Contract to Provide Operations and Maintenance Of

CITY OF VISALIA, CALIFORNIA REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS RFP-17-18-28

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by the Purchasing Division located at 707 West Acequia, Visalia, CA 93291, until 1:00 PM on Monday, January 29, 2018 for:

CONTRACT TO PROVIDE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF MULTI - AGENCY TRANSIT SYSTEMS

The Cities of Visalia, Tulare, the Kings County Area Public Transportation Agency (KCAPTA) and Tulare County have included individual Scopes of Work and Draft Agreements within one RFP package. Proposers may respond to one or more individual agency RFPs. Requirements set forth in this RFP are required for each RFP Proposal submitted.

An informational proposal conference will be held on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 525 N. Cain Street, Visalia, California beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Visalia Operations and Maintenance Facility.

Contract documents may be inspected and obtained in the office of the Purchasing Division, 707 W. Acequia Ave., Visalia, California 93291 or by calling (559) 713-4334, or by FAX (559) 713-4802 or web site: visaliapurchasing.org.

The Agencies listed in this RFP hereby affirmatively ensure that Minority Business Enterprises and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response to this notice and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, gender, or religion in any consideration leading to the award of contract.

No qualified disabled person shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity leading to the award of a contract.

The right is reserved by the City of Visalia, City of Tulare, Kings County Area Public Transportation Agency, and Tulare County to reject any or all proposals, to waive any irregularities or informalities not affected by law, to evaluate the proposals submitted and to award the contract according to the proposal which best serves the interests of said Agency. Legal Ad Published: 12/5 & 12/11/17