Metro - File #: 2022-0432

• File #: 2022-0432
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/23/2022
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 8/25/2022
• Final action: 8/25/2022
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a 60-month, firm fixed unit price Contract No. OP82170000 to Kiepe Electric LLC for the purchase of forty-two (42) new Low Voltage Power Supply (LVPS) units of static converters in support of the A650 Heavy Rail Vehicle (HRV) fleet. The Contract's one-year base amount of $472,306 (5 units), and the one-year option amount of $1,470,195 (37 units), is for a total contract amount of $1,942,501, inclusive of sales tax. This recommendation is subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s).
• Sponsors: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Commit
• Indexes: Budgeting, Contractors, Contracts, Perform Midlife Repairs On Heavy Railcar Vehicles (Project), Procurement, Program, Purchasing, Rail Fleet Services, Revenue Service, Rolling stock, Safety, Safety equipment, Safety vehicles, Testing, Transfers, Vehicle fleets, Vehicle safety
• Related files: 2022-0653

Date	Action By	Action	Result
8/25/2022	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
8/18/2022	Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee

Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
AUGUST 18, 2022


Subject
SUBJECT: A650 HEAVY RAIL VEHICLE STATIC CONVERTER LOW VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY (LVPS) PURCHASE

Action
ACTION: CONTRACT AWARD

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a 60-month, firm fixed unit price Contract No. OP82170000 to Kiepe Electric LLC for the purchase of forty-two (42) new Low Voltage Power Supply (LVPS) units of static converters in support of the A650 Heavy Rail Vehicle (HRV) fleet. The Contract's one-year base amount of $472,306 (5 units), and the one-year option amount of $1,470,195 (37 units), is for a total contract amount of $1,942,501, inclusive of sales tax. This recommendation is subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s).

Issue
ISSUE

The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) can no longer overhaul these critical LVPS units due to the declining reliability of the LVPS technology transfer and parts obsolescence, necessitating the purchase of a new design static converter LVPS units. This procurement is for the purchase of forty-two (42) new LVPS units (5 Base and 37 Option) to allow for the continuation of overhaul services required for a thorough and complete overhaul of the A650 Fleet. Furthermore, the purchase of new units will achieve equipment safety, reliability, and performance standards in accordance with regulatory requirements and OEM specifications. This procurement will result in the least impact on the schedule and Metro resources to ensure fleet reliability and vehicle maintainability.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Breda A650 HRV option-buy fleet consists of 37 married-pair vehicles and is currently in its 24th year of revenue service operations. This fleet is currently undergoing a Component Overhaul Program, overhauling five major systems including friction brake, traction motor, gearbox coupler, and LVPS equipment. The average per car mileage is 1.7 million miles w...