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OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
MAY 20, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: TRANSMISSION INTEGRAL COOLER
Action
ACTION: CONTRACT AWARD
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a two-year, firm fixed price Contract No. MA73599-2000 to Muncie Transit Supply, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for transmission coolers. The Contract one-year base amount is $969,414 inclusive of sales tax, and the one-year option amount is $998,497, inclusive of sales tax, for a total contract amount of $1,967,911, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
Issue
ISSUE
This procurement is for the acquisition of transmission integral coolers 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 approximately 215 transmission coolers are issued annually to Bus Maintenance to support replacement of these components during transmission rebuild programs or for replacement of transmission coolers that crack, warp, or sustain other damage during normal operation. The transmission coolers are installed by Metro Mechanics at the Central Maintenance Shops and at all bus operating divisions. Buses cannot operate without properly functioning transmission coolers.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
A transmission cooler transfers heat generated in an automatic transmission to the radiator, where it is dissipated to atmosphere. Transmission coolers that crack, warp, or sustain other damage need to be replaced. The integral coolers in this procurement are mounted onto transmissions in nine-hundred buses that are part of Metro's bus fleet.
The contract to be awarded is a "requirements type" agreement in which Metro commits to order only from the awarde...
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