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Invitation to Bid 01-27 CTfastrak- Waiting Shelters The H.N.S. Management Company, Inc. (d/b/a CTtransit) is a subsidiary corporation of RATP Dev USA, established as the legal entity to perform a management contract with the State of Connecticut, which provides fixed route bus service within 53 towns in the Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford metropolitan areas. CTtransit operates over 400 buses in three metro areas of the state to transport approximately 28 million passengers a year. An operating division is located in each of the three metro areas from which the local transit service is provided. BID TIMELINE BID RELEASE Thursday, September 10, 2026 SITE WALK-THROUGH Tuesday, September 29, 2026 @ 10:00am QUESTIONS BY Friday, October 2, 2026 @ 10:00am CT TRANSIT ANSWERS BY Thursday, October 8, 2026 BIDS DUE BY Thursday, October 22, 2026 @ 10:00am Services shall be based on all provisions, conditions, instructions and specifications as outlined in the RFP Document. Forms, instructions and specifications are available from the CTtransit website (www.cttransit.com). By completing a onetime registration process on CTtransit’s website, Bidders are able to download the entire procurement package and any Addendums (Addendums will be issued on CTtransit’s website; it is the responsibility of the interested Bidder to download this information). Bidders may contact Greg Chapin at gchapin@cttransit.com or by calling, (860) 707-1277 for additional information or assistance with the registration process. Please include company name, address, telephone and fax number, contact name and email address in all requests. Proposals should be clearly marked “BID# 01-27 “CTfastrak – Waiting Shelters” and sent to the attention of Greg Chapin, PCO, 100 Leibert Road, Hartford, CT 06120 for FedEx/UPS/hand delivery. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to assure that its Proposal arrives at the designated location and person by the specified time stated above. CTtransit has working relationships with the State of Connecticut and RATP Dev. Through these relationships we have the advantage of requesting the same pricing afforded on their contracts. CTtransit would expect that pricing, for the services requested, on any State of Connecticut and/or RATP Dev contract would be extended through this request for Proposal. Issuance of this Request for Proposal notice does not commit CTtransit to award any contract. CTtransit reserves the right to waive any informalities or variations in any proposal that it deems to be immaterial, or to reject any or all, or any part of any or all proposals if such action is deemed to be in the best interest of CTtransit and/or the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT). Greg Chapin Purchasing & Contracts Officer An Affirmative Action - An Equal Opportunity Employer