Bases

The state and local contract opportunity involves two distinct procurement efforts within Dane County and Madison City, Wisconsin. The first is a Request for Proposals (RFP) for shared-ride taxi services issued by the City of Prairie du Chien, seeking a contractor to provide door-to-door, demand-responsive transportation services. The service requirements include maintaining a minimum of 5 vehicles (with 2 as backups), ensuring at least 3 are ADA accessible, and operating seven days per week with specific service hours ranging from 6:30 AM to 11:30 PM. The contract is for two base years (January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026) with three potential one-year renewals. Proposals are due September 5, 2024, by 3:00 PM CT, with an anticipated contract award date of October 23, 2024. The second procurement is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) by the Madison Traffic Engineering Department for procuring street light and traffic signal bases, specifically seeking 27 steel street light transformer bases, 27 breakaway aluminum street light bases, and 54 traffic signal bases. The RFQ evaluation will consider factors such as cost, quality, compatibility, warranty, delivery, and past performance, with responses due on July 29, 2024, at 2:00 PM CDT.

The Prairie du Chien shared-ride taxi RFP has a national Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) participation goal of 10%, with WisDOT establishing a 1.85% transit DBE goal, though no specific contract-level DBE goal is set. The contract is funded through federal transit operating funds (Section 5311) totaling $484,950 and will require contractors to provide their own vehicles, dispatching system, and maintenance programs. The procurement anticipates approximately 226 weekly vehicle/driver hours. For the Madison Traffic Engineering RFQ, there is a local vendor preference policy that provides scoring advantages to local registered suppliers. The bid summary indicates that Neher Electric Supply (Bid #2) was awarded the contract, with unit prices ranging from $1,225.00 for steel street light transformer bases to $155.63 for traffic signal bases. Bidders were required to provide unit pricing, lead times, and local vendor status. The delivery location for the street light and traffic signal bases is 1120 Sayle St, Madison, WI 53715, with a request for 24-48 hours advance notice prior to delivery.