REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, M.A., Director
Department of Transportation
BY: FRANK PETER, Fleet Manager
Department of Transportation/FAX Maintenance
BRYANT KENNEDY, Fleet Operations Specialist
Department of Transportation/FAX Maintenance
SUBJECT
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Approve the award of a cooperative purchase agreement to Northwest Bus Sales, Inc. for the purchase of nine (9) medium-accessible paratransit cutaway unleaded vehicles in the amount of $1,178,430.00 plus any applicable sales tax.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve the award of a cooperative purchase agreement to Northwest Bus Sales, Inc. for the purchase of nine (9) medium-accessible paratransit cutaway unleaded vehicles in the amount of $1,178,430.00 plus any applicable sales tax.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
[The Department of Transportation/FAX seeks to purchase nine (9) 22' Endera 8-passenger/four wheelchair E-450 paratransit buses to be used to provide Handy Ride service. The new vehicles will replace existing vehicles that have exceeded their useful life, which will help to improve the quality and reliability of the paratransit service. The Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (WA DES) Cooperative Purchase Agreement with Northwest Bus Sales, Inc. is available to the City of Fresno to purchase the necessary paratransit buses. FAX staff have conducted an evaluation of this cooperative purchase agreement and has determined that it meets both City and Federal purchasing requirements at a competitive cost for the City.
BACKGROUND
The FAX Handy Ride paratransit service provides over 160,000 annual trips to disabled residents in the Fresno area. Handy Ride currently operates fifty-five (50) vehicles to provide service. Funding for paratransit bus procurement becomes available periodically from various sources including federal allocations from the 5310 and 5339 programs, and California State Proposition 1B grants. FAX has budgeted to replace...
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