If you do not notify the Districts Procurememnts staff member responcible
for the solicictation you are pursuing with an expression of interest, and you
are not a DemandStar.com/ Onvia user and you are not enrolled in the vendor
registration database, LAMTD cannot be held responsible for any adverse results
to your firm should you not receive automatic notification of any addenda or
award information concerning a solicitation.
Unless otherwise instructed, our receiving point for proposals, bids, and
other documents pertaining to official solicitations (unless you are offered
the option to send electronically) is: 1248 George Jenkins Blvd., Shipping &
Receiving, Lakeland, FL 33815. For hand delivery, Please see the instructions
in the solicitation. LAMTD is not responsible for lost mail or improperly delivered
proposals or bids.
For DETAILED statuses of awards, source evaluation committee meetings, bid opening meetings, deadlines, and other information, you must visit:
http://www.demandstar.com/supplier/bids/agency_inc/bid_list.asp?f=search&mi=752031. To obtain any document free of charge, please see the links to the left, pertaining to solicitations. If the "Current Solicitations" tab has no links underneath, it is because there are no solicitations available at this time.
If you wish to receive automatic notification of solicitations, amendments,
and other addenda, you must register as a vendor. You will not be mailed hardcopies
of any documents. Please complete our on-line registration form contained under
the registration page and submit. To access our "How to Do Business With Us."
vendor guide, please click here.
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
Best value (not lowest bid). |
>$80,000 |
| IFB |
Invitation for Bid |
Apparent, lowest bid to responsive, responsible vendor. |
>$80,000 |
| RFQ* |
Request for Quotation |
Can be either of the above, depending upon the criteria established in the RFQ. |
<$80,000 |
| RFQu |
Request for Qualifications |
Requests a Statement of Qualifications, in addition to price proposals, from firms engaged in highly specialized work. Alternatively, an RFQu can be issued as part of a pre-qualification threshold in a two-step solicitation method. |
Long-form, >$80,000
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Short-form, <$80,000 |
| RFI |
Request for Information |
Not a solicitation requesting quotes, formal proposals or sealed competitive bids. This advertisement is only for requesting industry to offer information and basic price information so that a solicitation can be properly drafted. |
N/A |
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Mission Statement
To ensure that the materials and services required by the District are available on time, are of the best value, and are acquired with integrity.
Purchasing Policies
For LAMTD’s current Purchasing and Contracts Policy manual, please visit the Governing Documents section of this site. These documents govern all pre-award and contract administration procedures. If you need a copy of our State tax exemption certificate, please
click here
. The LAMTD Department of Purchasing & Contracts is responsible for the procurement
of all goods, services, real property and construction required by LAMTD in
accordance with sound public contracting policies and procedures. Each year
the agency awards approximately $3 million dollars in new purchases. The District's
Board of Directors meets every second Tuesday of the month where they consider
approval of contracts over $80,000 in total value (except fuel and emergency
purchases).
Ethics Statement
LAMTD subscribes to high standards of ethical conduct for avoiding improper
business practices and personal conflicts of interest for all personnel engaged
directly or indirectly in the award and administration of the Authority's contracts.
As such, LAMTD has developed an agency-wide Conflict of Interest and Ethical
Conduct Policy which establishes that officers, managers, employees, or agents
of LAMTD will neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of
monetary value from contractors, potential contractors, or parties to subagreements.
Violations to LAMTD's standard of conduct will be subject to penalties, sanctions,
or other disciplinary action to the extent permitted by State, local law or
regulations. LAMTD's Purchasing and Contracts Department employees follow ethical
guidelines published by the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP),
whose Code of Ethics can be accessed by
clicking here.
Contact Information
LAMTD attends numerous vendor fairs and conferences each year. To make an appointment to visit our office, please call (863)-688-RIDE, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Lakeland Area Mass Transit District
Purchasing & Contracts Department
Physical Location for office visits only:
1248 George Jenkins Blvd, Building A (Lakeland Industrial Park)
Lakeland, FL 33815
Mailing address for general correspondence:
P.O. Box 1687
Lakeland, FL 33802
(863)-688-RIDE phone
(863)-683-4132 fax