File #: 2023-0617   
Type: Contract Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/20/2023 In control: Finance, Budget and Audit Committee
On agenda: 5/15/2024 Final action:
Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. EXECUTE Modification No. 176 to Contract No. OP02461010001, with Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. ("Cubic"), in the amount of $66,423,946 for upgrading the current fare payment system to include open payment and account-based functionality and expand its capabilities to improve the customer experience, including acceptance of credit and debit cards as payment on buses and at rail stations for 27 Los Angeles County transit agencies; B. EXECUTE Modification No. 155.02 to Contract No. OP02461010MAINT000, with Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. ("Cubic"), in the amount of $78,883,737 to support the current fare collection system, as well as the upgrade, and to extend the period of performance for an additional four years from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028; and, C. NEGOTIATE and execute all agreements, contract awards, including contract modifications, not to exceed $6.5 million for software development and/or integration to implemen...
Sponsors: Finance, Budget and Audit Committee
Indexes: Agreements, Americans With Disabilities Act, Automatic vehicle location, Baldwin Park, Budget, Budgeting, Contractors, Contracts, Fare Zone, Gardena, Glendora, GoPass, Hollywood, Information systems, Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE), Maintenance, Metro Bike Share, Metrolink, Olympic games, Partnerships, Payment, Procurement, Program, Purchasing, Redondo Beach, Request For Proposal, Safety, Santa Monica, Security, Shared mobility, Strategic planning, Stress tests (Equipment), Testing, Ticket vending machines, Transfers, Transit authorities, Transit operators, Transit System, Vehicle sharing, Warranty, Westside/Central Service Sector
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Tentative Timeline on Customer Benefits, 2. Attachment B - Procurement Summary, 3. Attachment C - Contract Mod Log, 4. Attachment D - DEOD Summary, 5. Attachment E FAQ TAP Plus., 6. Presentation
Related files: 2024-0319
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REVISED
FINANCE, BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
MAY 15, 2024
OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
MAY 16, 2024

Subject
SUBJECT: TAP PLUS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. EXECUTE Modification No. 176 to Contract No. OP02461010001, with Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. ("Cubic"), in the amount of $66,423,946 for upgrading the current fare payment system to include open payment and account-based functionality and expand its capabilities to improve the customer experience, including acceptance of credit and debit cards as payment on buses and at rail stations for 27 Los Angeles County transit agencies;

B. EXECUTE Modification No. 155.02 to Contract No. OP02461010MAINT000, with Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. ("Cubic"), in the amount of $78,883,737 to support the current fare collection system, as well as the upgrade, and to extend the period of performance for an additional four years from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028; and,

C. NEGOTIATE and execute all agreements, contract awards, including contract modifications, not to exceed $6.5 million for software development and/or integration to implement open payment and account-based functionality.

D. AMEND the FY25 Budget by $33,000,000 to accommodate for the cash flow requirements of FY25 for the first-year implementation of the TAP Plus project.

Issue
ISSUE

The current TAP fare payment system requires an upgrade to expand its capabilities to meet the features available at transit systems around the country and the world v. Proposed improvements include acceptance of credit and debit cards as payment on buses and at rail stations, as well as a new account-based system that makes it easier for current and new customers to sign up for and use the TAP system and make it easier for riders to access reduced and free fares (e.g., GoPass and the LIFE program).

Background
BACKGROUND

Los Ang...

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