peak services times. Peach County will provide continued oversight of FTA requirements to the successful bidder throughout the contract period.This public transit service is a federal and state subsidized service through the Federal Transit Administration Other than Urbanized Areas Transit Fund Program. 

Deadline: 12/30/2019 3:00 PM

Solicitation #: 20-001

Documents:

Posted: 11/12/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum No. 1

Overview:

Addendum No. 1


This document serves as an Addendum of the solicitation RFP 20-001 Transportation Services. This Addendum is made to address the questions received from some companies. Here are the answers for those questions.


1. Are vans or minibus (air-port shutter style) acceptable for this project? If not acceptable, what are the vehicle specifications/expectations?

Answer: DOT will provide busses/transportation vehicles.


2. Peach County will require transportation services, like on-call?

Answer: Yes, Operating Services, Section One mentions this. However, this is not a regular stop and go city bus project.


3. Will customer be paying for the transportation, like coins or bus card?

Answer: Yes, there will be a fare structure established by the County for the Transit System. Cash/coins only. Please see Revenue and Expense Reports and Invoicing section.


4. Who is the current company providing this service if any? If none, who was the last company who support this services?

Answer: Middle GA Community Action Agency.


5. Can I e-mail the letter of interest?

Answer: Yes.


6. Regarding Fixed Route Service, is the Peach County requiring more than one bus for different routes? If so, how many are they?

Answers: Regarding the routes, Scope of Services section 1 to 4 address this questions.


7. The RFP states that the program would be run for 8 hours a day for 260 days of the year. You mentioned we would bill the DOT and then you would reimburse us. Would this mean we would be billing the DOT a day rate for our services?

Answer. No. The TPO will submit monthly invoices to the Peach County Board of Commissioners as part of the Monthly Operating Report. TPO will prepare the monthly GDOT Reimbursement Form, together with TPO’s monthly invoice. The County Administrator will, after review and approval, sign and forward the Reimbursement Form to the GDOT District Office. The County will reimburse TPO in a timely manner for the services provided by TPO in accordance with the Contract, including any other incidental costs of the program that were approved by County and incurred by TPO.


*All terms and conditions of this solicitation remain unchanged.





Deadline: 11/25/2019 2:00 PM

Solicitation #: RFP 20-001

Documents:

Posted: 11/20/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum No. 2

Overview:

The attached document serves as an Addendum to address changes in this solicitation on the following section(s): 

1.      Anticipated Schedule of Events.

·         Due Date and Time for Notification of InterestNotification of Interest must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 12th, 2019.

·         Proposal Due Date and Time and Proposal Deadline Date– Monday, December 30th, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.

·         Contract Award estimated date – 6:00 p.m., February 4th, 2020


*All terms and conditions of this solicitation remain unchanged.  

Proposal Packages can be obtained by calling 478-827-3150.

Should you have any other questions or concerns? Please feel free to contact us directly.  


Deadline: 12/30/2019 3:00 PM

Solicitation #: RFP 20-001

Documents:

Posted: 11/25/2019

Type of Addition: Addendum 3

Overview: The Peach County Board of Commissioners invites proposals for a service provider for the operation of public transit service, and to establish a contract with an independent provider of transportation services to manage and totally operate a rural public transportation program for social service agency clients and the general public who reside in Peach County.  Public trips shall be first priority and DHS (Department of Human Services) trips shall be secondary. There shall be no segregation of Public and DHS trips and client mixing shall take place during all hours of operation, including during peak services times. Peach County will provide continued oversight of FTA requirements to the successful bidder throughout the contract period.This public transit service is a federal and state subsidized service through the Federal Transit Administration Other than Urbanized Areas Transit Fund Program. 

Deadline: 12/30/2019 3:00 PM

Solicitation #: 20-001

Documents: