TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Procurement of Nine (9) 60-Foot Zero Emission Buses
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager, or his designee, to execute documents through the State of California's Department of General Services (DGS) contract to purchase nine (9) sixty-foot zero-emission hydrogen buses from New Flyer.
Staff Contact:
Salvador Llamas, Chief Operating Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Environmental Improvement
Initiative - Zero Emission Programs
In addition to reducing emissions outlined in the District's Clean Corridors Plan, these new zero-emission buses (ZEB) will enhance service quality by replacing old diesel buses that are past their useful life. Adding zero-emission buses will also assist in the District meeting the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation and move the District a step forward toward achieving the Board-approved ZEB Transition Plan of a one hundred percent zero-emissions bus fleet by 2040.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The purchase of the nine (9) sixty-foot hydrogen buses is expected to cost approximately $19.8 million. The purchase is funded by $11.4 million of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds, $3.9 million of State Transit Assistance State of Good Repair funds, $2.1 million in funding from the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive (HVIP) Program (in collaboration with the bus manufacturer), and $1.6 million in Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities Cap & Trade funding. The remaining funding gap of $700,000 will be filled by District Capital funding moved from the Division 6 (D6) Parking Structure Demolition project. The D6 Parking Structure Demolition project has not yet been started. Staff will make the necessary adjustments to the mid-year budget to ensure the project is fully fund ...
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