Metro - File #: 2016-0182

• File #: 2016-0182
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/23/2016
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 4/28/2016
• Final action: 4/28/2016
• Title: CONSIDER finding that a new procurement of 60' advanced transit buses under Public Utilities Code (PUC) ?130232 low bid requirement does not constitute a procurement method adequate for LACMTA's needs. The Board, pursuant to Public Contract Code (PCC) ?20217, hereby directs the procurement of up to four hundred (400) new 60' advanced transit buses in a procurement by competitive negotiation. (REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE)
• Indexes: Americans With Disabilities Act, Bids, Budgeting, Bus 40' Cng W/ El Dorado-295 (Project), Bus 60'Ze W/ New Flyer- 40 (Project), Bus Acquisitions, Contract administration, Contracts, Federal Transit Administration, Invitation For Bids, Maintainability, Operations Maintenance (Project), Pedestrians, Pilot studies, Procurement, Program, Purchasing, Request For Proposal, Rolling stock, Safety, Safety and security, System safety, Transit buses, Warranty

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/28/2016	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
4/14/2016	System Safety, Security and Operations Committee

Meeting_Body
REVISED
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
APRIL 14, 2016

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: NEW BUS PROCUREMENTS 2018-2022

ACTION: INITIATE PROCUREMENTS FOR BUS REPLACEMENT

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER finding that a new procurement of 60' advanced transit buses under Public Utilities Code (PUC) ?130232 low bid requirement does not constitute a procurement method adequate for LACMTA's needs. The Board, pursuant to Public Contract Code (PCC) ?20217, hereby directs the procurement of up to four hundred (400) new 60' advanced transit buses in a procurement by competitive negotiation.

(REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE)

Issue
ISSUE

Metro's bus fleet replacement plan anticipates that over the next five years up to 400 articulated buses will reach the end of their useful life. The buses being retired will be in excess of 14 years old.

This Board's finding and direction allows staff to issue a new procurement for up to four hundred (400) new replacement 60' transit buses utilizing a competitively negotiated process in accordance with PCC ? 20217. PCC ? 20217 provides the Board with statutory authority to award contracts for the purchase of buses by competitive negotiation when a low bid (IFB) approach is not adequate for the agency's needs.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

It is in the public's and Metro's best interest to utilize the Best Value competitive negotiation method rather than a sealed bid process to consider factors other than price in the award of contracts for vehicles as allowed under PCC ? 20217. The competitive negotiation process allows consideration of factors other than price that could not be adequately quantified or considered in low bid procurement.

By establishing explicit factors that identify Metro's definition of Best Value, the solicitation can use important evaluation criteria to augment price considerations such as past performance related to schedule adherence, quality, reliability, maintainability and veh...