Central Florida Regional Planning Council
Letters of Intrest and Qualifications for Community Transportation Coordinator (CTC) Under the Transportation Disadvantaged Program in Glades and Hendry Counties, Florida
The Heartland Regional Transportation Planning Organization is seeking qualifications from entities interested in serving as the Community Transportation Coordinator (CTC) for the multi-county service area of Glades and Hendry counties, Florida. The selected entity will be recommended to the Florida Commission for the Transportation Disadvantaged (CTD). If approved by the CTD, the selected contractor will coordinate the administration and operation of the multi-county service area’s Transportation Disadvantaged system, as authorized by Chapter 427, Florida Statutes, and more fully described in Rule 41-2, Florida Administrative Code, beginning July 1, 2020.
Interested entities are required to provide the following as proof of qualifications: 1. Coordination experience; 2. Scheduling and routing software used by the agency/firm; 3. Experience contracting with agencies and transportation operators; 4. Experience with vehicle acquisition; 5. Experience with grant applications and administration.
Responses are limited to five (5) pages. Interested entities should submit four (4) copies of their expression of interest and qualifications in a sealed envelope by 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time on July 10, 2019 to: Heartland Regional Transportation Planning Organization, Attention: Ms. Shannon McPherson, Program Director, 555 E. Church Street, Bartow, FL 33830.
The outside envelope must be marked “LETTER OF INTEREST AND QUALIFICATIONS FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES”. Faxed and emailed responses WILL NOT be accepted. Responses received after the deadline will be returned unopened. Only responses to the request for letters of interest will be considered if a request for proposals is issued for the CTC selection.
Questions should be addressed in writing via email to smcpherson@cfrpc.org no later than 4:00 p.m. EDT on June 26, 2019. Responses shall be in writing. Responses to all questions shall be posted on www.heartlandregionaltpo.org website by June 28, 2019.
No questions regarding this Request for Letters of Interest may be directed to the Project Partners, Selection Committee, HRTPO Board members or HRTPO staff members other than the above designee. Violation of this prohibition shall result in the disqualification of the consultant from further consideration. The HRTPO reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject all submissions, reissue a subsequent RFP, terminate, restructure or amend this procurement process at any time.
