TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Purchase of Portable Bus Lifts
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager to execute a contract with Mohawk Lifts, LLC, to purchase three sets of portable bus lifts.
Staff Contact:
Salvador Llamas, Chief Operating Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Safe and Secure Operations
Initiative - Infrastructure Modernization
Purchase of the new portable lifts will supplement existing shop equipment, replace aging end-of-useful-life portable lifts, and allow for safer and flexible utilization of maintenance shop space.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The total cost of the project is $315,940. It is funded with $153,374 of Bay Area Toll Authority funds (from prior project cost savings), $96,922 in Federal funds and the remainder with District Capital funds.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
AC Transit uses portable and in-ground lifts in its maintenance shops to perform scheduled routine maintenance, inspection, and repair of the bus fleet. The portable lifts presently in use are reaching the end of their useful lives, are less reliable, and require more maintenance to continue operating. Additionally, the existing portable lifts require 480 volts of power, and adding or moving outlets to other areas of the shop is very difficult and not cost-effective.
After researching replacement lifts, staff found cordless portable lifts that are supplied under the Sourcewell Cooperative agreement. This new cordless design meets the needs of the District and allows for use in any location with multiple configurations. Cordless portable lifts are safer to deploy in a busy maintenance shop environment because they reduce tripping hazards with fewer cables on the ground.
The Sourcewell cooperative agreement, formally known as the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA), was competitively bid in January 2020 ...
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