REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 13, 2018
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, Interim Director
Department of Transportation
BY: BRIAN BARR, Assistant Director
Department of Transportation
RUDY CASTRO, Maintenance Manager
Department of Transportation/Maintenance Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a Service Agreement in the amount of $95,472.00 with Clean Energy, a Delaware based corporation, to maintain and service the FAX compressed natural gas fueling station (Citywide)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve a Service Agreement in the amount of $95,472.00 with Clean Energy, a Delaware based corporation, to maintain and service the Department of Transportation/FAX compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
FAX seeks to award a Service Agreement to provide maintenance services for the CNG fueling station. This will improve productivity and reliability by reducing unscheduled downtime of equipment. The award of this contract will increase longevity of equipment, reduce cost, ensure the system is operating safely, and improve overall performance. FAX utilized the request for proposal process to determine the best value in combination of technical capacity, experience, and cost. This agreement is part of FAX efforts to improve service.
BACKGROUND
The FAX CNG fueling station was built in 2006, to support the City's new fleet of CNG powered buses. In 2016, the CNG station was expanded to meet current fleet needs and a 100 percent CNG powered fleet of 110 buses. Maintenance of the CNG fueling station was included in the original construction agreement for the fueling station and has continued such maintenance throughout. The City's new contract will continue the maintenance of this specialized equipment. The CNG fueling station is highly complex and requires specialized skills and experience to maintain. It requires proactive maintenance and specialized monitoring from an experienced firm to maintain reliable oper...
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