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Taylor County, Board of County Commissioners
Notice of Request for Proposals for Taylor County CTC
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
TAYLOR COUNTY COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED PROGRAM
Taylor County Board of Commissioners will receive sealed Requests for Proposals (RFP) from qualified firms for the provision of providing coordinated, effective, and cost efficient transportation services to the Transportation Disadvantaged citizens of Taylor County. The firm selected through this RFP process will enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the State of Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged for the services described. The selected Proposer will be required to meet all requirements to serve as the Community Transportation Coordinator as per Chapter 427, Florida Statutes and more fully described in Rule 41-2 of the Florida Administrative Code. The response to this Request will be in one of two ways.
1. As a Community Transportation Coordinator only (a broker which does not itself provide transportation services); or
2. As a Community Transportation Coordinator, which will provide some/most of the transportation but may broker some transportation services through the utilization of other transportation operators.
PROPOSERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE ENTIRE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.
SEALED Request for Proposals are to be submitted on or before November 13, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. to Annie Mae Murphy, Clerk of Court (850)838-3506. Proposal envelopes are to be clearly marked as Taylor County Community Transportation Coordinator Request for Proposal and display the Proposer’s company name and address. Proposals received late will be rejected and returned unopened to the Proposer. Proposals received in envelopes not clearly marked will be rejected and not opened. Each proposal should consist of one (1) original and three (3) copies. The original must be clearly marked “original”. Within the sealed Proposal must be a second sealed envelope which contains one (1) original and three (3) copies of the Annual Budget, Cost Proposals, and Fare Proposals. This envelope will not be opened until proposals are ranked according to the evaluation criteria outlined in the Request for Proposals. And as evaluated by the evaluation team.
Hand Delivery:
Annie Mae Murphy
Clerk of the Court
108 North Jefferson Street, Suite 102
Perry, FL. 32347
Mail Delivery:
Annie Mae Murphy
Clerk of the Court
P.O. Box 620
Perry, FL. 32347-0620
A Public Opening of the Proposals is scheduled for November 16, 2015 at 6:05 p.m. at 201 East Green Street, Perry, Florida, 32347. Proposals will be opened during a regularly scheduled Board of County Commissioners meeting. FAXED OR ELECTRONICALLY MAILED PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
The Proposer shall be familiar with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations that in any manner affect the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinated System. Lack of knowledge or understanding on the part of the Proposer will in no way relieve him/her from responsibility for compliance with all said laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations.
In accordance with Section 287.133, Florida Statutes, no person or affiliate on the Convicted Vendors List may, for a period up to 36 months after being placed on the list:
· Submit a bid on a contract or Request for Proposals.
· Be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor or consultant.
The Taylor County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all proposals in the best interest of Taylor County, it’s citizens, and the State of Florida. Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in Section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, shall constitute a waiver of proceeding under Chapter 120, Florida Statutes.
A complete copy of all requirements for the Request for Proposals can be obtained by contacting Melody Cox, Taylor County Transportation Disadvantaged Planning Grant Manager at (850)838-3553 or at melody.cox@taylorcountygov.com. A copy of all Proposal requirements can also be found at www.taylorcountygov.com.
