Hybrid Vehicles Government Bids & RFPs

The maintenance warranty will include both maintenance, parts, and labor. The warranty will cover repair of any type of equipment failure or any kind of damage including damage caused by accidents, vandalism, and excessive wear and tear.

Maintenance must be performed by ChargePoint certified technicians. The contractor shall provide skilled, experienced, professional andor technical personnel consistent with the task requirements of this pws.

A successful site validation is required to activate any ChargePoint Assure product.

Bids must be received by the purchasing agency on the solicitation due date, June 22, 2026, no later than 1:00 PM. Bids must be received by the purchasing agency on the solicitation due date no later than the solicitation due time as set forth in the solicitation.

Expected delivery for the initial purchase of buses should be no later than August 31, 2028.

Warranty information for chassis, body, and additional equipment is required at the time of delivery.

Proposals will be evaluated based on design and maintainability (30%), technical capabilities and quality assurance (30%), price proposal (20%), passenger/operator amenities (10%), and style (10%).

Only certified transit vehicle manufacturers (TVMs) that meet all requirements mandated by the U. S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will be considered for award.

Liquidated damages for late delivery of the bus are specified.

Presubmittal protests must be received no later than five days before the bid closing date. Postsubmittal/preaward protests must be received no later than five days after the bid closing date.

Any contact with or communication concerning the award of this contract with any member of KCATA's board of commissioners or any employee of KCATA (excluding procurement staff) during the specified period would be grounds for disqualification of the proposer.

Electronic submissions must be submitted online at bidnetdirect. com by June 17, 2026, 2:00 PM MT. Late responses will not be considered for award.

If the vendor does not accept a percentage discount, the city standard is net 30 days after the date that the city receives an accurate invoice and has accepted the product or service. Payment is the date of the check mailing or date of the credit card transaction. The city accepts Visa without additional fee.

The contract shall remain in effect until such time as the commodities, equipment and/or services acquired in conjunction with this bid have been accepted by the city's authorized representative. Any required warranty period which exceeds this term shall remain in full force for the duration of the warranty period.

Award of this contract will be based on either an item by item basis, a group basis, or an aggregate basis whichever method is most beneficial to the city. The method of award shall be primarily determined on the basis of pricing and efficiency of delivery.

Offers will only be considered from firms which have been engaged in the business of manufacturing or distributing the goods and/or performing services described in this solicitation. Vendors must be able to produce evidence that they have an established satisfactory record of performance for at least two years and have sufficient finances and structure to ensure that they can satisfactorily execute the contract requirements.

If an offer is withdrawn by the vendor during the ninety 90 day period after the deadline, the city may, at its option, suspend the vendor and may not accept any offer from the vendor for a six 6 month period following the withdrawal.

Contact with the requesting department may result in vendor disqualification. The city may reject an offer if the vendor misstates or conceals any material fact in its proposal, or if the vendor's offer does not strictly conform to the law or requirements of the solicitation.