TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: East Bay Paratransit Broker Contract Award
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager, acting jointly with the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART), to negotiate and enter into a 4.5 year agreement, with one five-year option period, with Transdev Services, Inc. ("Transdev") to serve as the Broker for the East Bay Paratransit Consortium (EBPC), providing Paratransit Services for AC Transit and BART as mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in an amount not to exceed $387,810,000.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Convenient and Reliable Service
Initiative - Service Quality
The provision of ADA complementary paratransit services, an unfunded mandate, is a core mission of the District. The ability to provide a reliable, high-quality service to individuals who cannot, due to a physical or cognitive disability, utilize the District's fixed-route bus service is critically important.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The term of the proposed contract with Transdev will be a 4.5-year base term (January 1, 2025 - June 30, 2029) and a five-year option period (July 1, 2029 - June 30, 2034). The 4.5-year base period not-to-exceed (NTE) amount totals $387,810,000, of which AC Transit is responsible for 69% percent or $267.6 million (shown below). More detail is shown in Attachment 1.
1/1/25-6/30/25
FY 25-26
FY 26-27
FY 27-28
FY 28-29
Total (without allowances)
$24.6M
$53.3M
$59.4M
$62.2M
$65.4M
$264.9M
The NTE amount includes allowances totaling $3.9 million in the base period, and include, among other things, zero emission vehicles and One Seat Ride pilot programs, labor costs (outside of the Contractor's control), technology changes and upgrades and security improvements. Fuel expenses are r...
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