REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, M.A., Interim Director
Department of Transportation
BY: RODOLFO CASTRO, Fleet Manager
Department of Transportation
BLAKE RINCON, Fleet Operations Specialist
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
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Approval of a Product Purchase Utilizing a Washington Statewide Contract with Gillig LLC. for Twelve (12) 40' Low Floor CNG buses in the amount of $11,020,284.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of a product purchase utilizing a Washington statewide contract with Gillig LLC. for twelve (12) 40' low floor CNG buses in the amount of $11,020,284.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Transportation/Fresno Area Express (FAX) seeks to purchase twelve (12) 40' Low Floor Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses from Gillig LLC (Gillig). This purchase is part of the FAX effort to: replace vehicles that have exceeded their useful life, improved quality and reliability of service, and allow for the compliance with the California Air Resource Board (CARB) Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation.
This contract is a State Cooperative Purchasing Schedule Contract (SCPC) under Section 3019 of the FAST Act and compliant with FTA Guidelines. The state of Washington, through the Department of Enterprise Services (DES), has contracted with Gillig to provide transit buses and related equipment 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, which was approved by Council on June 18, 2020. Per the schedule detailed in the ICT Transition Plan, FAX must procure a mix of compressed natural gas (CNG) buses, battery electric buses (BEBs), and hydrogen fuel cell e...
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