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PUBLIC NOTICE
DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
FY 2023 through 2025 GOAL

It is the policy of the Greater Hartford Transit District (the District) to provide Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or part with federal funds. The District will not allow any person or business to be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be discriminated against in connection with the award and performance of any U.S. Department of Transportation assisted contract on the basis of sex, race, color or national origin. The District has established a revised DBE participation overall goal for FYs 2023 to 2025 of 7.9%.

Any firm wishing to review the goal setting process can view the presentation at this link or by clicking on the image below:
GHTD DBE Goal Setting Presentation September 2024

Any firm wishing to obtain further information about the DBE program or the goal setting methodology should contact Mary Bujeaud at mbujeaud@ghtd.org or by calling 860-380-2024. The goal setting methodology can also be viewed at the District’s office (by appointment) at the Greater Hartford Transit District, One Union Place, Hartford, CT, 06103.

Other information about the DBE program can be obtained by contacting the US Department of Transportation/Federal Transit Administration – Region I, Civil Rights Officer, 55 Broadway Street, Suite 920, Cambridge, MA 02142.

PROCUREMENT NOTICES

Check our website periodically for a list of current procurement opportunities

GREATER HARTFORD TRANSIT DISTRICT
INVITATION FOR BIDS
GHTD IFB #02-025
PARKING LOT EXPANSION
(GHTD PARATRANSIT EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT)

The Greater Hartford Transit District (GHTD), Hartford, Connecticut, a municipal corporation formed under Chapter 103a of the Connecticut General Statutes, Revision of 1958, as amended, is seeking a contractor to expand the parking lot at the Greater Hartford Transit District’s ADA Paratransit Operations and Maintenance Facility, located at 148 Roberts Street, East Hartford, CT 06108 onto the acquired parcel at 144 Roberts Street. All work details are indicated in the Bid Documents. The project location is the Greater Hartford Transit District’s ADA Paratransit Operations and Maintenance Facility, located at 148 Roberts Street, East Hartford, CT 06108.

Bid documents including drawings and specifications will be available on or after Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Bid documents will be available on the District’s website at: https://www.hartfordtransit.org/business-opportunities/ and on the State of Connecticut DAS Contracting Portal at https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/CTSource/CTSource. Bids shall be submitted to LaShaunda Drake, Greater Hartford Transit District, One Union Place, Hartford, CT. 06103, on or before 10:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. There will be a virtual public bid opening at 10:10 a.m. local time held via zoom.

To join the meeting:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84105545842?pwd=PCw4VDSMmPgUaz3YoxCzyMZbVeYOMV.1

Meeting ID: 841 0554 5842
Passcode: 080665
To call in by phone: (929) 205 6099

An In-person Pre-Bid Conference will be held by the District on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 10:00 AM (EST) in the training room of the District’s ADA Paratransit Operations and Maintenance Facility which is located at 148 Roberts Street, East Hartford, CT 06108, to provide an opportunity to outline the requirements the District will expect of the Bidder, as well as to provide the opportunity for questions and explanations. The In-person Pre-Bid Conference will be immediately followed by an outdoor site visit of the project site located at 144 Roberts Street, East Hartford, CT, 06108. Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference and Site Visit is not mandatory, and is not a condition for final award.

Questions concerning the bidding process should be submitted in writing to LaShaunda Drake at ldrake@ghtd.org. Bids received after the deadline will not be considered and will be returned to the bidder unopened. Any changes, or any requests for changes in the specifications, will not be recognized after sealed bids are submitted to the District.

Any contract resulting from this invitation for bids is subject to a financial assistance contract between the District and the Federal Transit Administration and the District and the State of Connecticut. All bidders will be required to certify that they are not on the Comptroller General’s list of ineligible contractors. Further, the contractor will be required to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws and regulations. The GHTD hereby notifies all bidders that in regard to any contract entered into pursuant to this Invitation for Bids, advertisement or solicitation, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit proposals in response, and will not be subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex or national origin in consideration for an award.

The GHTD reserves the right to reject any and all bids as submitted by this Invitation for Bids, and to waive informalities and irregularities, as it deems in its best interest.

IFB #02-025 Roberts Street Parking Lot Expansion (Complete Solicitation Packet)

GREATER HARTFORD TRANSIT DISTRICT
INVITATION FOR BIDS
GHTD IFB #07-025
ROOF DRAIN LINE REPAIR
AT HARTFORD UNION STATION

The Greater Hartford Transit District (GHTD), Hartford, Connecticut, a municipal corporation formed under Chapter 103a of the Connecticut General Statutes, Revision of 1958, as amended, is seeking bids from a qualified firm or firms for the provision of a licensed contractor to repair the existing roof drain line system located at the Union Station Transportation Facility Complex, which is located at One Union Place, Hartford, CT 06103. The primary scope of work will consist of replacing and rerouting the existing storm drain lines with new drain lines and the addition of secondary drains. At the roof level, new secondary (emergency) overflow drains will be installed. At the attic level, existing vertical drain lines will be cut and capped, and new drain lines will run into the lower floors, enclosed in a new chase. At the first-floor level, there will be limited demolition of the masonry and brownstone to install two emergency overflow outlets, one at each of the vestibules to the side of the Great Hall. The primary drains will continue below grade, one vertical line at each of the vestibules, and will connect at a new manhole below the sidewalk. Downstream of the new storm manhole, the existing drain line that connects to the Gully Brook storm sewer will be removed and replaced with a new pipe. All drainage work outside of the building will involve demolition of the concrete sidewalk panels and pavers and roadway asphalt to install new pipe. The hardscaping of the site will be restored to the existing conditions. Due to Union Station’s historic nature, the successful bidder will be required to coordinate with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) for all brownstone masonry repairs and demolition. All work details are indicated in the Bid Documents.

Bid documents including drawings and specifications will be available on or after Thursday, March 20, 2025. Bid documents will be available on the District’s website at: https://www.hartfordtransit.org/business-opportunities/ and on the State of Connecticut DAS Contracting Portal at https://portal.ct.gov/DAS/CTSource/CTSource.

Bids shall be submitted to LaShaunda Drake, Contract and Procurement Specialist, Greater Hartford Transit District, One Union Place, Hartford, CT. 06103, on or before 10:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. There will be a virtual public bid opening at 10:10 a.m. local time held via zoom. An In-Person Pre-Bid Conference will be held by the District on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 8:00 AM local time, to provide an opportunity to outline the requirements the District will expect of the Bidder, as well as to provide the opportunity for questions and explanations. The Pre-Bid Conference will take place in the conference room of the GHTD administrative offices located at One Union Place, First Floor, Hartford, CT 06103. The Pre-Bid Conference will be immediately followed by an on-site walk-through of the project site located at One Union Place, Hartford, CT, 06103.

Attendance at the Pre-Bid Conference and Site Visit is not mandatory, and is not a condition for final award. Questions concerning the bidding process should be submitted in writing to LaShaunda Drake at ldrake@ghtd.org. Bids received after the deadline will not be considered and will be returned to the bidder unopened. Any changes, or any requests for changes in the specifications, will not be recognized after sealed bids are submitted to the District.

The GHTD reserves the right to reject any and all bids as submitted by this Invitation for Bids, and to waive informalities and irregularities, as it deems in its best interest.

IFB #07-025 Roof Drain Line Repair at Hartford Union Station (Complete Solicitation)