REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRIAN BARR, Director
General Services Department
BY: CLIFF TRAUGH, Business Manager
General Services Department
SUBJECT
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Approve the award of a purchase contract to Hometown Trolley of Crandon, Wisconsin for the purchase of three Villager Trolley buses in the amount of $865,664 for the General Services Department
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the award of a purchase contract to Hometown Trolley of Crandon, Wisconsin for the purchase of three Villager Trolley buses in the amount of $865,664 for the General Services Department.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The General Services Department seeks to purchase three Hometown Trolley Villager Trolley buses to connect City of Fresno residents to South Stadium, Brewery District, Cultural Arts District, Tower District, Fresno City College, and Campus Pointe next to Fresno State. Service will be free and operate Thursday through Saturday from 2:30 P.M. to 12:30 A.M with 60-minute headways. Staff will return to Council at a later date to seek approval on contract between an external service operator and the General Services Department. The trolleys will be assigned to the General Services Department Fleet Management Division. Typically, transit vehicles have been assigned to the Department of Transportation, however upon assignment they become federal assets subject to requirements of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The FTA restricts the use of vehicles in a limited capacity and prohibits the use of vehicles for charter service by third parties. Moreover, if vehicles are utilized in this capacity they cannot be operated and maintained in an FTA-funded facility. The Trolleys will be purchased as additions to the Municipal fleet through a competitively solicited piggyback contract with the state of North Dakota. The vendor's price is valid through October 14, 2022.
BACKGROUND
The General Services Department, Fleet Management Division is responsible...
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