File #: 2019-0833   
Type: Contract Status: Passed
File created: 11/14/2019 In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
On agenda: 1/23/2020 Final action: 1/23/2020
Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute a Modification to Contract No. PS121778000 to exercise a six-month extension to the existing contract with NoMad Transit LLC, to continue to operate the Mobility on Demand ("MOD") pilot project with enhanced service design for additional research at an increase in contract value not to exceed $1,530,332 $2,180,332, increasing the contract value from $2,506,410 to $4,036,742 $4,686,742, and, at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, add an additional six months of service for a not to exceed amount of $2,097,293 $2,747,293, increasing the contract from $4,036,742 $4,686,742 to up to $6,134,035$7,434,035, with no further options to extend.
Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee, Executive Management Committee
Indexes: Access Services Inc., Budgeting, Contractors, Contracts, Customer service, Demand responsive transportation, First/Last Mile, Grant Aid, Maps, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Microtransit, Outreach, Paratransit services, Park and ride, Procurement, Project, Research, Ridership, Ridesharing, Ridesourcing, Safety, Shared mobility, Strategic planning, Subsidies, Surveys, Travel time, Trip length, Vehicle sharing, Wheelchairs
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Third Quarter Report, 2. Attachment B - Preliminary Research Findings, 3. Attachment C - Service Areas, 4. Attachment D - Procurment Summary, 5. Attachment E - Modification Log
Related files: 2020-0043
Meeting_Body
REVISED
PLANNING & PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JANUARY 15, 2020
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JANUARY 16, 2020

Subject
SUBJECT: MOBILITY ON DEMAND PILOT PROJECT

Action
ACTION: EXECUTE CONTRACT OPTION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute a Modification to Contract No. PS121778000 to exercise a six-month extension to the existing contract with NoMad Transit LLC, to continue to operate the Mobility on Demand ("MOD") pilot project with enhanced service design for additional research at an increase in contract value not to exceed $1,530,332 $2,180,332, increasing the contract value from $2,506,410 to $4,036,742 $4,686,742, and, at the discretion of the Chief Executive Officer, add an additional six months of service for a not to exceed amount of $2,097,293 $2,747,293, increasing the contract from $4,036,742 $4,686,742 to up to $6,134,035$7,434,035, with no further options to extend.

Issue
ISSUE
In 2018, Metro partnered with NoMad Transit LLC to provide a pilot on-demand, shared-ride service that launched on January 28, 2019 with a duration of one year, and an option to extend for a second year. This pilot is providing research insights to inform MicroTransit, expanding the availability of ride-hailing services to users who would not otherwise have access, promoting sustainability and congestion reduction through shared rides, and growing the reach of Metro fixed-route services. The Board has received quarterly reports regarding the service operations over the 2019 calendar year.
In October 2018, the Board authorized the execution of a 12-month contract in an amount not-to-exceed $2,506,410, with the option to renew for an additional year at a baseline amount of $2,506,410, to be negotiated based on the initial 12-month pilot period for a total amount of $5,012,820.
Year one of the contract will close having spent $1,939,448 of the $2,506,410 contract authority, leaving a balance of $566,962. Staff recomm...

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