REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, M.A., Director
Department of Transportation
BY: FRANK ADAM PETER, Fleet Manager
Department of Transportation
BRYANT KENNEDY, Fleet Operations Specialist
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the award of a Cooperative Purchase Agreement to Complete Coach Works for the purchase of eleven (11) 40' refurbished compressed natural gas buses in the amount of $3,939,787.39 (Bid File 12501922)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve the award of a cooperative purchase agreement to Complete Coach Works for the purchase of eleven (11) 40' refurbished compressed natural gas buses in the amount of $3,939,787.39
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Transportation/Fresno Area Express (FAX) seeks to purchase eleven (11) 40' refurbished compressed natural gas (CNG) buses from Complete Coach Works (CCW) using a cooperative purchase agreement through Washington Department of Enterprise Services (WA DES). This purchase is part of the FAX effort to: replace vehicles that have exceeded their useful life, improve quality and reliability of service, and comply with the California Air Resource Board (CARB) Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation.
This statewide contract is a State Cooperative Purchasing Contract (SCPC) under Section 3019 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and is compliant with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) guidelines. The SCPC with Complete Coach Works provides rebuilt transit buses, customization options, spare parts, and support to multiple participants, including transit organizations from other states. The contract incorporates FTA required clauses and certifications.
BACKGROUND
CARB issued the ICT regulation, effective October 1, 2019, requiring all transit agencies to gradually transition all bus and paratransit vehicles to a 100 percent zero-emission fleet by 2040. To meet this goal, FAX developed our ICT Transition Plan,...
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