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St. Lawrence County opens two transit procurement bids; first solicitation draws no offers
Summary
County staff opened two procurement items for public-transit services: RSOI 2025-19 received no bids; RFP 2025-20 drew bids from Volunteer Transportation and VMC Consultants, with Volunteer Transportation’s paperwork showing an estimated 2026 project cost of $217,002.73 and a federal share of $173,008.19.
Stephanie Kerr, a St. Lawrence County staff member, opened a bid‑opening for two county public‑transit procurements, saying, "I'm from Saint Lawrence County, and today we're opening up 2 bids."
Kerr announced that the first solicitation, RSOI 2025‑19 for services related to public‑transit bus operations, drew no responses. "We did not get any bids for that," she said, noting that the county will record the absence of offers for that item.
The second solicitation, RFP 2025‑20 for mobility‑management services, produced two bids. The first was from Volunteer Transportation; Kerr confirmed receipt of the signed non‑collusion page and read an estimated 2026 project cost of $217,002.73 with a federal share of $173,008.19, a state share of $21,007.27 and a local share of $21,007.27 as recorded on the paperwork.
Kerr also announced a second submission from VMC Consultants but the transcript records the bidder’s dollar figures unclearly. The county staff member logged VMC’s paperwork and confirmed receipt of its non‑collusion page; Kerr said she would review the documents further.
Kerr closed the bid opening by thanking bidders and saying the county would follow up on any questions. "Thank you for bidding. And if we have any questions, we'll be in touch," she said.
No awards or contract decisions were made at the session; the meeting recorded only the opening and logging of bids. Further procurement steps, such as staff review, scoring or potential award recommendations, were not stated during the bid‑opening remarks.
