This procurement is for a three-year contract for the Public Transportation Circulator Services (The DOT) with Chatham Area Transit in an amount not to exceed $7,227,524 for services until June 2026. The fare-free transit services cover the downtown areas which include the Visitor’s Center, Carver Village, and Cloverdale Community, as well as the Historic District and Thomas Square. The hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. on weekdays, Saturday 10:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m., and Sunday 10:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m. The DOT service is provided to encourage the use of public transportation by workers, residents, and visitors, and to ease the congestion of vehicle traffic and parking demand downtown. For this contract, service frequencies to Carver Village/Cloverdale which started in 2023 will be increased which will lower wait times and further encourage ridership.

The contract term shall be from July 2023 through July 2026.

Payments to Chatham Area Transit over the next three years are as follows:

Year 1 - $2,214,692

Year 2 - $2,444,300

Year 3 - $2,568,532

Delivery: As needed.  Terms: Net 30 days.

The vendor is:

S.S.         Chatham Area Transit (Savannah, GA)^(B) $7,227,524

A pre-bid conference was not conducted as this is a sole source procurement. (B) Indicates local, non-DBE business.

Approval