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 service contract to REMIX of San Francisco, California, for cloud-based transit planning software for a total not to exceed $97,000 over four years (Bid File 9551)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the award of a service contract to REMIX of San Francisco, California, for cloud-based transit planning software for a total not to exceed $97,000 over four years.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Transportation, FAX Division provides transit service for the city of Fresno. FAX depends upon transit planning software to refine current routes, plan for future routes, and conduct analysis required by the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) of all proposed route changes. The proposed contract is structured as a three-year contract, with an optional one-year extension.
BACKGROUND
FAX is responsible for providing transit service in the city of Fresno. FAX relies on outside software-as-a-service (SaaS) for transit route sketch planning; demographic impact analysis of proposed routes in relation to minority populations, total population, poverty, seniors, youth, people with disabilities, and limited-English households; analysis and modification of transit routes and transit route scenarios; Title VI Service Equity Analysis; and mapping for public outreach efforts.
This contract would be issued in the amount of up to $24,000 per year for up to three years, with an optional one-year extension, for a total not to exceed $97,000 over four years.
A Notice Inviting Bids was published in the Business Journal on July 8, 2020, and posted to the City's Website...
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