Replace Trolley Lift Cable

PUBLIC NOTICE
REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY
REPLACE TROLLEY LIFT CABLE
INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #2026-035 (Rebid)
Project Description: The Regional Transit Authority of New Orleans invites qualified vendors to provide
Replace Trolley Lift Cable for Streetcars obtain specifications in IFB 2026-035.
How to obtain a copy of the IFB: Specifications and further information concerning the IFB may be
obtained September 30, 2026 from the RTA's Procureware website at https://norta.procureware.com/home.
You will be required to first register on this website. The IFB can also be obtained at Regional Transit
Authority's website at http://www.norta.com
Responding to IFB: Bids shall be submitted thru the RTA's Procureware website on or before 2:00 P.M.,
Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Any questions or further information concerning this IFB may be submitted
through https://norta.procureware.com/home beginning on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Only written
questions submitted through https://norta.procureware.com/home shall be consider official. All answers to
questions shall be by formal addenda posted to the website under IFB 2026-035.
Clarification Deadline: Any questions or further information concerning this IFB must be submitted
through https://norta.procureware.com/home by 2:00PM on October 21, 2026. Only written questions
submitted through the Procureware site shall be considered official. All answers to questions shall be by
formal addenda posted to the website under IFB 2026-035.
A Bid Opening will be held in the RTA Board Room on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Any
questions or further information concerning the IFB may be submitted Via
https://norta.procureware.com/home, beginning on September 30, 2026.
RTA in accordance with 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 26 has an obligation to ensure
nondiscrimination of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs) and to comply with all federal, state and
local regulations related to utilization of DBEs on publicly funded projects. The RTA is committed
to utilization of DBEs on all federally funded projects toward attainment of the agency's established overall
goal of 31%.
No goal has been established for this project.
Notice to all offerors is hereby provided that in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws
the RTA will ensure that DBEs are afforded full opportunity to submit offers and responses to this
solicitation and to participate in any contract consummated pursuant to this advertisement. Additionally, no
offeror will be discriminated against on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity
or disability
As such, award of the contract will be conditioned on meeting the requirements of the federal, state
and local laws for Equal Opportunity including compliance with the policies of DBE Program.
The RTA reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals submitted.
Interim Ronald G. Baptiste
Chief Executive Officer
Regional Transit Authority