Fiscal Note
The 2013 adopted capital budget of Metro Transit provides funding of $6,498,144 in anticipation of the delivery of 16 new buses in 2013, including two hybrid buses at an additional cost of $200,000 each (Project No. 1, "Transit Coaches," Acc't No. 815013). WIth the exception of the marginal cost of the hybrid buses, up to 80% of the total project cost is funded by USDOT/FTA, with the remaining 20% local share funded by General Obligation borrowing. Because of the delay in the completion of the Request for Proposal process and subsequent selection of the vendor, the City's bus purchase planned for 2013 will be delayed until 2014. No buses will be delivered to Metro in 2013. Instead, Metro Transit will include in its 2014 capital budget a reauthorization of the bus purchase funding provided in 2013, and will request additional funding as needed. Metro anticipates delivery of 16 20 new buses in January, 2014; 18 diesel and 2 diesel electric hybrid. The delayed bus replacement schedule will result in the extension of service life for some older buses, and as such may require some additional maintenance efforts. Future year expenditures will require Council approval.
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SUBSTITUTE - Authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to enter into a five year contract with the Gillig Corporation for the manufacture and delivery of up to eighty (80) coaches. The estimated cost of the first order of buses in January 2014 is $6,720,000 $8,800,000.
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The transit utility developed a Request for Proposal for the purchase of eighty (80) 40-foot low floor transit buses, diesel with diesel-electric hybrid options. The transit utility normally replaces fifteen (15) buses annually. In this contract, Metro plans to replace sixteen (16) buses annually 20 buses in 2014 and 15 annually for the next five four years. The first delivery will be in January 2014.
Two (2) manufacturers responded to the RFP. Buses were evaluated for design quality, manufacturer...
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