Amendment 1.docx

This is a Solicitation Amendment (Amendment 1) issued by the City of Watertown, Wisconsin for Watertown Shared Ride Taxi Services (Solicitation T2025-2). The amendment extends the proposal submission deadline to October 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM CT and the question submission deadline to September 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM CT. The procurement seeks a contractor to provide shared-ride taxi services within Watertown city limits and within a 2-mile radius, offering door-to-door, demand-responsive transportation seven days per week with ADA-accessible vehicle options. The base contract term runs from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027, with three optional one-year renewal periods available. The revised timeline indicates that proposal evaluation begins October 9, 2025 (estimated), with oral presentations scheduled for October 21, 2025 (estimated). The anticipated notification of intent to award is November 4, 2025, with a contract start date of January 1, 2026. Proposers must acknowledge receipt of Amendment 1 by signing and submitting it with their proposals to be considered responsive.

The City of Watertown will supply at least 10 vehicles for the contractor's use, including wheelchair-accessible options, minimizing capital investment requirements for the winning bidder. Contractors must submit firm-fixed hourly rate pricing for the base two-year period and three optional years, with potential total contract value ranging between $1.2 to $1.5 million depending on optional year extensions and Consumer Price Index adjustments. The project is funded through federal grant monies totaling $993,876.00 under Section 5311 (CFDA 20.509), with additional state and local funding sources. Pricing may be adjusted based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Winning contractors will be responsible for vehicle maintenance, insurance, driver training protocols, drug and alcohol testing procedures, comprehensive record-keeping, and maintaining a dispatch system with communication devices. Prospective bidders should have extensive experience in public transportation services, particularly paratransit and ADA-compliant transportation solutions.