4-Pre-Bid Meeting Agenda.pdf

This is a pre-bid meeting agenda for a joint procurement between the Central Contra Costa Transit Authority (County Connection) and the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) for ADA Paratransit Operations and Maintenance and Related Services (RFP #2027-PT-01). The agencies are seeking qualified firms to provide ADA and non-ADA paratransit services throughout their combined service areas, building on a successful regional pilot program that coordinated operations under County Connection's administration. The pre-bid meeting was scheduled for September 24, 2026, at 9:00 AM as a virtual meeting via Zoom. The meeting agenda included LAVTA introductions and project overview, vendor registration information with RFP documents available through Bonfire, an RFP overview and schedule presentation, and a question-and-answer session conducted exclusively through the Bonfire platform.

County Connection currently administers paratransit services for its LINK program (operational since 1990), BART within central Contra Costa County, and LAVTA's Wheels Dial-A-Ride program, along with hybrid and special transportation services. The current contract with Transdev expires June 30, 2027, with the successful proposer required to assume all services effective July 1, 2027. The selected contractor must deliver safe, efficient, and innovative operations including reservations, scheduling, dispatch, customer service, technology-enabled service delivery, and data-driven performance management. Key project objectives include developing affordable and user-friendly technologies, increasing shared-ride efficiencies, expanding service availability, providing flexible cancellation and rebooking options, offering self-service trip management tools, reducing transfer wait times, and minimizing deadhead and unproductive mileage while developing partnerships with other transportation providers and sponsors.