RTD’s June 23, 2026 agenda includes two items asking the Board to authorize the GM/CEO to advance deeper financial modeling and incorporate deficit-reduction tactics into the 2027 Proposed Budget. The Finance & Planning Committee item covers legislative reforms for additional revenue, refinancing opportunities, and labor expense changes, while the Operations, Safety, and Security Committee item addresses potential ballot measures, fare media activation improvements, increased real estate income, office space and fleet reductions, and service hour modifications. These actions put RTD into an intensive planning phase that will shape specific projects and procurements tied to revenue generation, real estate optimization, technology to improve fare media utilization, and operational restructuring.Vendors in financial advisory, public finance, ballot measure consulting, fare collection and payment technology, and real estate portfolio optimization can track this as a precursor to more defined initiatives that will emerge as the 2027 budget is developed and implemented.

The deficit reduction tactics could generate multiple distinct procurements (financial advisory, technology, and real estate services) as the 2027 budget is finalized.