Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) seeks proposals from qualified Certified Public Accountant (CPA) firms to provide the annual compliance and/or performance audit services related to the 2000 Measure A Program.
ABOUT 2000 MEASURE A:
In November 2000, the voters in Santa Clara County approved Measure A ballot (“Ballot”), a 30-year half cent sales tax devoted to specified public transit capital improvement projects and operations in the county. Ballot passed by a 70.3 percent majority vote. Collection of the Ballot sales tax began on April 1, 2006 and will continue through March 31, 2036.
The VTA Board of Directors is responsible for implementation of the 2000 Measure A Program and for all policy-related decisions including the composition, implementation schedule and funding level of projects.
The Ballot listed 14 specific projects or project areas:
Extending BART from Alameda County to the cities of Milpitas, San Jose and Santa Clara
Providing connections from the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport to BART, Caltrain and VTA light rail
Extending light rail from downtown San Jose to the East Valley
Purchasing low-floor light rail vehicles
Improving Caltrain by double-tracking to Gilroy and electrifying from Palo Alto to Gilroy Increasing the level of Caltrain service
Constructing a new Palo Alto Intermodal Transit Center
Improving service in major bus corridors
Upgrading the Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) Service
Improving Highway 17 Express Bus Service
Connecting Caltrain with the Dumbarton Rail Corridor
Purchasing zero-emission buses and constructing support facilities
Developing new light rail corridors
Funding operating and maintenance costs for increased bus, rail and paratransit services
