Public Notices for Public Transportation Programs

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Tompkins County applies for public transportation grants from the Federal Transit Administration, New York State Department of Transportation, and other agencies. Public Notices are published on this website for public transportation programs including grant applications, plans, and how the County complies with applicable Federal and State requirements.
 
Comments on the proposed projects are invited from the general public, private bus and taxi companies, other public transportation providers and human service agencies. Interested parties may comment on the project or obtain more details about the project by contacting:

Dwight Mengel, Chief Transportation Planner
Tompkins County Department of Social Services
320 W. State St, Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 274-5605 voice, 274-5666 fax
dwight.mengel@dfa.state.ny.us

Current Public Notices

​Public Notice: October 29, 2019
Proposed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal for 2020-22
Tompkins County and Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc.
& 
Public Web Meeting on Friday, November 1, 2019 @ 1 PM
Tompkins County and Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc. announce their proposed goal over the following Fiscal Years 2020, 2021, and 2022 goal of 1.37% for DBE participation on contracts assisted by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

The proposed goal and its rationale are available for public review for the next 30 days:
  • By downloading the file below. 
  • During normal business hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the offices of Tompkins Consolidates Area Transit, Inc., 737 Willow Ave, in Ithaca, NY 14850, and on TCAT's web page at https://tcatbus.com/about/business-with-tcat/. 

Written comments will be accepted by Tompkins County/Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc. for 30 days following publication of this notice.  This Federal Fiscal Year 2020-2022 goal may be adjusted by any comments received.

Interested parties are encouraged to submit comments to:
    Michael Smith, DBE Officer                  or     Dwight Mengel, Chief Transportation Planner  
    TCAT, Inc.                                                         Tompkins County DSS
    737 Willow Avenue                                         320 W. Martin Luther King Jr/State Street
    Ithaca, NY 14850                                             Ithaca, NY 14850
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​Comments may also be submitted to the Federal Transit Administration, Region 2, Attention: Civil Rights Officer, One Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004-1415.

The County and TCAT will hold a web-meeting/conference call on November 1, 2019 from 1-2 PM to give an overview of upcoming contracts, answer questions and gather input on the DBE goal development.

 

tompkins_county_tcat_dbe_goal_2020-22_10-29-19.docx
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​Public Notice: September 18, 2019
Solicitation for Special Community Mobility Projects
Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council
Due date is Friday, November 1, 2019

The Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council (ITCTC) gives notice it is soliciting proposals or ideas from agencies, service providers and members of the public for improving transportation services for people with low income, seniors and people with disabilities in Tompkins County as part of the Coordinated Human Services-Transportation Plan. In addition, proposals to improve implementation of Federal requirements for transportation services i.e. Civil Rights (Title VI Plan) and the use of transportation by Limited English Proficiency persons are encouraged.  

Tompkins County and TCAT agreed that a portion of FTA Section 5307 Urban Formula Program funding would be set aside for Special Community Mobility projects. Further, unused funds from prior grants are available to be reprogrammed as well

An amount from $90,000 to $110,000 is available. A local match from 10% - 50%, is required depending upon type of project. The following projects are eligible for funding:
1. Mobility Management (10% local match) 
2. Operating Assistance (50% local match)
3. Capital (10% local match)

This solicitation is for projects to be continued or implemented in 2020. Former recipients need to re-apply for 2020. The purpose of this notice is to identify projects which best fulfill the service objectives in the Coordinated Transportation Plan. Projects must be approved by the ITCTC in order to be eligible for Federal funding.  Further, Tompkins County will determine if an additional procurement action (e.g. a request for proposal process) is necessary to select a contractor to implement a project.  

Contact Dwight Mengel at 607-274-5605 or dwight.mengel@dfa.state.ny.us for more information and technical assistance before October 31, 2018.

Proposal submissions are due on Nov 1, 2018 by 4 pm, at the ITCTC, 121 E. Court St., Ithaca, NY 14850.  Call Fernando de Aragón at 607-274-5570 for questions about submitting proposals and the evaluation process. Proposals may be submitted using email (fdearagon@tompkins-co.org). Additional information can be found at: www.tccoordinatedplan.org/special-community-mobility-projects.html.

Proposals will be evaluated using the following criteria (summarized below):
  • Project Approach: Effectiveness of serving target populations, Performance Measures, meeting eligibility requirements for FTA programs 
  • Implementation Plan 
  • Project Budget 
  • Program Outreach 
  • Compliance with Federal requirements. (100% Assurance)
The Coordinated Plan Committee will evaluate proposals which will be forwarded to a County-TCAT Work Group, which will refer recommendations to ITCTC. The ITCTC will approve an amendment to the Coordinated Plan of projects eligible to receive FTA funding in 2020.
Public Notices for Civil Rights are found here.

Notices are published in the Ithaca Journal, distributed through the Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County Listserve and on this website.
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application_form_for_scmp_2020_9-18-2019__1_.docx
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scmp_budget_tool.xlsx
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Past notices are in the Notice Archive.