REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
March 19, 2020
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, Director
Department of Transportation
BY: BRIAN BARR, Assistant Director
Department of Transportation
ORIE J. RUBALCAVA, Senior Management Analyst
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
Title
Reject all bids for a Bus Rapid Transit shelter purchase contract and direct staff to rebid (Bid File 3723)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council reject all bids received January 28, 2020, for purchase of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) shelters and direct staff to rebid.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Transportation, FAX Division launched BRT Route 1 service in February, 2018. The BRT route consists of 52 bus stations along the Blackstone and Kings Canyon/Ventura corridor. Each station is outfitted with custom bus shelters, amenities, security cameras, ticket vending machines, and communication equipment. FAX seeks to procure and store spare BRT shelters to facilitate the replacement of amenities in the event of catastrophic damage, such as a vehicle collision. FAX received two bids in response to the solicitation, one bid was found both responsive and responsible. However, the bid is 48 percent greater than originally estimated for this procurement. As a result, staff recommends Council reject all bids. Staff will adjust the requirements of the solicitation to encourage additional competition.
BACKGROUND
FAX launched BRT Route 1 service in February, 2018, consisting of 52 bus stations along the Blackstone and Kings Canyon/Ventura corridor. Each BRT station includes custom bus shelters, passenger amenities, security cameras, ticket vending machines, and communication equipment. Since launch of the new service, there have been two separate instances of vehicle collisions with the BRT station. The first incident severally damaged a ticket vending machine and the second incident damaged a communication cabinet and "Q" logo icon/map case. FAX seeks to procure and store spare...
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