Metro - File #: 2022-0527

• File #: 2022-0527
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/5/2022
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 9/15/2022
• Final action: 9/22/2022
• Title: CONSIDER: A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to award a 24-month firm fixed unit price Contract No. SP88119000, to Powertech Converter Corporation (Powertech) for the purchase of ten (10) new Auxiliary Converters in support of the P3010 Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) fleet for a total contract amount of $977,586.52, inclusive of sales tax; and B. FINDING that there is only a single source of procurement for the item(s) set forth in Recommendation A above and that the purchase is for the sole purpose of duplicating or replacing supply, equipment, or material already in use. (REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD)
• Sponsors: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Commit
• Indexes: Budgeting, Contracts, Expo Line Operating Project (Project), Light rail vehicles, Maintenance, Metro Rail E Line, Procurement, Purchasing, Rail Fleet Services, Rolling stock, Safety, Vehicle fleets, Vehicle maintenance

Date	Action By	Action	Result
9/22/2022	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
REVISED
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Subject
SUBJECT: P3010 AUXILIARY CONVERTER SPARES

Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to award a 24-month firm fixed unit price Contract No. SP88119000, to Powertech Converter Corporation (Powertech) for the purchase of ten (10) new Auxiliary Converters in support of the P3010 Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) fleet for a total contract amount of $977,586.52, inclusive of sales tax; and

B. FINDING that there is only a single source of procurement for the item(s) set forth in Recommendation A above and that the purchase is for the sole purpose of duplicating or replacing supply, equipment, or material already in use.

(REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD)

Issue
ISSUE

This single source procurement is for the acquisition of ten (10) P3010 spare auxiliary converters. These auxiliary converter assemblies will be used as float units to support the overhaul and repairs of the P3010 fleet. PUC ?130237 allows use of a single source of supply for the sole purpose of duplicating or replacing equipment, material or supplies. Powertech owns proprietary software and hardware design and is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of these auxiliary converter assemblies on the P3010LRV. Powertech is the only recommended contractor for this single source procurement.
Background
BACKGROUND

On August 7, 2012, Kinkisharyo International, LLC was awarded the P3010 LRV Contract for a base order of 78 LRVs. Four options, for an additional 157 LRVS, were subsequently exercised, for a total of 235 vehicles.

This Board Action is to approve Contract SP88119000 in support of Metro's P3010 Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) to procure ten (10) P3010 Auxiliary Converter units required to facilitate the overhaul and maintenance of the fleet. The existing auxiliary converter on the Kinkisharyo (KI) P...