Metro - File #: 2018-0723

• File #: 2018-0723
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 10/31/2018
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 1/17/2019
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a two year, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contract No. MA56400000 to Cummins Incorporated, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for Three-Way Muffler Catalysts. The award is for a Base year not-to-exceed of $607,663 inclusive of sales tax, and a one year Option for a not-to-exceed amount of $622,855, inclusive of sales tax for a total not-to-exceed contract value of $1,230,518, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
• Sponsors: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Commit
• Indexes: Budgeting, Bus Acquisitions, Bus Maintenance Projects, Carbon monoxide, Contracts, Hydrocarbons, Maintenance, Metro Divisions, Operations and Maintenance, Operations Maintenance (Project), Procurement, Purchase And Replace Engines For Qualified Buses (Project), Purchasing, Rolling stock, Strategic planning
• Related files: 2019-0035

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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JANUARY 17, 2019

Subject
SUBJECT: THREE-WAY MUFFLER CATALYSTS

Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a two year, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Contract No. MA56400000 to Cummins Incorporated, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for Three-Way Muffler Catalysts. The award is for a Base year not-to-exceed of $607,663 inclusive of sales tax, and a one year Option for a not-to-exceed amount of $622,855, inclusive of sales tax for a total not-to-exceed contract value of $1,230,518, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.

Issue
ISSUE

This procurement is for the acquisition of new three-way muffler catalysts, which are required for maintaining a safe and reliable bus fleet operation. Award of this contract will ensure that Bus Maintenance has adequate inventory to repair and maintain buses according to Metro maintenance standards.

Background
BACKGROUND

The component usage reports from Material Management revealed that on an annual basis approximately 125 three-way muffler catalysts were issued to Bus Maintenance to replace failed components and to support replacement during engine rebuild programs. The three-way muffler catalysts are installed by Metro Mechanics at the Central Maintenance Shops and at all bus operating divisions. Buses cannot operate without properly functioning three-way muffler catalysts.

Discussion
DISCUSSION
A three-way muffler catalyst is a simple, passive device that reduces exhaust noise and three harmful emissions from the buses: hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen oxide (NOx). Problems with the three-way muffler catalyst can quickly lead to engine performance issues. The three-way muffler catalysts support over 90% of our bus fleet which have Cummins 8.9 ISLG engines and Cummins 8.9 ISLG Near-Zero engines.

The contract to be awarded is a "require...