Microtransit Government Bids & RFPs

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The response deadline is September 1, 2026, 02:00 PM MT.

Offerors must upload all documentation requested in the proposal format requirements listed in the RFP specifications attachment, including qualifications and experience.

Bidders/offerors contacting any other city official, evaluation committee member, or city employee regarding this bid/RFP may be disqualified.

Proposals are due on or before **** at 9:00 am est.

Partial payments will be made as the work progresses at the end of each calendar month, or as soon thereafter as practicable on estimates made by the city manager or designee and as approved by the city, provided that the proposer is performing the overall job in a diligent manner. In making partial payments, there shall be retained five percent 5 on the amount of each estimate until final completion and acceptance of all work covered by the contract.

The proposer shall remedy any defects in the work and pay for any damage to other work resulting therefrom that shall appear within a period of eighteen 18 months from the date of final acceptance of the work, unless a longer period is specified.

The contract will be awarded to the proposer who is determined to be the most advantageous for the city, considering cost to the city, financial sustainability, operational experience and qualifications, innovation and technology, service plan and community benefit, and any other pertinent factors.

Proposers must have extensive experience in microtransit service provision and meet minimum qualifications outlined in Section V. They must also be licensed, bondable, and insured.

If the work embraced by this contract is not completed on or before the date set for completion or any extension thereof, the proposer shall pay to the city fixed, agreed, and liquidated damages in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) per day for each calendar day of delay until the work is satisfactorily completed.

Violation of lobbying prohibitions or failure to comply with employment eligibility verification requirements may result in disqualification or termination of the agreement.

Qualifications are due August 4, 2026, by 2 PM MST. Services shall be completed on or before December 1, 2026.

The evaluation criteria are: 1. Qualifications (30 points), 2. Approach to Scope of Work (40 points), 3. Value/Cost of Efforts (30 points). The highest-ranked offeror will enter into negotiations.

Offerors must demonstrate experience in multimodal transportation planning, developing conceptual design and cost estimates, and urban redevelopment or corridor planning. Qualifications must be submitted in a single Microsoft Word or PDF file under 20MB and not exceed 20 pages.

If the city terminates the contract due to the contractor's breach, the contractor shall be liable for actual and consequential damages to the city.

An optional pre-qualification conference will be held on July 15, 2026, at 2 PM via Teams. The link for the optional pre-qualification conference is www. ***. *. *

Protests must be submitted in writing to the City Manager within ten (10) calendar days after the aggrieved person knows or should have known of the facts giving rise thereto. A protest with respect to a request for qualifications shall be submitted in writing prior to the closing date of qualifications.

Qualifications may be considered nonresponsive if not submitted to the correct email address, if the RFQ number and project name are not in the subject line, if they exceed the page or file size limits, or if they deviate from the required response format.