Consultant Services for Toll Program Management for Capital Area Regional Toll Authority (CARTA)

The Capital Area Regional Tolling Authority (CARTA) is seeking a qualified consultant to provide staff resources and technical expertise to implement and operate CARTA’s Toll Program, including supporting the on-time delivery of Yolo 80 Managed Lanes Phase 1 (Yolo 80). The scope of this procurement includes six (6) base tasks: Toll Program Management and General Advising Agreements, Toll Accounting, Revenue Recognition, and Finance Strategic Communications and Public Education Yolo 80 Toll System Construction Support Yolo 80 Back Office, Customer Service Center, and Traffic Operations Center Construction Support Yolo 80 Ongoing Operations and three (3) optional tasks: Toll Tag Penetration Campaign Technical Advising Services Future Corridor Implementation With support from a future CARTA Executive Director and SACOG administrative and accounting staff, the contract resulting from this RFP will resource CARTA as an agency. The base tasks have been designed to cover the core areas of CARTA's work and the optional tasks provide some flexibility if CARTA's needs evolve. The contract resulting from this procurement will be for three years (January 2026 - December 2028) plus two (2) option years (2029-2030). The CARTA board has authorized the execution of a $5 million not to exceed budget for the six (6) base tasks over the base three-year period. Cost proposals are required for the base six (6) tasks over the three-year base period, and for the base six (6) tasks each additional option year. Optional tasks will be budgeted and executed on a task order basis at the discretion of future CARTA board action. Cost proposals are not required for the optional tasks. The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) is administering this procurement but the resulting contract will be between the selected firm(s) and CARTA. Proposals will be evaluated by a panel of staff from SACOG, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Yolo Transportation District (YoloTD), Sacramento Transportation Authority (STA), Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA), and El Dorado County Transportation Commission (EDCTC). Duties and services under the resulting contract shall not include preparing or assisting CARTA with any portion of a request for proposals, request for qualifications, or any other solicitation regarding a subsequent or additional Toll Program Management or similar consulting services contract with CARTA. Selected consultant shall cooperate with CARTA to ensure that all bidders for a subsequent contract on any subsequent phase of this project have access to the same information. Duties and services under the resulting contract shall include overseeing the procurement of a toll system integrator. Proposers are advised that the selected consultant team will be precluded from being selected as a prime or a subconsultant for future toll system integrator services.