Holiday Service Changes
Christmas: Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24th – REGULAR Sunday Service Christmas Day, Monday, December 25th – NO Service. Offices Closed Tuesday, December 26th – Regular Service New Year’s: New Year’s Eve, Sunday, December 31st –…
3rd Round of TDP Public Meetings
SCTA will be holding a third round of public outreach events to present the final draft recommendations of potential service improvements for BARTA. The draft recommendations are based on a comprehensive analysis of existing services and…
Route 7/Pennside – Exeter Street Detour – starts Friday, June 2, 2023
Due to bridge repair on Exeter Street, the Route 7/Pennside bus route will need to detour beginning Friday, June 2, 2023. The inbound detour is: Butter Lane to right on Heidelberg Avenue to straight on…
The South Central Transit Authority (SCTA) is responsible for the management and administration of BARTA and conducts all procurement activities in support of the bus and shared ride service operated by BARTA.
South Central Transit Authority (SCTA) is entrusted with the oversight and management of purchases that support providing the public transit services for BARTA and RRTA in the Reading and Lancaster communities. SCTA is committed to providing a full and open competitive environment for procurement opportunities in conformance with federal, state, and local regulations. SCTA solicitations are issued as Request for Proposals (RFP); Invitation for Bids (IFB) or Request for Quotations (RFQ) depending on the type of goods or services.
Guidelines and procedures for all procurements are contained in the bid documents. SCTA solicits and encourages small business and disadvantaged business enterprise participation. Small Businesses and DBEs shall be afforded full consideration of their response and will not be subject to discrimination.
Current procurement opportunities are posted on the South Central Transit Authority website – www.sctapa.com under Procurement & Sales. If you have further procurement questions please contact info@sctapa.com.
There are no BARTA Procurement Activities at the current time.