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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUELING STATIONS AT DIVISIONS 1, 3, 5, 7, 10 & 18
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a firm fixed unit rate Contract No. OP749030003367 with Clean Energy, for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling stations at divisions 1, 3, 5, 7, 10 & 18, for a not-to-exceed amount of $5,285,439 for the five-year base period, and $5,623,284 for the five (5), one-year option terms, for a combined not-to-exceed amount of $10,908,723, effective March 1, 2022, subject to resolution of all properly submitted protest(s), if any.
Issue
ISSUE
The existing contracts for CNG fueling stations O&M services at divisions 1, 3, 5, 7, 10 & 18 expire on February 28, 2022. To ensure service continuity along with safe and timely operations, a new contract award is required effective March 1, 2022.
Background
BACKGROUND
On June 24, 2010 Metro Board of Directors awarded a 10-year, firm fixed unit rate Contract No. OP33432475 to Clean Energy, for Divisions 10 and 18 CNG fueling facility electrification upgrades, including O&M services agreement. On October 28, 2010, Metro Board of Directors awarded a 10-year, firm fixed unit rate Contract No. OP33432555 to Clean Energy, for CNG fueling stations O&M services at Divisions 1, 3, 5, & 7.
Under the existing contracts, the contractor is responsible for conducting preventative maintenance, as-needed repairs, training of staff, maintaining records, and complying with regulations of the authorities having jurisdiction.
While partial roll-out of the zero-emission electric bus services were deployed for revenue service on Metro's G Line (Orange), Metro's existing CNG fueling stations require service continuity of the systematic preventive maintenance program and repair of assoc...
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