CTA is pleased to announce the Contract Opportunities Portal through which solicitations are posted and where bids and proposals will be submitted. As of July 6, 2020 CTA has conducted virtual bid openings for Invitations for Bids through Zoom.

Effective July 6, 2020, CTA has transitioned to electronic submission through the Contract Opportunities Portal. Procurements (IFBs/RFPs/LIQs) will be posted on the Contract Opportunities Portal. Companies wishing to respond to procurements must register and upload their submissions through the contract opportunities portal, available at https://transitchicago.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities.

NOTE: You must register with the Contract Opportunities Portal even if you are a current CTA registered vendor or currently do business with CTA. Hard copy responses are no longer accepted for procurements due on or after July 6, 2020. Registration is easy and free.  Please be sure to select NAICS codes associated with your type of business or organization. Our solicitations will be set up using those codes and will be matched to vendors and contractors with the same codes.

All contracting opportunities for the Chicago Transit Authority are advertised in the classified section of the Chicago Tribune.

Additional information

• Organizational Conflicts of Interest Chart for Selected Upcoming Procurements
• Mitigating Potential Conflicts Meeting 04-12-2018 Transcript
• CTA Buy America Audits of Series 7000 Rail Cars

Opportunities

For all open public opportunities, please visit the Contract Opportunities Portal. Companies wishing to respond to procurements must register and upload their submissions through the Contract Opportunities Portal. Registration is free.

View the Procurement Portal

Should you have any questions, please contact the Bid Office via email at [email protected].  Thank you for your interest in doing business with Chicago Transit Authority.