Dear Transit Providers:

We have some exciting news to share! The Macatawa Area Express Transportation Authority has been awarded a mobility management grant to develop a new “TransitSHARE” electronic library as an addition to the Michigan Public Transit Association’s (MPTA) website.

How many times have you searched for a vendor of products or services, needed a sample RFP, or wanted to review other transit systems policies and procedures?

The new TransitSHARE section of the MPTA website will be an electronic resource library where transit systems statewide can upload files to share, and download information from other transit systems. The purpose of TransitSHARE is to facilitate collaboration and sharing among state transit systems to reduce redundancies and gain efficiencies.

BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP.

We are actively building this section of the MPTA website and need documents from transit providers to begin populating our TransitSHARE library. TransitSHARE will be officially introduced at MPTA’s legislative conference in February, and training webinars will be offered. Please email any of the following types of documents that you are willing to share as pdf files to Jeremy Harder, at Jeremy.harder@gmail.com We would like your documents by Nov. 19 to begin building this section.

Policies and/or procedures
Legal (Notices, Opinions, Rulings, Challenges, etc.)
Requests for Proposals
Surplus Capital Listings (available for bid or sale)
Open Purchasing Contracts (Subcategories: Vehicles [by type of vehicle or brand], Electronics, Office Furniture, Equipment, etc.)
Vendors (Products or Services. Need company name, your sales contact name, address, city, state, zip, email, website, phone and fax)

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Many thanks in advance for your help in developing this valuable resource!

Sherri Cadeaux
Marketing & Customer Service Manager
Macatawa Area Express Transportation Authority
Padnos Center
171 Lincoln Ave. Ste #20
Holland, MI 49423

Ph: (616) 928-2475
Fax: (616) 928-2467
Email: s.cadeaux@catchamax.org
Web: www.catchamax.org

The Macatawa Area Express Transportation Authority of Holland, Mich., is accepting sealed bids for a Konica Minolta DiALTA DI2010 copier/printer/scanner, purchased new for $4,800 in 2004.

This is the standard unit with these additional optional features: a duplex unit, finisher (corner stapling); additional bin kit; as well as Scan to FTP, HDD, Email, URL, Network Twain.

This machine has been used daily, maintained regularly, and is in good working order. All functions are working properly. No warranty is expressed or implied and the machine is sold “As Is.”

Bids will be received for this copier/printer/scanner sight unseen, and the Authority will not allow physical inspection of the unit or entertain questions. All specifications for this model may be obtained by contacting the manufacturer, Konica Minolta.

Successful bidder must pay for and remove the unit by 4 p.m. Monday, November 15 or the item will be offered to the second highest bidder.

The bid minimum is $500.

Bids with the bidder’s name, address, phone number, email and highest bid amount must be in a sealed envelope with the delivery address below and received by MAX no later than NOON, Friday, November 12, 2010.

Bids are to be sent in a sealed envelope labeled KONICA MACHINE BID to:

MAX Authority
Re: Konica Machine Bids
Padnos Transportation Center
171 Lincoln Ave. Ste 20
Holland MI 49423