Metro - File #: 2021-0037

• File #: 2021-0037
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/8/2021
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 4/22/2021
• Final action: 4/22/2021
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a two-year, firm fixed price Contract No. MA73430000 to Cummins Inc., the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for Ignition Coils. The Contract one-year base amount is $1,134,734 inclusive of sales tax, and the one-year option amount is $1,163,087, inclusive of sales tax, for a total contract amount of $2,297,821, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
• Sponsors: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Commit
• Indexes: Budgeting, Bus Acquisitions, Bus Maintenance Projects, Contracts, Maintenance, Metro Divisions, Operations and Maintenance, Operations Maintenance (Project), Procurement, Purchase And Replace Engines For Qualified Buses (Project), Purchasing, Rolling stock, Strategic planning

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/22/2021	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
4/15/2021	Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee

Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
APRIL 15, 2021

Subject
SUBJECT: BUS ENGINE IGNITION COILS

Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a two-year, firm fixed price Contract No. MA73430000 to Cummins Inc., the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for Ignition Coils. The Contract one-year base amount is $1,134,734 inclusive of sales tax, and the one-year option amount is $1,163,087, inclusive of sales tax, for a total contract amount of $2,297,821, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.

Issue
ISSUE

This procurement is for the acquisition of new bus engine ignition coils which are required for maintaining the safe and reliable operation of the bus fleet. 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 over 6,000 engine ignition coils were issued to Bus Maintenance to replace failed components and to support replacement during engine rebuild programs. The engine ignition coils are installed by Metro Mechanics at the Central Maintenance Shops and at all bus operating divisions. Buses cannot operate without properly functioning engine ignition coils.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

Ignition coils are an electronic engine management component that are a part of the bus ignition system. The ignition coil is the component responsible for generating the engine spark, and any problems with the ignition coil can quickly lead to engine performance issues. The engine ignition coils support 100% of our bus fleet, which have Cummins 8.9 ISLG and L9N Near-Zero engines installed. The ignition coil is an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) part delivered direct from the engine manufacturer, Cummins, due to historical problems encountered with aftermarket ignition part...