REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

20250131 – AUDITING SERVICE  

Seven public transportation agencies in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) consisting of the Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority (SRTA), Cumberland-Dauphin-Harrisburg Transportation Authority (Capital Area Transit or CAT), Central Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (CPTA), County of Lebanon Transit (LT or Lebanon Transit), and South Central Transit Authority (SCTA) on behalf of itself and the Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority (BARTA) and the Red Rose Transit Authority (RRTA), (collectively the Transit Group), are issuing this joint Request for Proposals (RFP) to engage the services of a certified public accounting firm to provide annual year-end financial services for each of these seven organizations. Each transit agency, as separate entities in and of themselves, requires the need of an independent audit performed by a certified accounting firm. Agency Profiles are provided in Section 3. All proposals and contracts are subject to all applicable Commonwealth and Federal laws and to a financial assistance contract between the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Agencies as listed herein.

All costs incurred by proposers in the development of their proposals in responding to this RFP are the sole responsibility of the proposers. No such costs will be reimbursed by the agency or any individual in this procurement. Furthermore, proposers must not include such costs as part of their cost proposals to perform any work described in this RFP.

Requests for Proposal specifications, sealed Proposals, and questions regarding these projects should be addressed to:

Allen Hollenbach
Procurement Analyst
Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority
415 N. Zarfoss Drive
York, PA 17404
ahollenbach@rabbittransit.org

Due: 2:00 PM May 2, 2025

Issue Date: March 24, 2025

Questions Due: April 18, 2025

Proposals Due: 2:00 PM May 2, 2025

Interviews: May 12-15, 2025

Contract Start Date: June 1, 2025

SRTA hereby notifies all proposers that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this RFP advertisement or solicitation, disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE’s) will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response and will not be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex or national origin in consideration for an award. The Authorities reserve the right to postpone, accept or reject any and all proposals and to waive any informality in the RFP process as the Authorities deem in any of their own best interest. Proposals received after the specified closing time will be considered late proposals and will not be evaluated for award. Misdirected submittals will not be accepted.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

PURCHASE OF A BUS WASH SYSTEM

The South Central Transit Authority (SCTA) is requesting qualified firms to submit proposals electronically via PennBid for the purchase of a replacement Bus Wash System at its Lancaster Operations Center located at 45 Erick Road, Lancaster, PA 17601. Proposals are due no later than 2:00 pm, prevailing time, Monday, April 21, 2025.  The proposals received shall be opened online with results posted via PennBid.

All documents, specifications and solicitation details are available at no cost electronically at PennBid – https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com

A non-mandatory Pre-Proposal meeting will be held at the Lancaster Operations Center, 45 Erick Road, Lancaster, PA, on Thursday, April 3, 2025, beginning at 10:00 a.m.  An opportunity to review the RFP specifications and inspect the facility will be provided as part of the Pre-Proposal meeting.

All proposals and contracts are subject to all applicable state and federal laws and to a financial assistance contract between the South Central Transit Authority, the County of Lancaster, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Contractors and subcontractors will be required to comply with all applicable Buy America, Non-Discrimination, Non-Collusion, Lobbying, Debarment and Contractor Integrity laws and regulations.

All proposers will be required to certify they are not on the Comptroller General’s list of ineligible contractors.

SCTA solicits and encourages disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation. DBE’s shall be afforded full consideration of their response and will not be subject to discrimination.

For information, contact Kevin Hessler, Assistant Director of Capital Projects & Planning at (610) 406-4507 or khessler@sctapa.com .

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
RE-BID
REPLACEMENT OF THE HVAC SYSTEM

The South Central Transit Authority (SCTA) is requesting qualified firms to submit proposals electronically via PennBid for the replacement of the HVAC System at its Lancaster Operations Center located at 45 Erick Road, Lancaster, PA 17601. Proposals are due no later than 12:00 pm, prevailing time, Monday, April 14, 2025. The proposals received shall be opened online with results posted via PennBid.

All documents, specifications and solicitation details are available at no cost electronically at PennBid – https://pennbid.bonfirehub.com

All proposals and contracts are subject to all applicable state and federal laws and to a financial assistance contract between the South Central Transit Authority, the County of Lancaster, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Contractors and subcontractors will be required to comply with all applicable Buy America, Non-Discrimination, Non-Collusion, Lobbying, Debarment and Contractor Integrity laws and regulations. All proposers will be required to certify they are not on the Comptroller General’s list of ineligible contractors.

SCTA solicits and encourages disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) participation. DBE’s shall be afforded full consideration of their response and will not be subject to discrimination.

For information, contact Kevin Hessler, Assistant Director of Capital Projects & Planning at (610) 406-4507 or khessler@sctapa.com .