REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 27, 2020
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, Director
Department of Transportation
BY: JOE VARGAS, Assistant Director
Department of Transportation
CAROLINA ILIC, Planning Manager
Department of Transportation, Planning Division
JEFF LONG, Senior Transit Planner
Department of Transportation, Planning Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the award of a product requirements contract to Casey Printing of King City, California, for schedule guide printing services for a total not to exceed $134,082.30 over five years (Bid Eval 9542)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the award of a three-year product requirements contract, with two optional one-year extensions, to Casey Printing of King City, California, for schedule guide printing services for a total of $26,816.46 per year, not to exceed $134,082.30 over five years.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Transportation, FAX Division provides schedule guides to transit passengers on FAX buses. FAX prints schedule guides up to five times per year, as needed. The proposed contract is structured as a three-year contract, with two optional one-year extensions.
BACKGROUND
FAX is responsible for providing transit service in the city of Fresno and informing passengers of transit routes and schedules. An important way to communicate with passengers is through published schedule guides, which are available for free to transit passengers via distribution on the fleet of 110 buses. FAX publishes schedule guides up to five times per year, with orders between 12,000 and 18,000 schedule guides per order, as needed.
The schedule guide includes the FAX system map, the night service map, individual maps and timetables for the 17 transit routes, information on fares and passes, and other relevant information, such as how to ride the bus, rules to abide by, Handy Ride information, the holiday schedule, Title VI notifications, information on routes operated by Clovis Trans...
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