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SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
JANUARY 21, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: NATURAL GAS FUELED ENGINES
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a 24 month, firm fixed price contract under Bid Number SD17491 to Cummins Pacific the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the procurement of 289 Natural Gas Fueled Heavy Duty Engines for an amount not to exceed $13,211,635.
Issue
ISSUE
As part of the Central Maintenance Facility (CMF) Bus Midlife/Engine replacement program, the existing Cummins ISL G 280 engines currently installed in our NABI 8100 series 45-foot buses will be replaced with new engines. This procurement is required to ensure the current engine replacement program continuation without delays and with no impact on revenue service.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
CMF staff has identified a requirement to purchase up to 289 natural gas fueled heavy duty engines to replace currently installed Cummins ISL G 280 engines during the period FY16 through FY18. The Cummins ISL G 280 engines covered under this procurement will be installed as part of the bus midlife overhaul program.
This Cummins ISL G 280 engine is certified for 2012 and compliant to Federal
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urban bus emission levels and California Air
Resources Board (CARB) low Nitrogen Oxides for year 2012. The Cummins ISL G 280 natural gas fueled heavy-duty engines are warranted to be free from defects in design and materials for two-years with unlimited mileage with full parts and labor on all warrantable failures.
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DETERMINATION OF SAFETY IMPACT
The award of this contract will result in a positive impact on safety. Installation of these new engines will ensure that buses are maintained in accordance with Metro Maintenance standards and improve on-road performance and reliability, with beneficial impac...
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