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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
MARCH 16, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: MICROTRANSIT PILOT PROJECT - PART B
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE:
A. the Chief Executive Officer to execute Modification No. 10 to Contract No. PS46292001 with RideCo., Inc., for the MicroTransit Pilot Project, to extend the period of performance from April 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $8,292,453, increasing the Total Contract Value from $35,131,602 to $43,424,055; and
B. an increase in the Contract Modification Authority (CMA) in the amount of $829,245, or 10% of the total Contract Modification No. 10 value, increasing the total authorized CMA amount from $100,000 to a new CMA amount of $929,245 and execute individual Contract Modifications within the Board approved CMA.
Issue
ISSUE
The existing MicroTransit Pilot Project (MTP) Part B contract expires on March 31, 2023. Through this report, staff is seeking approval to extend the contract by 6 months to implement enhancements and lessons learned for the program. Additionally, as the project was launched in 2020 during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the additional time will allow for continued service in normal operating conditions as opposed to the limitations imposed by the pandemic.
Background
BACKGROUND
The initial Request for Proposals (RFP) for this project was issued on October 25, 2017, solicited and awarded to be executed in two parts: Part A, the "Planning and Design" phase and Part B, the "Implementation and Evaluation" phase. On February 27, 2020, the Metro Board of Directors approved the MTP Part B with RideCo, Inc. under the Pre-Development Agreement Public Private Partnership (PDA/P3) Contract No. PS46292001.
The services under this executed pilot project contract were deployed on December 13, 2020, for the implementation of on-demand rideshare, designed to test the delivery of a new on-demand service ...
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