TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Contract Award for Purchase of Forty-Five Foot Commuter Buses
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Consider awarding a contract to Motor Coach Industries (MCI) for the purchase of up to fifty (50) forty-five-foot (45') diesel buses with independent options for Joint Procurement Members, Omniride (Woodbridge, VA), Metropolitan Council (Saint Paul, MN), and Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (Aspen, CO), and to proceed with an initial purchase of up to thirty-six (36) buses.
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BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The District has $20.75 million of Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Transit Capital Priorities (TCP) funds programmed for the purchase of up to thirty-six (36) commuter buses. These funds cover approximately 75% of the total cost of $27.2 million. The whole purchase including the remaining 25% or $6.4 million is included in the Capital Improvement Plan and will be programmed in the FY 2020-21 Capital Budget corresponding to when payment will be required for the buses. The contracted pricing is lower than what was estimated when the funds were programmed and so the District may be able to purchase up to thirty-six (36) buses with the current funding. The remaining buses available under the contract are reserved for future purchases using TCP and/or other funding sources.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The District issued a Request for proposal (RFP) for the procurement for up to fifty (50) forty-five foot (45') on-highway commuter buses on January 15, 2019, which was posted to the AC Transit Procurement website, advertised in the East Bay Times/Oakland Tribune, with emailed notifications sent to thirty-four (34) bus manufacturers/suppliers on the Federal Transit Administration Eligible Transit Vehicle Manufacturers list. The solicitation requested pricing for diesel, fuel cell and battery electric buses.
The District received one (1) responsive proposal from Mo...
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