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SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
MARCH 15, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: ASSIGNMENT OF BUSES TO GARDENA MUNICIPAL BUS
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Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION
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AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to negotiate and execute an Assignment Agreement with Gardena Municipal Bus Lines (GTrans) for 46 of the Option 40-foot CNG transit buses under Contract No. OP28367-000, Part A from El Dorado National (California), Inc. ("ENC") at no cost to Metro.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro's solicitation, under RFP No.OP28367, specified a total of 600 buses, of either a CNG or Zero Emission (ZE) configuration, for replacement of its 40' transit CNG buses. In June 2017, the Board awarded Contract No. OP28367-000, Part A to ENC for 295 40' CNG buses with authority to exercise up to 305 option vehicles.
Metro has received a request from GTrans for the assignment of 46 40' CNG transit buses. In a continuing effort to partner with regional municipal operators to reduce regional fleet emissions, Metro staff recommends assigning 46 option vehicles under ENC Contract No. OP28367-000 to GTrans. This assignment does not affect the base order. The Assignment of options (i.e. Piggybacking) is allowed per the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) guidelines. FTA recognizes that a transit agency may have valid reasons to specify more vehicles in its contract (e.g. option transit buses) than are ultimately needed. When contract vehicles are no longer required by a transit agency's fleet plan, they are allowed to assign the excess vehicles to another transit agency. Assignment of these options to GTrans will reduce the number of option vehicles available to 259 under the ENC contract.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
In April 2016, Metro's Board of Directors authorized staff to initiate RFP No. OP28367 for the procurement of up to 1,000 CNG or Zero Emission Transit Buses for replacement of up to 600 40' transit buses and 400 60' transit...
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