The San Mateo County Transit District Board of Directors Wednesday voted to select First Transit, Inc. as the new $42.9 million five-year paratransit service provider for the Redi-Wheels program, the transit agency announced.
Redi-Wheels provides paratransit services to customers with disabilities who cannot independently use SamTrans bus service. The five-year base contract includes five one-year options at an additional cost, according to the agency.
For the past 10 years, the district’s paratransit services have been provided by MV Transportation Inc.
Both MV and First Transit submitted bids for the new contract. The proposals were considered based on a broad mix of criteria that included experience and technical skills, staff and training, operating plans and cost, according to the transit agency.
The two transportation providers were brought in for panel interviews before a final determination was made. The panel included representatives from SamTrans Accessible Services and Bus Contracts Administration and the San Mateo County Paratransit Coordinating Council, a citizen’s panel that advises SamTrans on its Redi-Wheels service, according to the transit agency.
First Transit has committed to recognizing Amalgamated Transit Union 1574 as the bargaining unit for the employees who work on the Redi-Wheels contract and to retaining all qualified employees working under the previous contract who wish to continue their service to Redi-Wheels customers, according to the transit agency.
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I say leave things alone and let things play out. Redistricting is only used to provide an advantage to a political party.
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