RFP #2025-01 - Operations of GVRTA’s Commuter Bus Service

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Gunnison Valley Transportation Authority (GVRTA) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP #2025-01). This RFP and related documents will be available at 8:30 AM on January 17, 2025.

Firms desirous of securing a copy of the RFP and bid package documents may do so by contacting Scott Truex at [email protected] or 970-275-0111. Responses are due on May 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM Mountain Time and responses must conform to and be responsive to the RFP.

This Request for Proposals is for a contractor to run all aspects (including vehicle maintenance) of GVRTA’s Commuter Bus service which provides a public transit system along the Highway 135 corridor using GVRTA vehicles between Gunnison and Mt. CB. The GVRTA operates 365 days each year and provides free (no fee) Commuter Bus transportation to the general public between the City of Gunnison and the towns of Crested Butte and Mt. Crested Butte. The approximately 32-mile one-way trip loops through the City of Gunnison to pick up and drop off passengers and stops at the major intersections along Hwy 135 with a stop at the Crested Butte South (CB South) subdivision in both directions.

GVRTA will host a meeting intended to orient potential Proposers to the RFP and the GVRTA system. Participation in this RFP Overview and Question and Answer Session is strongly encouraged. This meeting will take place on Zoom on February 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM Mountain Time.

Questions regarding the RFP and documents are to be directed to Scott Truex [email protected]