Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line

    July 1, 2025
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    SORTA is seeking a Construction Manager at Risk ("CMAR") for a Bus Rapid Transit (“BRT”) Line using a two-step selection process where firms are shortlisted based on their qualifications and invited to respond to a Request for Proposal ("RFP").

    The Reading Road Corridor Bus Rapid Transit ("BRT") Project (Reading Road Corridor of the Project) represents an approximately $167 million investment in BRT infrastructure in metropolitan Cincinnati, Ohio.

    The planned Reading Road Corridor is an 9.2-mile BRT line connecting downtown Cincinnati to Cincinnati’s Roselawn neighborhood. The BRT line will run from Downtown to the Over-the-Rhine, Mt. Auburn, Clifton Heights-University Heights neighborhoods, and Cincinnati’s Uptown district. From Uptown it will proceed northeastward, serving the neighborhoods and business districts of Corryville, Avondale, North Avondale, Paddock Hills, Bond Hill, and Roselawn.

    Design for the Project is currently in progress. The construction scope is expected to include:

    Civil Package – Roadway Resurfacing, Drainage Improvements, Utility Relocations, Sidewalk, ADA Curb Ramps, Lighting, Pavement Markings;Construction of 13 BRT Stations with All Supporting Systems Elements; and Traffic Signal Modernizations.

    The Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority ("SORTA") is leading the project team, which consists of multiple stakeholders throughout the service area, the Ohio Department of Transportation ("ODOT"), Hamilton County, the City of Cincinnati, and our funding partner the Federal Transit Administration ("FTA"). Other partners include a design consultant that is the Engineer of Record and an Independent Cost Estimator (ICE) that will contracted by SORTA in conjunction with the CMAR.

    The project will be funded with local dollars and federal financial assistance from the FTA. All responding firms are required to adhere to all relevant federal, state, and local requirements.

    Interested firms should follow the link below to register in OpenGov, SORTA's e-procurement platform, and to download solicitation materials. Registration in OpenGov is required for firms to submit responses to open solicitations.

    https://www.go-metro.com/about/doing-business/current-bids/