Held May 28, two companies, Circuit and Freebee,  made presentations. We left the workshop with numerous questions!

In attendance, there were only a handful of residents, four members of council, two lobbyists (both, oddly, from lobbying firms representing both the Village and Freebee), several staff members, and several Freebee drivers.

An RFP (Request For Proposals) was advertised by the Village on March 12, 2026.

A competitive bid process is required by FDOT when applying for grant funding. The only previous RFP was mysteriously canceled by the Village without explanation after Circuit was recommended by the selection committee two years ago.

The current RFP stated that a $2 fee per rider would be charged, in an effort to reduce the cost of the service to taxpayers.

While the representative from Freebee claimed his proposal reflected a reduced cost compared to the current Freebee contract, his proposal calls for Freebee to be paid $665,000 annually instead of the current $553,330. The net cost to the Village in the Freebee proposal is reduced by $23,330, from $553,330 currently to $530,000, a result of new Village revenue of $135,000 from the $2 fee and advertising on vehicles.  

Circuit’s proposal varied from a low of $400,000 up to $581,000 depending on options suggested and varied ridership figures.

The current ridership numbers suggest there are approximately 40,000 to 50,000 riders annually ($80,000 - $100,000 revenue).  Plus possible revenue for advertising on vehicles, and with their cell phone app.