Project Information

Bid Title

Transit Operations and Maintenance Contractor

Issuing Agency

Volusia County

Location

Florida

Published Date

Dec 4, 2024

Closing Date

Jan 21, 2025

Government Level

State & Local

Status

Closed

Ref. #

25-P-27AK

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Project Description

Project ID: 25-P-27AK

Title: Transit Operations and Maintenance Contractor

Addenda: 0

Release Date: 12/4/2024

Due Date: 1/21/2025

Post Information

Posted At:Wed, Dec 4, 2024 3:36 PMSealed Bid Process:Yes (Bids Sealed / Pricing Sealed)Private Bid:No

Overview

Summary

The purpose of this Request for Proposals (RFP) is to solicit competitive sealed proposals for a Contract for the management of operations and maintenance of VOTRAN, Volusia County Government’s public transportation system. The County Council of Volusia County serves as the Transportation Authority and is responsible for oversight of the public transportation system known as VOTRAN.

Established in 1975, VOTRAN serves Volusia County with both fixed route and demand responsive services on both the east and west sides of the county. All functions necessary to operate VOTRAN shall be provided by the Contractor’s management team. The Transit Services Division provides direct oversight and support to the contract manager. The Contract Manager reports directly to the Transit Services Division Director.

The awarded Contractor shall employ all current Transit Management of Volusia County personnel that are in good standing. The Contractor shall consider current salaries, wages and benefits, serve as the successor to the labor agreement, and manage VOTRAN employees not covered by the labor agreement.

Background

Volusia County is located on central Florida’s east coast. It has a total area of 1,432 square miles of which approximately 1,101 square miles 77% is land. Within the service areas there are seventeen (17) municipalities. According to 2015 American Community Survey (ACS) Population estimates, Volusia County’s population in 2015 was 507,531, increasing 2.6% since the 2010 U.S. Census. Volusia County is ranked eleventh (11 ^th ) in terms of the most populated counties in Florida. There are about two thousand three hundred (2,300) bus stops within the incorporated area and another two hundred (200) in the unincorporated area.

The system is funded by Federal Transit Administration grants (5307, 5311, 5339 and 5310); Florida Department of Transportation

grants (transit and CTD) and Volusia County. There are 118 peak service revenue vehicles serving fixed routes and paratransit trips.

New Smyrna Beach Flex is a flexible transit service with scheduled time points provided in the New Smyrna Beach area. These three flex routes are 42, 43, and 44. The connections to fixed routes are 40 and 41.

COUNTY is a member of the SunRail transit system. The south station is the DeBary station. The north station is located in DeLand. These commuter rail services are provided by separate contracts and are not part of this RFP except for the bus transit and related services operated by VOTRAN.

Timeline

Release Project Date:

December 4, 2024

Pre-Proposal Meeting (Non-Mandatory):

December 19, 2024, 3:00pm

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Commodity Codes

• NAICS 541330Engineering Services
• NAICS 561210Facilities Support Services

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