Trainings and One-on-One Business Consultation Services

The Metropolitan Council is soliciting proposals from qualified vendors to provide trainings and one-on-one businesses consultation services for Metropolitan Council Underutilized Businesses (MCUBs) in the topics of: Navigating Government Contracting Process, Estimate Bids, Responding to a Request for Proposal, Strategic Planning, Developing Business Plan, Project Management, Construction Management, Marketing Business, Cash Flow Management and One-on-One Business Consultation to enhance MCUBs business capabilities to maximize their participation for Council opportunities. The Council intends to award one (1) contract, and the services will be provided over a four-year period. For more information on the Council's MCUB program, visit https://metrocouncil.org/About-Us/What-We-Do/DoingBusiness/Small-Business-Programs/mcub.aspx. A pre-proposal meeting will be held on October 20, 2026, at 10:00 am via Microsoft Teams. All questions are to be directed to the RFP Administrator only: Laron.weddington@metc.state.mn.us. For more information, click on contract number “26P237” on the Metropolitan Council’s Contracting Opportunities Page: metrocouncil.org/contracting. This will open an advertisement document with a “click here” link which will bring you to the Proposal documents on QuestCDN. Documents are free to review. DOCUMENTS: The Metropolitan Council is only accepting electronic proposal packages until 5:00 pm CDT (UTC-5) on November 18, 2026. All bids MUST be submitted through Questcdn.com. Complete digital project documents are available online through QuestDN.com. Contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or Support@questcdn.com for assistance in downloading and working with the digital documents. All technical issues should be directed to QuestCDN. Project closes Nov 18, 2026 5:00 PM CST.