Metro - File #: 2026-0437

• File #: 2026-0437
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 6/1/2026
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 7/16/2026
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. EXECUTE Modification No. 9 to Contract No. OP73960000 with Clean Energy Renewable Fuels, LLC to extend the contract performance end date by eleven months from July 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027; B. EXECUTE Modification No. 9 to Contract No. OP59812000A with Clean Energy Renewable Fuels to extend the contract performance end date by eleven months from July 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027; C. EXECUTE Modification No. 6 to Contract No. OP59812000B with Shell Energy North America (US) to increase the contract value by $3,615,292 from a Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $15,112,295 to a NTE amount of $18,727,587 and extend the contract performance end date by eleven months from July 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027; and D. EXECUTE Modification No. 5 to Contract No. OP59812000C with Trillium USA Company, LLC. to increase the contract value by $2,877,636 from a NTE amount of $19,492,426 to NTE amount of $22,370,062 and extend the contract performance end date ...
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Budgeting, Bus Acquisitions, Bus Maintenance Projects, Cleaning, Contracts, Customer service, Electrification, Fuels, Maintenance practices, Natural gas, Procurement, Purchasing, Renewable Natural Gas, Rolling stock, Strategic planning, Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Master Plan, Zero Emissions

Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JULY 16, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS FOR EXISTING RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS (RNG) CONTRACTS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. EXECUTE Modification No. 9 to Contract No. OP73960000 with Clean Energy Renewable Fuels, LLC to extend the contract performance end date by eleven months from July 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027;

B. EXECUTE Modification No. 9 to Contract No. OP59812000A with Clean Energy Renewable Fuels to extend the contract performance end date by eleven months from July 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027;

C. EXECUTE Modification No. 6 to Contract No. OP59812000B with Shell Energy North America (US) to increase the contract value by $3,615,292 from a Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $15,112,295 to a NTE amount of $18,727,587 and extend the contract performance end date by eleven months from July 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027; and

D. EXECUTE Modification No. 5 to Contract No. OP59812000C with Trillium USA Company, LLC. to increase the contract value by $2,877,636 from a NTE amount of $19,492,426 to NTE amount of $22,370,062 and extend the contract performance end date by eleven months from July 31, 2026, to June 30, 2027.

Issue
ISSUE
Metro uses Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) fuel to power the engines on the majority of the current bus fleet. RNG fuel is currently being procured under multiple existing contracts OP7396000 with Clean Energy, OP59812000A with Clean Energy, OP59812000B with Shell Energy, and OP59812000C with Trillium USA, which continue to support Metro's operational and environmental objectives.

RNG remains a critical transition fuel during Metro's phased deployment to a fully Zero-Emission Bus (ZEB) fleet. As charging infrastructure is constructed and additional electric buses are placed into service, RNG use continues to ensure uninterrupted transit operations while supporting Metro'...