General Contracting JOC

The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA), commonly known as Cincinnati Metro, is soliciting qualifications from licensed general contractors to provide on-call construction services on an as-needed basis. SORTA intends to award one or more contracts, each with not-to-exceed construction budget of $200,000 f or a three-year term.

Services will be performed under a time-and-materials contracting arrangement and assigned through individual task orders (job orders). There is no guarantee of a minimum volume or value of work under any resulting contract.

SORTA reserves the right to reissue this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) in the future and to add additional qualified contractors to the pool of awarded firms as deemed necessary.

Qualified firms are invited to submit sealed qualifications for consideration in accordance with the requirements of this RFQ. All submissions must be submitted electronically through SORTA’s OpenGov Procurement Portal by the specified deadline. Late submissions will not be accepted.

The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (“SORTA”), commonly known as Cincinnati Metro, is a regional transit authority established pursuant to Section 306.30 et seq. of the Ohio Revised Code. As such, SORTA is a political subdivision of the State of Ohio.

SORTA delivers a range of public transportation services, including fixed-route mass transit, paratransit, and micro-transit. Its service area encompasses the City of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, and portions of Butler, Clermont, and Warren Counties.

SORTA operates 48 fixed bus routes, utilizing a fleet of approximately 300 transit buses. In addition, it provides paratransit services with a fleet of 60 vehicles and micro-transit services with 30 vehicles, ensuring accessible and flexible transportation options across the region.