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First 0,vTransit <br /> Richard A. Dunning <br /> First Transit, Inc. <br /> 600 Vine Street,Suite 1400 <br /> May 23, 2014 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 <br /> Tel 513-684-8734 <br /> C 1 ! " 31p IL <br /> Members of City Council r,,, <br /> r] <br /> c/o Linda Swartz, City Clerk <br /> City of Decatur // <br /> #1 Gary K. Anderson Plaza �`�-4-b J <br /> Decatur, IL 62523 <br /> Honorable Members of City Council: <br /> CITY CLERK <br /> First of all let me thank you for the opportunity to have been of service to the City of Decatur for <br /> the last 11 years as your transit management company. We value our relationship with the City <br /> of Decatur and were disappointed to learn of the decision to award MV for the new management <br /> contract, since we believe that our past performance and capabilities going forward bring the <br /> best value to the City. <br /> I write to you today to advise you that First Transit believes that your procurement for Transit <br /> Management Services was flawed and we wish to formally protest the decision to award the <br /> contract to MV. <br /> We base this protest on several factors: <br /> 1. The City considered a proposal from MV that was "conditional' and thereby non- <br /> responsive with the RFP that governed this procurement First Transit offers the <br /> followina facts to support our position: <br /> • Section 9.0, Preparation of Proposal(s), clearly states, "Conditional proposals, or <br /> those that have taken exception to the specifications, will be considered non- <br /> responsive and will be rejected." <br /> • Section 12.0, Qualifications For Award, states, "Contract award shall be made <br /> only to a proposer found to be both responsive and responsible." <br /> • The MV candidate for GM was disclosed by the City at the opening of the <br /> Proposals to be Jerome Parker. <br /> • During the in-person interview process conducted by the Denton County Transit <br /> Authority(DCTA)on April 8, 2014 held in Lewisville, Texas, representatives of <br /> First Transit met Mr. Jerome Parker, who along with representatives of MV, were <br /> preparing for an interview with the DCTA for a procurement for Transit <br /> A FustCroulp America Op'Company <br />