On-Call Charter Bus Transportation Services Program

Public opportunity summary

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Public Works requests Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for the On-Call Charter Bus Transportation Service Program (BRC0000251). This program has been designed to have a potential maximum contract term of 5 years. The annual program amount of this service is estimated to be $2,000,000. The Request for Statement of Qualifications (RFSQ) with contract specifications, forms, and instructions for preparing and submitting proposals may be accessed at http://pw.lacounty.gov/brcd/servicecontracts/ or may be requested from Ms. Amber Turner at (626) 458-4199 or aturner@pw.lacounty.gov or Ms. Ani Karapetyan at (626) 458-4050 or akarapetyan@pw.lacounty.gov, Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. PLEASE CHECK THE WEBSITE FREQUENTLY FOR ANY CHANGES TO THIS SOLICITATION. ALL ADDENDA AND INFORMATIONAL UPDATES WILL BE POSTED AT http://pw.lacounty.gov/brcd/servicecontracts. "Do Business with Public Works' Website Registration All interested proposers for this RFSQ are strongly encouraged to register at http://pw.lacounty.gov/general/contracts/opportunities/. Only those firms registered for this RFSQ through the website will receive automatic notification when any update to this RFSQ is made. The County does not have an obligation to notify any proposers other than through the Public Works website's automatic notification system. Doing Business with Local Small Business Enterprise, Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise, and Social Enterprise The County strongly encourages participation from firms, primes, and subcontractors, which are certified in the County's Local Small Business Enterprise (LSBE), Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE), and Social Enterprise (SE) Preference Programs. The County's LSBE, DVBE, and SE Preference Programs require firms to complete a certification process to receive certain benefits allowed only for LSBE, DVBE, and SE, such as a 15 percent price preference, not to exceed $150,000, when applicable, and LSBE Prompt Payment Program. The following link provides additional information on being County certified LSBE, DVBE, and SE: http://dcba.lacounty.gov. Minimum Mandatory Requirements: At the time of proposal submission, proposers must meet all minimum requirements set forth in the RFSQ documents including, but not limited to: 1. Proposer must have 3 years of experience providing charter bus transportation services, within the last 4 years. (Please use Form PW 20, Proposer's Compliance with the Minimum Requirements of the RFSQ.) 2. Proposer has submitted a valid and active charter license or certificate issued by the California Public Utilities Commission. (Please use Form PW 20, Proposer's Compliance with the Minimum Requirements of the RFSQ.) 3. Proposer has passed all California Highway Patrol Safety Compliance Inspections (or passed all reinspections) of the proposer's maintenance facilities or terminals to be used for the proposed contract for the prior three 13-month inspections (California Vehicle Code 34501(c). (Please use Form PW-20, Proposer's Compliance with the Minimum Requirements of the RFSQ.) 4. Subcontracting is not allowed for this service. If a proposer makes reference to a subcontractor or if a proposer includes a list of subcontractors to perform the work requested, the Statement of Qualifications will be immediately disqualified. This solicitation will remain open continuously at the discretion of the County. There will be no proposers' conference held for this solicitation. The deadline to submit written questions for a response is by Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. All questions and answers will be posted at the following website https://pw.lacounty.gov/brcd/servicecontracts/. This RFSQ process may take several months to process before agreements can be fully executed by the Board of Supervisors for commencement. Therefore, it is imperative that proposers return all proposal materials no later than Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. Proposals will be reviewed in the order they are submitted to Public Works based on the time indicated by BidExpress or timestamp by cashiers office. Please direct your questions to Ms. Turner or Ms. Karapetyan. IMPORTANT NOTICE Submission of proposals will only be accepted electronically using BidExpress or electronic proposals via Universal Serial Bus (USB) drive or compact disk (CD) to the Cashiers Office in Public Works Headquarters located on the Mezzanine Floor, 900 South Fremont Avenue, Alhambra, California 91803. Submission of hard copy proposals will not be accepted. PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY USING THE FOLLOWING METHOD: Electronic Submission of Proposals In lieu of submitting electronic proposals to the cashiers office, you may submit proposals electronically on www.bidexpress.com, a secure online bidding service website. To submit your proposals electronically, register with BidExpress, by the due date above. A new registration page must be signed, notarized, and received by BidExpress Customer Support for processing before the due date. There is a nominal service fee to use BidExpress. Please note, each upload of file in BidExpress is limited to 10 MB per file up to 50 files for a total of 500 MB. Proposers shall plan ahead and allow sufficient time to account for the file size limitation before the proposal submission deadline to complete the uploading of proposal files. If proposer submits a proposal through BidExpress, proposer should not send hard copies, CDs, or any other materials to the County via mail.