PUBLIC SECTOR WORK,
DONE BY THE BOOK.

Yes, for event work and ongoing agency employee shuttle contracts. We file certified payroll with Washington L&I, track wage determinations against the relevant occupation code, and handle Intent & Affidavit submissions per L&I requirements. Prevailing wage cadence is set by the contract — typically weekly filings for state and county work, monthly for some municipal contracts. For event scope, certified payroll covers the event days worked; for ongoing contracts, it's filed on the agency's standard cadence.

No. We deliberately don't pursue paratransit subcontracting, fixed-route public transportation, or Title VI-regulated transit service. Those contracts require ADA paratransit certification, FTA-grade drug and alcohol testing programs, Title VI service equity plans, NTD reporting capability, and DBE participation tracking — a compliance infrastructure that's an entire separate operational program from what we run. We respect procurement officers enough not to bid scope we can't actually fulfill, and we'd rather get filtered out at the eligibility stage than win an award we have to back out of post-award.

Performance and payment bonding is available for contracts where bonding is a procurement requirement. Bond limits are sized to contract value with surety from established Washington State bonding markets. For typical agency event work and employee shuttle contracts, bonding falls within our standard capacity. Large multi-year contracts with elevated bonding requirements get a separate underwriting review during bid preparation. We'll tell you up front if the bonding requirement exceeds what we can post — better to know that before submitting than after award.

Pre-arranged standby contracts activate inside four hours of notification for most scope, with multi-vehicle surge capability scaling against the standby fleet committed to the contract. Snow event activations typically pre-stage equipment based on forecasting; EOC support deployments coordinate directly with the agency's emergency management office during the activation window. Standby retainer pricing is separate from activation rate — agencies pay the retainer to hold the capacity, and pay the activation rate when service is rendered.

Yes, where the agency requires it. Many state and county agencies mandate vendor orientation covering facility access, security protocols, badging requirements, and any agency-specific operational procedures. Our drivers complete orientation before assignment and re-attest annually. For high-security agency facilities — emergency operations centers, certain state agency offices, executive branch transport — additional background screening above our standard vetting is completed during contract onboarding.

Yes. For dignitary and visiting official transport — visiting elected officials, foreign delegations, agency leadership, judicial transport — we assign chauffeurs trained on government protocol: discretion, appropriate timing, security coordination, and the kind of professional bearing that public sector clients expect. We coordinate with law enforcement security details when applicable and respect the privacy and operational requirements of dignitary transport. NDA-ready drivers available for sensitive protocols.

Certified payroll filed in the Washington L&I PWIA system per the agency's contract terms. Documentation includes driver names, classification codes, hours worked, prevailing wage rates applied, and fringe benefits as required by the wage determination. Filing cadence matches contract terms — weekly is typical for state and county work, monthly for some municipal contracts. Certified payroll records are retained per L&I record retention requirements (three years standard) and available for agency audit on request.

Invoicing per the agency's purchase order terms — typically Net 30 from invoice date for state and county. Each invoice includes driver reports, certified payroll for the billing period, COI verification, and line-item detail by vehicle, by service day, and by hours. Documentation packet is submitted with the invoice rather than as separate transmittal, so the agency's accounts payable team has the full file at receipt. Municipal terms vary — some cities pay Net 30, others Net 45, occasionally Net 60 for larger jurisdictions.