FARE COLLECTION APPLICATION - REJECTION

Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee · 2026-06-10 · resolution

This legislative matter, File Number 260623, concerns the rejection of all proposals for a Fare Collection Application for the Department of Transportation and Public Works. Initially, the administration recommended rejecting all bids, but later requested to withdraw this recommendation to instead return with a recommended vendor. Significant discussion ensued regarding the procurement process, including the number of proposers invited to oral presentations, the interpretation of RFP language, and PCI compliance issues with the current vendor. The item was ultimately withdrawn from the Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Committee agenda on June 10, 2026, with the administration intending to provide a revised recommendation and report. A prior deferral on May 13, 2026, also aimed to gather more information on the scoring mechanism and funding, and to evaluate an option to upgrade the existing system. The original RFP (EVN0001148) was issued on May 16, 2025, with proposals received on August 29, 2025. The current fare collection contract (L8481-0/27) is valued at $31,671,329 and expires January 31, 2028.