BATA Requests for Proposals
Design Services – New Facility Development
RFQ: The Bay Area Transportation Authority is soliciting Request for Qualifications (RFQ) responses for a new transit facility development in Garfield Township, Mich. The project consists of two buildings. The main facility will include Administration Offices, Maintenance Bays and Storage Bays with access from Hammond Road. A seperate Transfer Station facility will be provided with access from LaFranier Road. BATA has partnered with the Traverse City Housing Commission (TCHC) for the land purchase in order to construct affordable workforce housing units to service the Grand Traverse Region. Responses must be submitted by August 21, 2020, 3:00 PM (EST).
Download a copy of the RFQ here with attached Federal Contract Clauses.
Questions can be submitted by e-mail to jlipa@clc.build.
Q&A: Answers to questions received to date can be found here.
Technology Evaluation and Acquisition Plan
RFP# BATA-2-2020: The Bay Area Transportation Authority seeks to obtain proposals to create a Technology Evaluation and Acquisition Plan from a single firm/institution or collaboration of consulting firms specializing in the areas of Public Transportation System Technology Implementation, Data Systems Management, and Customer Information System Deployment. Experience in Information Technology Systems (ITS) Infrastructure and current public transit technology trends is desired. The results of this evaluation and planning project shall provide necessary information for the BATA Board of Directors and BATA staff to use in addressing any baseline technology system gaps, and use recommendations to determine suitable and sequential technology implementation steps to be taken toward the deployment of public transit management systems and customer information systems as resources permit. Proposals must be submitted by March 20, 2020, 4:00 PM (eastern). Updated: Extended to April 30, 2020 due to COVID-19. Due to coronavirus impacts, electronic submission is acceptable - hard copy/USB submission not required.
Download a copy of the RFP here. Federal Contract Clauses are posted here.
Questions can be submitted by e-mail to lingaure@bata.net.
Q&A: Answers to questions received to date can be found here.
Vehicle Collision Avoidance System
RFP# BATA-4-2020. The Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA) seeks Proposals from qualified vendors for the installation and support of a Vehicle Collision Avoidance System. As part of a research project to assess the benefits of early connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies for transit agencies, BATA intends to deploy an advanced driver assistance system on a subset of their vehicle fleet. This pilot project will be carefully documented in order to provide guidance to other transit agencies exploring similar technology solutions. Proposals must be submitted by August 5, 2020, 4:00 PM (eastern).
Download a copy of the RFP here. Federal Contract Clauses are posted here.
Questions can be submitted by e-mail to lingaure@bata.net.
Q&A: Answers to questions received to date can be found here.
Updated: 08.28.20
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