TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Kathleen Kelly, Interim General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Hydrogen Station Maintenance Services Contract
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager to execute a new single source contract with Messer North America, Inc. with a base period of three years with two (2) one-year options to provide maintenance services associated with the District-operated hydrogen fuel stations.
Staff Contact:
Salvador Llamas, Chief Operating Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Environmental Improvement
Initiative - Zero Emission Programs
Executing the contract will ensure the District properly maintains the fueling infrastructure in a state of good repair.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this contract is included in the Operations budget.
The total not to exceed amount for the full five-year contract term (three-year base contract plus two, one-year options) is $2,502,663.
The total contract amount for the initial three -year term has a not to exceed value of $1,325,595. The initial first-year station maintenance contract is valued at $361,636, which is included in the not to exceed amount.
Option year 4 is priced at $501,514 and option year 5 at $540,060.
The contract also includes the option to add a third station maintenance starting year 3 through 5 with a not to exceed value of $135,494.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
For 15 years, the District has operated hydrogen fueling stations at the East Oakland and Emeryville Divisions. Both stations were originally built by Linde who sold the intellectual property and business line to Messer North America (Messer). In 2019, following the completion of the Emeryville Station upgrade to liquid cryogenic high-pressure pumps, Messer began providing maintenance and repair services for both stations. These stations have maintained a reliability rate of over 98% and have reliably suppor...
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