Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes a U.S. Department of Transportation grant to purchase hybrid buses and related equipment. The grant award totals $17.4 million and requires a local match of $3.14 million. Metro Transit plans to use existing budget authority and amounts planned in the 2026 capital improvement plan within its Transit Buses and Charging Equipment capital program to support the grant. No additional appropriation required.
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Authorizing the Transit General Manager to file an application for a Section 5339 Low-No Emission Grant with U.S. Department of Transportation and authorizing the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the associated grant agreement with USDOT, the associated sole source agreements with the project partners, Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) and Transit Resource Center (TRC) and execute the required 13 (c) agreement with Teamsters Local No. 120.
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The Low or No Emission Competitive program provides funding to state and local governmental authorities for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses as well as acquisition, construction, and leasing of required supporting facilities. Under 49 U.S.C. 5339 (c)/ Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Section 30017, $1.15 billion in funds were made available for this program. The City of Madison was awarded $17,432,700 to purchase 16 hybrid 40’ buses and related equipment to replace older, inefficient and maintenance-prone buses beyond their useful life. CTE assisted with the grant application and will provide project management and technical assistance for our project and TRC will handle the manufacturing inspections and Federal Buy America Audits.
WHEREAS, The United States Department of Transportation recently awarded the City of Madison’s Metro Transit Division a highly competitive Low or No Emission grant to support the deployment of hybrid buses and related equipment to improve efficiency by replacing maintenance...
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