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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR - VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION MONITORING SYSTEM
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a sole source firm fixed price Contract No. PS87784000 to Integrated Display Systems LLC, to provide vertical transportation remote monitoring maintenance support software, hardware, design, and onsite installation oversight services for Elevators and Escalators throughout the Metro System, in the amount of $3,471,433 for the five-year base period, and $1,968,134 for a one, three-year option term, and $367,641 for the five-year on-site maintenance support services, for a combined contract amount of $5,807,208, subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any.
Issue
ISSUE
Currently, Metro has 231 elevators and 173 escalators systemwide that are heavily used. Metro has a need for a Vertical Transportation (VT) Monitoring System to monitor the operation of all elevators and escalators throughout the transit system. The monitoring system will be configured so that the status of all Metro escalators and elevators is viewable and controllable from new and existing monitoring stations.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro's VT performance standard requires that its VT Monitoring System be capable of providing real-time elevator/escalator system condition monitoring and reporting with no delay so that staff can respond quickly to any VT issues. Integrated Display Systems, Inc. is currently the only vendor that is known to provide real-time elevator/escalator status monitoring and reporting software that is capable of relaying immediate alerts when it detects a malfunction. Metro requires elevator and escalator monitoring system software and supporting hardware and three (3) monitoring stations sufficient to provide coverage for the existing 231 elevators and 173 esc...
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