A variety of products and services are needed to ensure the DART provides safe, dependable and cost-effective public transportation. DART strives to obtain the best buy in terms of cost, quality, schedule and safety from its business partners. Please see below for current solicitations and contact award information. If you need assistance or require more information, please contact DART's Purchasing Department by phone at 515-283-8100 or email at dartprocurement@ridedart.com.
DART is seeking a Contractor to provide Housekeeping Services for its downtown passenger terminal and its operations and maintenance facility.
DART Central Station is an Intermodal Transit Hub in the Greater Des Moines area, located downtown at 620 Cherry Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309 (“DCS”). DCS serves as the primary transfer location between DART’s scheduled bus routes and includes our Customer Service Department and Administrative Offices. DCS was built in 2012 and has been certified LEED Platinum (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Rating System of the U.S. Green Building Council.
DART’s Operations and Maintenance Facility is located at 1100 DART Way in Des Moines, Iowa 50309 (“DART WAY”). The facility was built in 1976 and is comprised of an office building for DART’s operations and maintenance personnel, two bus garages for storage, a parts room, a fueling station, a bus wash and an eight (8) bay maintenance garage. The facility has had several additions over the years as well as being renovated in 1993 due to flooding.
A detailed Scope of Work and specific service requirements for each location are included in the solicitation package. The solicitation package and directions on how to register as a vendor are located in the BidNet portal here: https://www.bidnetdirect.com/iowa/dart.
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