TDA Triennial Performance Audits FY 21-22 - FY 22-23

The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) is the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) for the County of Santa Barbara. In accordance with California Public Utilities Code (PUC) Section 99246, SBCAG plans to contract for performance audits of its activities and those of the transit operators to which SBCAG allocates Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds.The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, herein referred to as “SBCAG,” is soliciting proposals from qualified consultants to develop and deliver Triennial Performance Audits for fiscal years 2021/22 through 2023/24 for the following 10 agencies; SBCAG, Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD), Santa Maria Regional Transit (SMRT), including the Breeze, City of Lompoc Transit (COLT), including the Wine Country Express, Santa Ynez Valley Transit (SYVT), Santa Barbara County, Guadalupe Transit, Clean Air Express, Easy Lift Transportation, and Santa Maria Organization of Transportation Helpers (SMOOTH).Please note that the County of Santa Barbara is a TDA recipient but does not operate its own transit service. The County passes through much of its TDA allocation to other operators to serve the unincorporated county.SBCAG has a budget of $140,000 for the consultant component of this planning effort.TimelineRelease Project Date:April 1, 2024Question Submission Deadline:April 19, 2024, 4:00pmQuestion Response Deadline:April 24, 2024, 4:00pmAddendum Release:April 26, 2024Proposal Submission Deadline:May 3, 2024, 4:00pmPotential Offeror Interviews:Week of May 13, 2024Offeror Selection Date:May 22, 2024Contract Negotiation Complete:June 7, 2024SBCAG Contract Authorization:June 20,