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Commissioners table transit contract award after concerns over RFP pricing
Summary
St. Lucie County commissioners on Aug. 19 voted to table a staff request to negotiate a transit services contract after commissioners and members of the public raised concerns about large price differences among bidders and asked for more documentation.
St. Lucie County commissioners on Tuesday voted to table action on a request that would have authorized staff to negotiate a contract with the top-ranked proposer for the county's public transit services, citing a large price gap among bidders and requests for more written backup.
The item (consent item H-10H2) concerned a competitive procurement that selection staff ranked with MV/MB Transportation as the top firm after a scoring and in-person presentation process. Transit Director Adolfo Covelli told the board that the procurement notice was published Feb. 9, 2025, that 170 firms were notified, 50 RFP documents were distributed and seven proposals were received, and that the selection committee of five ranked the finalists after presentations.
Covelli said the system has grown since the previous RFP five years…
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