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Invitation for Bid #851-2018 Fluids for Maintenance Operations
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc. (TCAT, Inc.), an Ithaca, NY-based public transit agency, is welcoming proposals to provide bid for fluids used to support transit maintenance operations. TCAT, Inc. has compiled general information and expected requirements within the attachment below. IFB : 851-2018 Fluids for Transit Bus Maintenance w Federal Clauses Bids must be received […]
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Request for Proposal #1801-2018 Direct Bus Lift Replacements
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc. (TCAT, Inc.), an Ithaca, NY-based public transit agency, is welcoming proposals to replace three aging bus lifts. TCAT, Inc. has compiled general information and expected requirements within the attachment below. RFP: TCAT RFP 1801-2018 Direct Bus Lift Replacements w Fed Clauses Pre-bid meeting is December 11, 2018 at the main […]
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Ithaca College/ S. Hill residents: How can we make Route 11 a better ride?
TCAT is trying to figure out why one of is major routes — Route 11 serving Ithaca College and the South Hill area — is losing ridership. To that end, TCAT is asking current and would-be Route 11 riders to click on TCAT Route 11 survey to help planners strategize and reverse the trend. System-wide, […]
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Invitation for Bid (IFB) # 1301-2018 Facility Epoxy Flooring (CANCELLED)
A RFP for this requirement will be re-issued at a later time. This is in part due to the IFB method does not allow for vendors to provide options which may have longer lasting benefits. Also the work will likely not be able to be started until next spring due to the weather changes. Tompkins […]
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RFP (Request for Proposal) #1601-2018 Web Payment Repair and Support IT Services
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc. (TCAT, Inc.), an Ithaca, NY-based public transit agency, is welcoming proposals to provide IT services to support web payment services and related IT support. TCAT, Inc. has compiled general information and expected requirements within the attachment below. Summary of the requirement to provide IT Services to improve and make more […]
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Notice to Vendors/Contractors – 2018 Projects Pipeline
Within the next six months TCAT will be bidding requirements for the following: Bus replacement, eight 40’Low Floor Transit Bus Shelters Chemical fire suppression system Employee Break Area Cabinetry Replacement Concrete Flooring Restoration for our Garage Computer Upgrades Facility Security Cameras Upgrade Generator Replacement Legal Services Masonry Repairs IT Internal Infrastructure Upgrades Parking lot asphalt […]
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Red Cross lauds TCAT for helping tenants displaced by apartment fire last winter
TCAT was honored by the American Red Cross Southern Tier Chapter at its annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner in Apalachin, NY, on Wed., Sept., 27, with a Good Neighbors Award for helping evacuate tenants at an apartment building fire in Slaterville Springs last winter. It all stemmed from a freezing cold night on Fri., Dec, […]
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TCAT officially rolls out real-time information to give riders info on trips at their fingertips
TCAT this week announced the official release of real-time information to its passengers via mobile apps and on its web site as part of a $1.5 million Information Technology/ Intelligent Transportion System (IT/ITS) project. TCAT contracted with Avail Technologies, Inc., based in State College, Pa., for the project, which was launched in February, 2016. The […]
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Scot Vanderpool to take over the helm at TCAT
After a 15-month and extensive nationwide search, the TCAT Board of Directors in a special board meeting today announced that it has selected Scot Vanderpool, shown above, as TCAT’s general manager, effective Fri. Aug. 11. Vanderpool, who was hired in January as TCAT’s operations manager, came to TCAT with 34 years of transportation experience at […]
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TCAT-Cornell work in unison to formalize CU’s annual fare payment through 2021
ITHACA, N.Y. – Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit, Inc. (TCAT) and Cornell University signed a second Memorandum of Understanding in late June formalizing Cornell’s annual fare payments to the transit agency through June 30, 2021. The most recent agreement increases Cornell’s approximately $3.1 million annual fare payment by 1.5 percent each fiscal year from 2019 through […]
