BEaR Fixed Route Transit Services

The Metropolitan Council is soliciting proposals for from qualified transportation providers to deliver fixed route transit services for the Bloomington, Edina, and Roseville service (BEaR) areas. The Council intends to award one (1) professional services contract, with the services being provided over a seven-year period. A pre-proposal meeting will be held on November 19, 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 “26P278” on the Metropolitan Council’s Contracting Opportunities Page: https://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 December 17, 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.