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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
MARCH 21, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: FLEET SCHEDULE SOFTWARE UPGRADE
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to award a non-competitive 36-month firm fixed price Contract No. PS108917000 to Giro, Inc./LE Groupe En Informatique Et Recherche Operatioannelle (Giro, Inc.) for the HASTUS v2024 fleet schedule software upgrade and optional software enhancements in the amount of $3,445,049, 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, as defined under Public Utilities Code Section 130237.
(REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD)
Issue
ISSUE
The Scheduling Department of Metro Operations, which has more than 5,000 Transit Operators who run its buses and trains, has been using the HASTUS system since 1997 to make all the bus and operator/fleet schedules for Metro. The HASTUS software is outdated and needs an upgrade to the latest version that Giro, Inc., the software provider, offers. The proposed contract award will enable Giro to update the current HASTUS System software from version 2015 (v2015) to version 2024 (v2024). The HASTUS v2024 software has all the relevant software improvements that the contractor has made in the past nine years.
Background
BACKGROUND
HASTUS is a specialized, proprietary software product created by Giro, Inc. It enables the creation of efficient operator/vehicle schedules that comply with Metro policies, regulatory requirements, and the union contract's rules. Scheduling and assigning operators and vehicles are essential operational activities for Metro. The HASTUS software also supports other vital functions within operations, such as: the pay calculation for operators based on ...
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