2026 - 07 - RFP - CAT ITC INTERIOR RENOVATION

CHATHAM AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
PROJECT NO. 2026-07
CAT ITC INTERIOR RENOVATION
April 3, 2026

PUBLIC NOTICE
CHATHAM AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Request for Proposals No. 2026-07
CAT ITC INTERIOR RENOVATION
Notice is hereby given that the CHATHAM AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY (CAT) is seeking
responses for the following:
Description: Chatham Area Transit Authority (CAT) is soliciting responses from
qualified vendors to complete interior renovations on CAT ITC.
Proposals: Proposal Packages are available at 900 E. Gwinnett Street, Savannah,
Georgia, 31401, online at https://www.catchacat.org/about-cat/doing-
business/procurement/procurement-opportunities/, or by email at
victor.colon@catchacat.org.
Questions: All questions must be submitted in writing by: Friday, June 19, 2026 to
Victor Colon, Procurement Manager, Chatham Area Transit Authority,
900 East Gwinnett Street, Savannah, GA 31401, or by email at
victor.colon@catchacat.org
Submittal Deadline: Friday, July 17, 2026 at 2 p.m. EST , CAT Central, 900 E. Gwinnett
Street, Savannah, Georgia, 31401
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Requirements:
CAT, in accordance with 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 26, has an obligation to
ensure nondiscrimination of DBE's in all aspects of competition, award and administration of
federally funded contracts. Notice to all proposers is hereby provided, that in accordance with
State and Federal laws, CAT will ensure that disadvantaged business enterprises are afforded full
opportunity to submit offers and responses to this solicitation, and to participate in any contract
consummated pursuant to this advertisement. Compliance with Federal and State laws on Equal
Opportunity will also be asserted in consideration for the award of this contract. No proposer
will be discriminated against because of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, or
handicapping conditions.
CAT reserves the right to accept or reject any and all responses submitted. CAT also reserves
the right to award a contract based on the submissions alone.
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2026-07 Schedule of Events
EVENT DATE
RFPIssued and Advertised April 3, 2026
PRE Bid Meeting May 8, 2026
Vendor Inquiry Deadline June 19, 2026
RFP Submission Deadline July 17, 2026, 2:00 p.m. EST
Evaluation Committee's Recommendation
To Board of Directors August 25, 2026
Notification of Award to Proposer August 26, 2026
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Chatham Area Transit Authority
RFP 2026-07 CAT ITC INTERIOR RENOVATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
I. General Information & Instructions
1.1 Introduction 6
1.2 Response Submission 6
1.3 Response Form Requirement 6
1.4 Inquiries 6
1.5 Ethics and Lobbying Statement 7
1.6 Indemnification 7
1.7 Interest of Members of, or Delegates to, Congress 7
1.8 Ethics 7
1.9 Conflict of Interest 7
1.10 Privacy Act Requirements 8
1.11 Exclusionary or Discriminatory Specifications 8
1.12 Geographic Restrictions 8
1.13 Contractor Assurance 8
1.14 Confidentiality 9
1.15 Government Wide Debarment and Suspension
(Non-Procurement) 9
1.16 Subcontracts 9
1.17 Contract Termination: Debarment 9
1.18 State and Local Disclaimer 9
1.19 Submittal of Protests 10
1.20 Response Offer 10
1.21 Response Award 10
1.22 Response Withdrawal 10
1.23 Single Response Situations 11
1.24 Certifications & DBE Policy Statement 11
1.25 Taxes 11
1.26 Contract Termination 12
1.27 Assignments 12
1.28 Addenda 12
1.29 Prohibited Interest 12
1.30 Audit & Inspection 12
1.31 Notice to Proceed 12
1.32 Scope of Services 12
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1.33 Evaluation of Responses 13
1.34 Federal Regulatory Requirements 13
1.35 Additional Response Requirements 13
II. Attachments
A. Scope of Services 14
B. DBE Certification 15
C. References 16
D. Addendum Acknowledgement 17
E. Offeror's Checklist 18
F. Proposer Information Form 19
G. Federal Regulatory Requirements 20
Federal Clause Receipt Certification 20
Other Federal Requirements 21
Government-Wide Debarment Certification 33
Lobbying Certification 34
Buy America/Build America Certification 35
BOARD ROOM BID PACKAGE 36
FLOORPLAN 226
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CHATHAM AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
1.1 INTRODUCTION
Chatham Area Transit Authority (CAT) is soliciting proposals from qualified professionals to
provide interior renovation. CAT anticipates awarding a eighteen (18) months contract to the
selected vendor(s).
1.2 RESPONSE SUBMISSION
CAT will receive responses until 2 pm EST, Friday, July 17, 2026. Any response delivered to
CAT after the time specified will not be considered.
One (1) unbound original, three (3) copies, and an electronic copy of the response must be
mailed or hand delivered to:
Victor Colon, Procurement Manager
Chatham Area Transit Authority
900 E. Gwinnett St.
Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 651-0453
If there are inconsistencies in the copies provided, the controlling document will be the original
response submitted by proposer.
1.3 RESPONSE FORM REQUIREMENTS
All responses must state the full and correct name, address, and capacity of the proposer. If the
proposer is an individual doing business under another name, the response shall so
state. Partnerships, joint ventures, and corporations shall sign as is appropriate for their type of
business. Any erasures, corrections, or other changes appearing on the response forms must be
initialed by the persons signing the response.
Except as otherwise provided herein, CAT cannot accept any material marked
confidential, trade secret or proprietary. Proposer understands that any material pertaining to
this procurement is likely subject to disclosure through the Georgia Open Records Act, O.C.G.A.
50-18-70.
1.4 INQUIRIES
Should a proposer have questions, please contact in writing:
Victor Colon, Procurement Manager
Chatham Area Transit Authority
900 E. Gwinnett St.
Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 651-0453
victor.colon@catchacat.org
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Questions should be submitted to CAT by Friday, June 19, 2026. Communication via email will
be considered a written inquiry. ANY VERBAL COMMUNICATION WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED BY CAT AS AN INQUIRY. All received inquiries will be responded to in
writing after the question submission deadline and will be presented as an addendum to the
solicitation and distributed to respondents.
1.5 ETHICS AND LOBBYING STATEMENT
CAT maintains a written code of ethics that governs the conduct of its employees and
subcontractors. Any debarment and suspension pertaining to the proposer must be disclosed by
attaching a copy of each to the response. Additionally, the successful proposer must complete
the appropriate certifications relating to lobbying activities.
1.6 INDEMNIFICATION
(1) Contractor shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CAT and its officers, directors,
and employees from and against all allegations, claims, actions, suits, demands, damages,
liabilities, obligations, losses, settlements, judgments, costs and expenses (including without
limitation attorneys' fees and costs) which arise out of, relate to, or result from any act or
omission of Contractor.
(2) Contractor acknowledges that it is prohibited under the Laws of Georgia for a
governmental entity to indemnify Contractor for any loss arising out of the provisions of this
Contract. Accordingly, CAT does not make any indemnification to Contractor whatsoever under
this Contract.
1.7 INTEREST OF MEMBERS OF, OR DELEGATES TO, CONGRESS
In accordance with 18 U.S.C. Subsection 431, no member of, or delegates to, the Congress of the
United States shall be permitted to a share or part of this contract or to any benefit arising there
from.
1.8 ETHICS
It is CAT's policy that all contractors shall be expected to have complied, and in the future to
comply, with all ethics laws of the State of Georgia and to be free of conflicts of interest (as
described in the following section) if awarded a CAT contract. Each proposer shall be deemed
have acknowledged said policy. Any indication that a proposer has violated or given the
appearance of violating an ethics law or is not free of actual or potential conflicts of interest will
cause rejection of that bid. Any indication that, once awarded a contract, a contractor has
violated or has given the appearance of violating an ethics law or is not free of actual or potential
conflicts of interest may, in the sole discretion of CAT, constitutes grounds for termination of the
contract.
1.9 CONFLICT OF INTEREST
No Board Member, employee, officer or agent, or employee of such agent of CAT shall
participate in the selection, the award of, or the administration of a contract if a conflict of
interest, real or apparent, would be involved. Such a conflict would arise when:
a. A Board Member, employee, officer or agent, or employee of such
agent;
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b. Any immediate family member of those listed in (a) above;
c. A partner; or an organization which employs, or is about to
employ any of the above,
has a direct or indirect, present or future financial or other interest in the firm selected for award.
CAT Board Members, officer, employees or agents shall neither solicit nor accept gratuities,
favors or anything of monetary value from contractors, potential subcontractors or parties of sub-
agreements.
1.10 PRIVACY ACT REQUIREMENTS
The following requirements apply to the Contractor and its employees that administer any
system of records on behalf of the Federal Government under any contract:
a. The Contractor agrees to comply with, and assures the compliance of its
employees with, the information restrictions and other applicable requirements of
the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a. Among other things, the Contractor
agrees to obtain the express consent of the Federal Government before the
Contractor or its employees operate a system of records on behalf of the Federal
Government. The Contractor understand that the requirements of the Privacy Act,
including the civil and criminal penalties for violation of that Act, apply to those
individuals involved, and that failure to comply with the terms of the Privacy Act
may result in termination of the underlying contract.
b. The Contractor also agrees to include these requirements in each subcontract to
administer any system of records on behalf of the Federal Government financed in
whole or in part with Federal assistance provided by FTA.
1.11 EXCLUSIONARY OR DISCRIMINATORY SPECIFICATIONS
Apart from inconsistent requirements imposed by federal statute or regulations, CAT will
comply with the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5323(h) (2) by refraining from using any Federal
assistance awarded by FTA to support procurements using exclusionary or discriminatory
specifications.
1.12 GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS
Except as expressly mandated, encouraged, or permitted by FTA or Federal Statute, CAT will
refrain from using state or local geographic preferences.
1.13 CONTRACTOR ASSURANCE
The contractor, sub recipient or subcontractor shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national origin, or sex in the performance of this contract. The contractor shall carry out
applicable requirements of 49 CFR part 26 in the award and administration of DOT-assisted
contracts. Failure by the contractor to carry out these requirements is a material breach of this
contract, which may result in the termination of this contract or such other remedy as the
recipient deems appropriate, which may include, but is not limited to: (1) Withholding monthly
progress payments; (2) Assessing sanctions; (3) Liquidated damages; and/or (4) Disqualifying
the contractor from future bidding as non-responsible
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1.14 CONFIDENTIALITY
Contractor agrees that any and all information, in oral or written form, whether obtained from
CAT, its agents or assigns, or other sources, or generated by Contractor pursuant to this contract
shall not be used for any purpose other than fulfilling the requirements of this contract.
Contractor further agrees to keep in absolute confidence all data relative to the business of CAT,
its agents or assigns. No news release, including but not limited to photographs and film, public
announcement, denial or confirmation of any part of the subject matter of any phase of any
program hereunder shall be made by Contractor without written approval of CAT.
1.15 GOVERNMENT WIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION
This contract is a covered transaction for purposes of 49 CFR Part 29. As such, the contractor is
required to verify that none of the contractors, its principals, as defined at 49 CFR 29.995, or
affiliates, as defined at 49 CFR 29.905, are excluded or disqualified as defined at 49 CFR 29.940
and 29.945. If this contract is less than $25,000 this clause does not apply.
The contractor is required to comply with 49 CFR 29, Subpart C and must include the
requirement to comply with 49 CFR 29, Subpart C in any lower tier covered transaction it enters
into. By signing and submitting its bid or response, the bidder or proposer certifies as follows:
The certification clause contained in Attachment B is a material representation of
fact relied upon by Chatham Area Transit Authority. If it is later determined that
the bidder or proposer knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition
to remedies available to Chatham Area Transit Authority, the Federal
Government may pursue available remedies, including but not limited to
suspension and/or debarment. The bidder or proposer agrees to comply with the
requirements of 49 CFR 29, Subpart C while this offer is valid and throughout the
period of any contract that may arise from this offer. The bidder or proposer
further agrees to include a provision requiring such compliance in its lower tier
covered transactions.
1.16 SUBCONTRACTS
The contractor or subcontractor shall insert in any subcontracts the clauses contained in 29 CFR
5.5(a)(1) through (10) and such other clauses as the FTA may by appropriate instructions require,
and also a clause requiring the subcontractors to include these clauses in any lower tier
subcontracts. The prime contractor shall be responsible for compliance by any subcontractor or
lower tier subcontractor with all the clauses contained in 29 CFR 5.5.
1.17 CONTRACT TERMINATION: DEBARMENT
A breach of the contract clauses in 29 CFR Section 5.5 may be grounds for termination on
contract, and for Debarment as a contractor and a subcontractor as provided in 29 CFR Section
5.12.
1.18 STATE AND LOCAL LAW DISCLAIMER
The use of many of the Clauses herein are not governed by federal law, many of the clauses
contained herein contain FTA suggested language in certain instances these clauses may be
affected by State Law.
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a. If contractor is to physically perform services on CAT's premises, contractor will
be required to affirmatively represent it's use of the federal work authorization
program commonly known as E-Verify as required by O.C.G.A. 13-10-91(b)(1).
1.19 SUBMITTAL OF PROTESTS
a. Pre-Award Protests
Protests concerning these instructions, contract requirements, or the RFP
procedures must be submitted in writing to the Procurement Manager not less
than five (5) days before the scheduled receipt of responses. The protest must:
1) The name and address of the protestor.
2) The name and number of the procurement solicitation.
3) A detailed statement of the grounds for the protest, including all relevant
facts and a citation to the Federal or State law, the provision of CAT
procurement procedures, or specific term of the solicitation alleged to
have been violated.
4) Any relevant supporting documentation the protesting party desires CAT
to consider in making its decision.
5) The desired relief, action, or ruling sought by the protestor.
b. Post-Award Protests
Protests concerning the award of this response must be submitted in writing to the
Procurement Manager within no later than 72 hours after the protestor's receipt of
CAT's written notice of its decision or intended decision to award a contract.
CAT will have ten (10) working days after receipt of the formal protest package
to evaluate, and issue a response, except in cases where the original response has
been awarded by the Board of Directors. In such cases, the resolution of protest
will be handled at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting, following
completion of the staff review of the protest. The protest must:
1) The name and address of the protestor.
2) The name and number of the procurement solicitation.
3) A detailed statement of the grounds for the protest, including all relevant
facts and a citation to the Federal or State law, the provision of CAT
procurement procedures, or specific term of the solicitation alleged to
have been violated.
4) Any relevant supporting documentation the protesting party desires CAT
to consider in making its decision.
5) The desired relief, action, or ruling sought by the protestor.
1.20 RESPONSE OFFER
Each response must be in CAT's possession by the deadline for submission noted above. It is
the proposer's responsibility to ensure timely receipt by CAT of the response. The submitted
response shall irrevocable offer for ninety (90) days from the solicitation due date.
1.21 RESPONSE AWARD
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