METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
Notice of Request for Proposals (RFP) for
Defensive Driving Program
Contract Number 25P271
The Metropolitan Council is soliciting proposals for a vendor to develop, implement, and provide
a defensive driving training program to educate and certify Council trainers who are then able to
train Metro Transit bus and light rail operators. The anticipated schedule for this procurement is
as follows:
RFP Issue Date
Pre-Proposal Meeting
Questions Due
Proposals Due
Award
December 15, 2025
January 6, 2026, at 1:00 PM CST
January 8, 2026
January 20, 2026, at 2:00 PM CST
March 2026
Click Here to view and download the RFP documents (including Plan Holder Report and
Addendums). Please input this QuestCDN eBidDoc™ Number 9994520 on the website’s Project
Search page. Contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in
downloading and working with the digital documents.
Proposers are strongly encouraged to verify subcontractor’s State and Federal debarment and
suspension status at: http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/debarredreport.asp.
A pre-proposal meeting will be held on January 6, 2026, at 1:00 PM, via Microsoft Teams.
Proposers may join from the following meeting link: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-
join/19%3ameeting_Mjk0ODExMDgtNzRhMy00ZWNhLWE4M2MtNmZhYTNiODk0YzU2%40thread.v
2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ddbff68b-482a-4573-81e0-
fef8156a4fd0%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%227ba06c8c-40f4-438c-8150-135486f0dd05%22%7d
Meeting ID: 297 597 182 948 52, Passcode: dT9sg3u6
Join with a video conferencing device: metrocouncil@m.webex.com; Video Conference ID: 117 702
051 1; Alternate VTC instructions
Or call in (audio only): +1 763-600-8619,,544453307# United States, Minneapolis Phone Conference
ID: 544 453 307#
Questions concerning the content of the RFP documents may be directed to:
Glen Carpenter
RFP Administrator
Metropolitan Council
390 North Robert Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: (651) 602-1207
glen.carpenter@metc.state.mn.us
REV 6/27/2022