Active SLED Opportunity · KENTUCKY · LEXTRAN
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Lextran seeks proposals for snow removal services to support its transit operations in Lexington-Fayette County, KY. The contract emphasizes value, responsiveness, and experience. Proposals are due June 3, 2026, with a pre-proposal meeting on April 21, 2026.
The Transit Authority of Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, herein referred to as Lextran is issuing this Request for Proposals (RFP) to award a competitive contract to a firm for snow removal services.
Title: Snow Removal
Reference Number: 2026-04
Proposals for Furnishing the Product(s) / Service(s) Described Herein Will Be Received Until:
2:00 pm eastern time on Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Proposals received after the time specified may not be considered for award.
Proposals shall be submitted online via Lextran's eProcurement Portal
If you have any questions on this project, please submit your questions via the Q&A section on Lextran's eProcurement Portal. All questions, requests for clarification or comments concerning this RFP are due from proposers by end of day on Friday, May 1, 2026. Lextran’s response to questions will be provided as responses within the Q&A tab. For questions that require additional documentation or a change to the RFP document itself, Lextran will publish an addendum. Lextran intends to respond to questions as they come in, and responses will be provided no later than the question response date.
Lextran may reject any submissions that are incomplete or non-responsive or submitted after the deadline. Lextran reserves the right to cancel or reissue this RFP, or to reject, in whole or in part, any and all submissions received in response to this RFP should Lextran determine that the responses received are unsatisfactory or that such cancellation or rejection is in the best interest of Lextran. Lextran further reserves the right to waive any minor technical deficiency or irregularity in a submission package. The determination of the selection criteria and the process for evaluating the proposal shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of Lextran. Lextran also reserves the right to require of each/any Proposer, information regarding financial responsibility and viability or such other information as Lextran determines is necessary to ascertain whether a proposal is in fact a responsible proposal.
Lextran reserves the right to publicly post bid tabulations containing vendor prices.
Lextran, the Transit Authority of Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, was established as it is known today in 1973 by the Commonwealth of Kentucky as a Mass Transportation Authority. Our mission “We serve people and our community with mobility solutions” is accomplished by focusing on three key pillars: Deliver high quality product and service, Demonstrate value to the community, and Manage and sustain resources.
Lextran provides 3.7 million trips annually with service to residents and visitors of Lexington-Fayette County on 25 fixed routes, and county-wide paratransit seven days a week, 365 days a year. With an annual combined operating and capital budget of $48 million, Lextran operates from a LEED certified headquarters employing over 200 team members with a 118-vehicle fleet for both fixed route and paratransit, including compressed natural gas, zero emission battery electric, diesel and gasoline powered vehicles.
Hello, this is a reminder notice that the preproposal conference for this RFP will be held on April 21, 2026, at 1:30 PM EST. This conference will be held over Zoom. Below is the information for joining the meeting. This information is also available in the Project Documents tab of this RFP, under the Introduction section.
The purpose of this conference is to outline key dates and information regarding RFP 2026-04. Lextran will also provide responses to any questions posed during the conference, but it should be noted that all official responses to questions will be in the form of responses made in the Q&A tab in OpenGov. Questions asked during the preproposal will be added to the Q&A tab by Lextran, along with an official response.
It is advised that all portions of the RFP document provided under the Project Documents tab should be read completely and reviewed before the preproposal conference. The scope, terms and conditions, and submission requirements are available there, along with other necessary information regarding the RFP.
April 21, 2026, 1:30pm
Did the proposal provide evidence that the contractor's services and the cost of their services meet industry standard while providing significant value to Lextran?
Was there sufficient evidence that the proposer understood the scope of work required for this contract?
Did the proposer include appropriate response times?
Did they explain how communications would be conducted over the contract term?
Did the proposer provide sufficient evidence of their firm's experience and qualification to perform the work required for this contract?
Please note that this questionnaire DOES NOT need to be printed and included as part of your proposal documents. OpenGov collects your responses to these questions at the time of submission and provides them to Lextran.
Are you an authorized member of your organization to submit a proposal on your firm's behalf?
Please provide your contact information (Name, Title, Email, and Phone).
In compliance with the current published Request for Proposal, the company represented in this proposal agrees to furnish the goods and services described in accordance with the submitted signed proposal or as mutually agreed upon by subsequent negotiation.
Please confirm that you have read and agreed to all of the terms and conditions of this solicitation. (Including the required Federal Clauses)
Do you meet all of the proposal requirements including:
1. All Submission requirements
2. All Scope of Services requirements
3. All Required Forms
4. All Cost information
5. All Capacity information
6. All related experience information and at least three (3) references
Upload your completed proposal here.
Upload all required forms:
Please upload a copy of your certificate of insurance.
Please choose which selection best describes your company for the number of employees:
Please choose which response best describes your company's years of operation:
Please choose which response best describes your company's annual gross income:
Is your company certified as one of the following?
If your company is certified as any of the above (DBE, MBE, WBE), please upload the up-to-date certificate here.
Attach any additional information you would like to provide to Lextran here.
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The term of any contract awarded as a result of this RFP shall be for:
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