Purchasing

Procurement Operations

Procurement Operations is Metra’s central administrative division through which public solicitations are issued and procurement contracts are awarded for the agency’s capital, operating and administrative requirements including architectural and engineering services, construction, maintenance services, equipment, materials, technology and professional, technical and support services.

Doing Business with Metra

Metra offers a range of contracting opportunities for suppliers, service providers and contractors. Vendors can view current procurement opportunities at the Metra/Bonfire portal below. Vendors registered with Metra through the Bonfire portal can receive automatic notifications about current solicitations that match their selected NAICS codes, and can download solicitation documents and addenda, if any.

To submit a bid or proposal for advertised solicitations, please visit:

https://metra.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=login 

Registered vendors can:

• Receive email notices about Metra solicitations based on NAICS codes
• Download solicitation documents
• Receive solicitation-related notifications (e.g. addenda/time extensions)
• Submit questions related to open solicitations

If you need assistance with registration or more information about Bonfire, please contact Bonfire Interactive Support at https://support@gobonfire.com

Bidders are responsible for the timely submission of electronic bids.

Bid Results

Metra conducts public bids openings for all advertised Invitations for Bid (IFB’s) via live webcast on the date and time advertised in the solicitation. All interested parties are welcome to view the public bid openings at:

https://metra.com/webcasts

Click on “Metra Bid Opening Session XX/XX/20XX”