Business Center: Procurement

Why Do Business With RTA?
The Greater Cleveland RTA purchases approximately $160 million a year in professional services; business services; construction; equipment and supplies.

RTA provides service to 458 square miles, 59 municipalities and 1.4 million people.

RTA bus service includes 768 buses, 1,500 shelters, 8,423 bus stops, 102 routes and 1,606 route miles.

The Red Line Rapid Transit has 60 heavy-rail cars, 18 stations and 19 miles of one-way track.

The Blue - Green Line Rapid Transit *(includes Waterfront Line) has 48 light-rail cars, 34 stations and 15 miles of one-way track.

Paratransit operates 77 vehicles.

Community Circulators operate 76 vehicles on 13 routes.

RTA owns 47 bridge structures.

• Responsibilities
  RTA Procurement Division is responsible for the timely acquisition of all equipment, service materials, supplies and construction services, in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Board of Trustees. These policies and procedures, which incorporate applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, set minimum standards for the initiation, development, execution and administration of all procurements. The division procures approximately $160 million worth of goods and services; and processes more than 8,000 purchase orders annually. Vendors who are interested in supplying goods and services to the RTA are encouraged to contact the Procurement Department to be placed on the active vendor database. For more information regarding specific areas of procurement or how to be placed on the vendor database, contact the Procurement Team Leaders listed below.
  
  
• How to Contact Us
  RTA’s Central Procurement Office is located on the 5th Floor of the Root McBride Building, 1240 West 6th Street. Our offices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday.
  
  
• Procurement by Sealed Bid
  Bids are publicly solicited and a firm-fixed price contract is awarded to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming with all the material terms and conditions of the invitation for bids, is the lowest.
  
  
  • Invitation For Proposal (IFP)
    The Invitation For Proposal is a competitive procurement initiated by a using department. It typically involves a product or service that cannot be objectively measured.
    
    
  • Request For Proposal (RFP)
    A Request For Proposal typically will specify the evaluation criteria used in the selection process, and its relative request for proposal may also require the submittal of cost/price data.
  
  
• Small Purchase Procurements
  Small Purchases are procurements not exceeding $100,000. Small Purchases are solicited fthrough a variety of means, depending on the nature of the procurement.
  
  
  
• Procurement Teams

  CENTRAL BUS The Central Bus Maintenance Facility, 2500 Woodhill Road in Cleveland, is the central procurement and inventory distribution facility to support the bus fleet.

  The Bus Team procures all materials and supplies necessary to support bus operations. This includes such items as: buses, tires, towing service, paints, petroleum, operator uniform and cleaning, wiring harnesses, anti-freeze etc.

  CENTRAL RAIL The Central Rail Team, 6200 Grand Ave, is the procuring center that supports all rail operations.

  The Central Rail Team procures all rail and rail-related materials and services. The Rail Team procures services and supplies, such as passenger shelter cleaning, steel wheels, wire harnesses, fasteners, cleaning and maintenance supplies.

  CONSTRUCTION RTA’s Construction Department administers the construction of all RTA facilities. The contract administrator, in cooperation with the project manager and construction manager, prepares facility designs, specifications and drawing in order to contract with architects, and engineering and construction contractors. Projects are designed and built to meet or exceed the normal facility in order to provide the maximum accessibility, convenience, comfort and safety for our customer.

  SERVICE The Service Team is responsible for the timely acquisition of all non-bus and rail supplies, services and equipment, that support the day-to-day operations of the Authority, including consulting contracts, legal services, the leasing of properties, telecommunications equipment and property.

Director of Procurement 216-771-4133 email
Team Leader - Construction 216-566-5215 Architectural, engineering and construction procurements. email
Team Leader - Services 216-566-5105 Professional and business services, such as advertising, office support, financial, insurance, computer and other related services. email
Team Leader - Bus 216-421-2283 Procurements for bus, such as coaches, engines, parts/supplies and other related bus services. email
Team Leader - Rail 216-575-3844 Procurements for rail, such as steel wheels, brake shoes, parts/supplies and other related rail services. email

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