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Bid Opportunities:

Expected Federally Assisted Contracts 2024-25
- Total FTA-assisted contract funds = $1,264,000
  - Maintenance Facility Roof = $300K
  - New CNG Emergency Generator = $370K
  - HVAC Unit Replacements = $82K
  - Capitalized Maintenance (excluding labor) = $655,000
    - Bus parts - ONGOING
  - Installation of Admin/Maintenance emergency backup generator = $100K - COMPLETED
    - This is a replacement of an existing generator at end of useful life
  - Transit Improvements = $90K
    - Bus shelters
  - IT Equipment Replacements $100K
  - Facility Cameras $100K
  - CNG Dispenser Upgrade $150K
  - Feasibility Study & Transit Development Plan $250K

Below is a list of projects for which PARTA has applied for grants to complete in 2026
- Kent Central Gateway transit center sidewalk repair
- Drive-on lift
- IT equipment upgrade
- Bus wash rack upgrade
- Scissor lift

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA) is requesting proposals for:

Transit Shelters

Detailed specifications are available by contacting Ashley Forbes, Procurement Manager, at 330-678-7745, ext. 110, or by emailing: aforbes@partaonline.org.

All proposals must be submitted in accordance with requirements set forth in RFP #2025 Shelters, and must be received in the administrative offices of PARTA on or before Wednesday September 10, 2025, by 2:00 PM EST. There will be NO public bid opening.

All bidders certify that they are not on the Comptroller General's list of ineligible contractors by signing the proposal page. Proposals from individuals/entities that are presently disbarred, suspended, or proposed for debarment by the state of Ohio or the federal government will be disqualified.

PARTA reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals, to re‑advertise for proposals and to waive any informality in any proposal and to determine the most responsive proposal by its own criteria, as described within the RFP.

PARTA further advises prospective bidders that all bids must be filed on the forms provided by the Authority and that all proposals must be clearly marked on the lower left side of the outermost envelope with the words, ATTN: RFP #2025 Shelters.

RECORD COURIER

PARTA Website

August 5 & August 13, 2025

DISADVANTAGED
BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE
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DBE

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)

PARTA’s Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2023 through 2025 Triennial DBE Goal is .42%, which is required by the Code of Federal Regulation 49, Part 26. The DBE program and a description of how the 2023 goal was determined are available for review between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, at PARTA’s Administrative Office, 2000 Summit Rd. Kent, OH 44240.

PARTA's FFY 2026 through 2028 Triennial DBE Goal has been calculated and is determined to be .476%. Race-neutral means will be used to achieve 100% of the goal. Race-conscious means will only be used if PARTA is not on tract to reach the goal at any point during the reporting period. The new goal and supporting calculations will be submitted to the Federal Transit Administration no later than August 1, 2025. To review the goal, follow this link or visit PARTA’s Administrative Office, 2000 Summit Rd. Kent, OH 44240 Monday through Friday between 8 AM and 4:30 PM. Interested parties may provide feedback or comments regarding the goal through the PARTA website here, or by writing to:

Denise Baba, DBELO

Portage Area RTA

2000 Summit Rd.

Kent, OH 44241

Written DBE programs are required for FTA recipients of planning, capital, and/or operating assistance that will have contracting opportunities (excluding transit vehicle purchases) exceeding $250,000 with those funds in a federal fiscal year. It is PARTA's policy to maintain an FTA-approved DBE program to ensure compliance with 49 CFR Part 26, "Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Department of Transportation Financial Assistance Programs." The purpose of PARTA's DBE program is to ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of DOT-assisted contracts and to create a level playing field in which DBEs can compete fairly for DOT-assisted contracts.