Bids & Procurement
LEGAL NOTICE
April 29,2020
The Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority is seeking sealed bids to buy Ford T-350 Cut Away
Buses at 520 Juliana Street, Parkersburg, WV 26101. The bids will be publicly opened at 2:00
PM, Friday July 10, 2020 and read at the main facility as stated above. Requests for bid packet
should be made to: brians@easyriderbus.com, with “Request for Bus Bid RFP# 20-446” in the
subject line, or mailed to the above address with the same request information printed on the
envelope.
LEGAL NOTICE-UPDATED
The Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority is seeking sealed bids to buy Ford F-550 Cut Away
Buses at 520 Juliana Street, Parkersburg, WV 26101. The bids will be publicly opened at 1:30
Pm May 8, 2020 and read at the main facility as stated above. Requests for bid packet should
be made to: brians@easyriderbus.com, with “Request for Bus Bid RFP# 20-366” in the subject
line, or mailed to the above address with the same request information printed on the envelope.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
The Mid-Ohio Valley Transportation Authority (MOVTA) is committed to ensuring that all persons have an equal opportunity to receive and participate incontracts, helping to increase the number of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms and encouraging the participation of DBE firms in prime contracting and subcontracting opportunities. It is therefore the policy of MOVTA that DBE’s shall have fair opportunity to compete for and participate on MOVTA’s contracts and subcontracts, pursuant to U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) regulation 49 CFR Part 26.
To become certified as DBE, a business must meet the eligibility standards established by the USDOT regulation 49 CFR Part 26. The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) certifies businesses as DBE for the state ofWest Virginia through a unified process. This certification allows the DBE’s to be used statewide as opposed to certifying individually with each business utilizing federal dollars. For certification applications or additional information about the certification process, please contact theWest Virginia DOT’s Office of Contracts at 304-558-3931,or visit http://www.transportation.wv.gov/highways/contractadmin/Pages/Contacts.aspx.
MOVTA’s FY2014-FY2017 DBE Policy &Goals (July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2020) for contracting opportunities are (0%) zero percent.