Bi-State Development Agency, 707 North First Street, St Louis, Missouri 63102

36 -- FARE COLLECTION FOR THE ST. CLAIR COUNTY METROLINK EXTENSION SOL ML-97-RFP-2318 DUE 050198 POC Ms. Sandra Armstrong, (314) 982-1400 ext. 1329 The Bi-State Development Agency (Agency) requests proposals for a Fare Collection System for the St. Clair County MetroLink Extension project. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal (DBE) is five percent (5%). DBE firms are invited to propose directly or with other firms. The work for this project includes delivery and installation of Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs), Ticket Validators (Validators), a Centralized Data Collection and Information System, spare parts, special tools, manuals, training, drawings and other components and requirements as specified in the solicitation documents. Included are options for additional TVMs, validators, and acceptance of ban (credit/debit) cards as forms of payment. To ensure that the Fare Collection System is compatible with existing systems (such as fiber optic communicaitons system), the successful proposer will be the system integrator, as well as the manufacturer of the Fare Collection System. Pre-Proposal Conference: 3/24/98 Proposals Due: 05/01/98 Questions should be addressed to Rebecca Howe, Director, MetroLink Contracts & Procurement. Fax requests to (314) 923-3022. Please include the proposal number, your company name, complete mailing address with both telephone and fax numbers. Copies of the solicitation package and drawings may be picked up by appointment only beginning March 6, 1998, Monday thorugh Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. -- 5 p.m., at the office of the Agency's MetroLink Department by calling Sandra Armstrong at (314) 982-1400 ext. 1329. The non-refundable cost for these documents $275.00. Each request must be accompanied by either a certified check, money order, or cashiers check in the amount to cover the number of packages requested and made payable to Bi-State Development Agency. Written requests for the documents must be addressed Ms. Sandra Armstrong, Bi-State Development Agency, MetroLink Dept. 2nd Floor, 707 N. First Street, St. Louis, MO 63102. Shipping costs are the responsibility of the requestor; therefore, all requestors wishing to have a set(s) of the documents mailed, are required to provide a Federal Express, UPS, etc, account number. The project is financed in parrt by the Federal Transit Adminsitration (FTA) of the United States Department of Transportation. Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be subject to the terms of the financial assistance contract between the AGency and the FTA. (0048)

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