The DeSoto County Board of
The Community Transportation Coordinator is defined by Chapter 427, Florida Statutes, as a transportation entity recommended by the appropriate designated official planning agency to ensure that coordinated transportation services are provided to the transportation disadvantaged population in a designated service area. The Community Transportation Coordinator has full responsibility for the delivery of transportation services for the transportation disadvantaged as outlined in Section 427.015(2), Florida Statutes.
Interested providers are required to provide capabilities in the areas of experience with mass transit, Americans with Disabilities paratransit services, operations of coordinated services and eligibility-based ridership transportation services. Selection of potential providers will be based on a ranking of their expertise, overall capabilities, recent experience in similar programs and proposed methods of achieving cost-effective services. Letters of interest and qualifications should be limited to a maximum of eight (8) pages.
Potential providers should submit a copy of their expression of interest in a sealed envelope to: Community Services Department,
Faxed or e-mailed letters of interest will not be accepted. Late letters will be returned unopened. Only responses to the request for letters of interest will be considered if a request for proposals is issued for the Community Transportation Coordinator. The DeSoto County Board of