REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, Assistant City Manager
& Interim Director, Department of Transportation
BY: RODOLFO CASTRO, Fleet Manager
Department of Transportation, Maintenance Division
BLAKE RINCON, Fleet Operations Specialist
Department of Transportation, Maintenance Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the award of a purchase contract to New Flyer of America Inc. for Two (2) 40' Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Buses in the amount of $2,882,919.01
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of a purchase contract to New Flyer of America Inc. for two (2) 40' hydrogen fuel cell electric buses in the amount of $2,882,919.01.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Transportation/Fresno Area Express (FAX) seeks to purchase two (2) 40' hydrogen fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs) from New Flyer of America Inc (New Flyer). 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.
The new units will be purchased using a cooperative purchase agreement authorized through a competitively solicited cooperative procurement process administered by the State of California, Department of General Services. This statewide contract is a State Cooperative Purchasing Contract (SCPC) under Section 3019 of the Fixing American's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and is compliant with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Guidelines. The SCPC with New Flyer provides Zero-Emission Transit Buses, 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...
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