Procurement

Procurement Portal

All current and prospective bidders, proposers, vendors, contractors and suppliers must register in BART's Procurement Portal to download solicitations and become a plan holder. Plan holders will automatically receive notifications related to that solicitation. The BART Procurement Portal also contains information about recently awarded Contracts and Bids recently received.   

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A Look Ahead: Upcoming Procurements

Vendor Certifications

For additional information on BART's Certifications and Equity Programs, visit the BART Office of Civil Rights webpage at bart.gov/ocr.

General Conditions For Construction and Procurement Contracts

Procurement General Conditions

Construction General Conditions

District Contractor Code of Conduct

The Board approved the District Contractor Code of Conduct that requires compliance from all contractors as well as their subcontractors doing business with the District. These standards supersede all prior written ethics policies adopted which are in conflict with these standards. Also, these standards are in conjunction with applicable provisions of the District's Procurement Manual and other applicable Board Rules, policies and procedures. For more information, you can download and print the attached link.

All District contractors (prime and subcontractors) are required to disclose if they have a perceived or actual conflict-of-interest. If you have questions about whether your firm may have a conflict, please email [email protected] and BART’s Internal Audit staff will address your questions. A contractor should report a perceived or actual conflict-of-interest using the Contractor Conflict-of-Interest Declaration form. The declaration applies to all bidders, proposers, consultants and contractors, and each of their subcontractors or subconsultants (“Contractors”), seeking to do business or doing business with BART. The declaration is a requirement of a Solicitation as well as existing contracts on an ongoing basis when a Contractor detects or learns that an identified, perceived, or potential conflict‐of-interest exists per the Contractor Code-of-Conduct. The declaration is submitted by all Contractors on behalf of their firm and all subcontractors/team members. BART’s Internal Audit staff will coordinate evaluation of the declaration, and the District’s Ethics Officer will determine if a conflict does exist and the potential impacts that the conflict may have on your contract with BART. Please note that a potential conflict-of-interest does not necessarily disqualify Contractor from a BART contract(s).

Download the Code of Conduct
Download the Contractor Conflict-of-Interest Declaration

Rate Audits of Consulting Firms

Upon request by the District, Proposers and those subconsultants proposed to be used on either a cost reimbursable or time and materials basis, shall submit EXHIBIT 3 Provisional Cost Reimbursement and Rate Data and EXHIBIT 4A Cost Disclosure Statement provided below.

EXHIBIT 3 Provisional Cost Reimbursement and Rate Data

EXHIBIT 4A Cost Disclosure Statement

For unaudited indirect cost schedules, BART conducts additional substantive testing to determine that the costs are allowable, reasonable and allocable in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Refer to American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Indirect Cost Rate Schedule for presentation and additional guidance on determining unallowable costs provided below.

AASHTO Guide

Sample PDF

Sample Excel