TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: RFP for Battery Electric Charging Equipment (D2 and D4)
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider approving the release of Request For Proposals for Battery Electric Bus Charging Infrastructure Equipment for the Battery Electric Bus Facilities at both the Emeryville and the Seminary Divisions.
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Environmental Improvement
Initiative - Zero Emission Programs
This solicitation will allow the District to complete a competitive procurement for the selection and acquisition of the actual Battery Electric Bus (BEB) charging equipment.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
This procurement is part of a project funded by State of California Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Funds and Regional/ Local funds from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Carl Moyer Program and is funded in the FY 2020-21 Capital Budget. The anticipated charger cost is consistent with the funding allocation in FY 2020-21 Capital Improvement Plan. The actual cost estimate is being withheld to ensure that the District receives the best possible pricing during the public bid process.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
In December 2018, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation that requires California transit agencies to begin purchasing Zero Emission Buses (ZEBs) as early as 2023, with the goal of transitioning all transit buses to zero emission technology by 2040.
On June 10, 2020, the AC Transit Board approved Resolution 20-029 which formally adopted the Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Rollout Plan as the long-term plan to comply the CARB Innovative Clean Transit Regulation. Further, on October 14, 2020 the Board authorized the construction IFB for the Emeryville Division (SR 20-380).
This procurement provides for the BEB charging infrastructure selection and purchase necessary to support the BEB dep...
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