Consulting Opportunities

The RTC conducts transportation planning activities and implements some capital projects, consistent with long-range plans and other guiding documents.

Transportation planning efforts, programs, and capital projects require the expertise of many professionals, and RTC employs the services of contractors to accomplish some of these activities.

Qualified vendors able to fulfill the specifications and meet the terms and conditions required are encouraged to submit bids/offers in response to Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) and informal bid requests.

All solicitations include details regarding the project, needed services, required qualifications, timeline, and the requirements for successful proposers. It is the proposer’s responsibility to ensure that a bid or proposal is received by the RTC prior to the time and date specified.

Current Contract Opportunities

Transportation Funding Poll

The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) invites qualified and experienced consultants to submit Qualifications to poll Santa Cruz County voters on transportation funding. The RTC reserves the right to amend the RFQ by addendum before the final proposal submittal date. Responses should be submitted in accordance with the instructions set forth in the RFQ. Proposals are due no later than 12:00 noon, Pacific Standard Time, Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Proposals and inquiries relating to this notice shall be submitted to: Rachel Moriconi, Sr. Transportation Planner, 1523 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz , CA 95060, (831) 460-3200, rmoriconi@sccrtc.org.

On-board Transit Ridership Survey

The RTC is seeking a consultant to plan and conduct an on-board transit ridership survey. Please view the Request for Proposal for this project and Addendum #1 dated January 26th. The RTC reserves the right to amend the RFP by addendum before the final proposal submittal date. Responses should be submitted in accordance with the instructions set forth in this RFP. Proposals are due no later than 5:00pm, Pacific Standard Time, Friday, February 10, 2012. Proposals and inquiries relating to this RFP shall be submitted to: Grace Blakeslee, Transportation Planner, 1523 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz , CA 95060, (831) 460-3200, gblakeslee@sccrtc.org and should include “Transit Ridership Survey” in the subject header.

  • A list of questions and answers to questions received before January 27, 2012, 5:00pm, including those received during the Proposers’ Conference are available. The last date to submit questions regarding the Request for Proposals for the On-board Transit Ridership Survey was January 27, 2012, 5:00pm.

Recent Contract Opportunities

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Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE)

The RTC encourages the participation of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) in its contracts. The RTC affirms the utilization and participation of qualified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Underutilized Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (UDBE) firms in its contracting and procurement activities for federally-funded contracts. The RTC encourages general and prime contractors to afford competitive subcontracting opportunities to DBE and UDBE firms, where possible, in their contracting and procurement activities within the County of Santa Cruz. Find out more about becoming a designated DBE by the State of California or finding a DBE to subcontract.

RTC Contact

Yesenia Parra
Administrative Services Officer
460-3200