Metro - File #: 2020-0115

• File #: 2020-0115
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 2/3/2020
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 3/19/2020
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a firm fixed price contract under IFB OP67225 to Theodore Robins Ford the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for thirty (30) 1-ton utility trucks for a firm fixed price of $1,417,782.25 inclusive of sales tax, subject to the resolution of any submitted protest(s).
• Sponsors: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Commit
• Indexes: Budgeting, Carbon Footprint, Contracts, Crenshaw Pre-Revenue Service (Project), Division 16, Maintenance, Maintenance facilities, Maintenance of way, Maintenance practices, Metro Crenshaw Line, Metro Divisions, Metro Green Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail K Line, Procurement, Project, Purchasing, Rail Fleet Services, Railroad facilities, Rolling stock, Safety, Traction, Trucking, Utility vehicles
• Related files: 2020-0248

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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
MARCH 19, 2020

Subject
SUBJECT: PURCHASE OF THIRTY 1-TON UTILITY TRUCKS


Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a firm fixed price contract under IFB OP67225 to Theodore Robins Ford the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for thirty (30) 1-ton utility trucks for a firm fixed price of $1,417,782.25 inclusive of sales tax, subject to the resolution of any submitted protest(s).

Issue
ISSUE

This procurement is for the replacement of 20 Metro owned and operated one-ton utility trucks currently operating in support of Bus and Rail Operations that have exceeded the Metro vehicle replacement policy of 12 years and/or 150,000 miles. Included in this procurement are an additional ten 10 one-ton utility trucks that will support maintenance activities on the Crenshaw light rail line extension including track, traction power and signals maintenance; station custodial services; and Crenshaw Rail Facility (Division 16) facilities maintenance.

Background
BACKGROUND

Metro currently operates a utility truck fleet of over 240 vehicles. This fleet is used to support maintenance activities of various Metro departments throughout the County including bus and rail operating divisions/facilities, custodial services, rail maintenance of way, environmental services, rail fleet services and bus stops and zones.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

The 20 new utility trucks will replace trucks that have been in operation since 2000. In the last few years, these trucks have experienced reduced reliability and have now surpassed their useful life and require replacement. Ten of these utility trucks will be used for Division 16 - Crenshaw. The utility trucks are needed to support the Crenshaw light rail line operating between the Green Line at Aviation/Century and Expo Line at Exposition/Crenshaw, a distance of 8.5 miles of tandem track. The sp...