AI Overview

Direct award contract for Transit Schedule Production Service to CShed for a two-year period, including HASTUS booking calendar updates, transit crew schedule evaluation, and operational efficiency reports.

Basic Information

Reference Number

00004702153

Issuing Organization

Regional District of Nanaimo

Solicitation Type

NOI - Notice of Intent (Informal)

Solicitation Number

25-042

Title

Transit Schedule Production Service NOIC

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

British Columbia

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2025/09/04 09:41:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2025/09/17 06:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Scott Myers

Smyers@rdn.bc.ca

Description

Vendors are advised the Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) intends to direct award a two (2)year contract to CShed for the provision of Transit Schedule Production Service for RDNTransportation Services.

Services include, but are not limited to:
•Updates to HASTUS Booking Calendar Configuration & Booking Default Versions
•Reporting and HASTUS data Interfaces
•Transit crew schedule runcut evaluation and approval tools for the TransportationServices Scheduling Committee.
•Preparation of operational insights and efficiency reports for Transportation ServicesManagement.
•Ongoing schedule maintenance of standardized reports & HASTUS interfaces.

The estimated value of the agreement may be greater than $75,000.

The RDN wishes to direct award for the following reasons:
•RDN Transportation Services department currently does not have internal staff withspecialized expertise in transit scheduling required to support transportation servicesscheduling work required to support upcoming service changes, including expansion ofservice and the deployment of Battery Electric Buses in the RDN.
•RDN Transportation Services requires a specialized expert to complete this work inHASTUS and completed the required interfaces with the BC Transit SchedulingDepartment.

Vendors wishing to challenge the RDN’s intention to direct award a contract to CShed must submit their objection, in writing, via email to the following person on, or before 3:00 p.m. PSTon September 17, 2025

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued by the originator of the notice. MERX asks you to contact the buying agency directly for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the main tender document and/or on this notice abstract.

Toutes les modifications associées à cet avis d’appel d’offres ainsi que les documents, les plans et les spécifications sont générés par l’entité responsable des achats (l’acheteur). S’il vous plait, contactez-le directement pour les addenda. Veuillez notez qu’il se peut que les fournisseurs soient obligés de s’inscrire directement avec l’acheteur. Vous pouvez trouver leur coordonnées dans le document principal ou dans l’abstrait de l’avis d’appel d’offre

Source: Regional District of Nanaimo