Stacy and Witbeck, Inc. had filled the role since signing a contract with the City in June 2009, but that contract expired on December 13.
And, as a condition of being awarded a $25 million federal Urban Circulator Grant to help fund the project, the City is required to use Federal Transit Administration procedures for selecting a new contractor.
A mandatory pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at 1 P.M. at City Hall, Room 115. Proposals are due by noon on January 31.
The $128 million first phase of the Cincinnati streetcar project consists of a 4.9-mile loop serving Downtown, Over-the-Rhine, and Uptown (via Vine Street).
The City has identified more than $150 million in funding for the project, including $50 million in Ohio Department of Transportation TRAC grants, the $25 million Urban Circulator Grant, $25 million in special tax assessments along the proposed route, $11 million from the sale of Blue Ash Airport property, $7 million from Duke Energy and private donors, $6 million in restricted City capital funds, and a $4 million Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments CMAQ grant.
The City has received $1.8 million in additional funding from the State of Ohio to plan future extensions of the line, and $2.4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for supportive zoning initiatives.
* The City is authorized, by ordinance, to issue up to $28 million in economic development bonds.
Previous reading on BC:
$25M federal grant means streetcar can proceed (7/12/10)
Cincinnati approves $64M in streetcar bonds (5/13/10)
Streetcar tentatively awarded $15M, other projects recommend (3/22/10)
CFP celebrates, plans to continue (12/14/09)
Port study would examine impacts of fourth Mill Creek rail main (9/30/09)
Monday, January 17, 2011
Contract expiration, FTA require new streetcar bids
