Title
Aviation Department Bus Contingency and Maintenance Planning Request for Information
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to authorize the Aviation Department to issue a Bus Contingency and Maintenance Plan Request for Information solicitation.
Report
Summary
The Aviation Department’s Operations Division requests to issue a Request for Information (RFI), and gather industry data and strategies to establish a bus contingency plan when phase 2 of the PHX Sky Train is fully operational in the second quarter of 2022.
The full operation of the PHX Sky Train system negates the scheduled passenger use of the airport’s Rental Car Center buses. When in full operation, the PHX Sky Train system becomes the primary mode of transportation for customers to access airport parking locations, the rental car center, terminals, and connection to the City’s light rail system.
For planned and unplanned train outages and events affecting passenger operations, the airport must activate a transportation contingency plan to move a large volume of passengers between all train station locations. Furthermore, the contingency plan must be able to be activated quickly when an unplanned outage event occurs.
This RFI will provide the airport’s operating information and service needs to develop strategies that optimize Phoenix Sky Harbor's busing needs on a contingency basis. Advanced planning using this industry information will be essential when drafting a bus contingency Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract prior to the PHX Sky Train phase 2 completion.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
- The Phoenix Aviation Advisory Board recommended this item for approval on Feb. 18, 2021, by a vote of 6-0.
- The Transportation, Infrastructure, and Innovation Subcommittee recommended this item for approval on March 3, 2021, by a vote of 4-0.
Location
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - 3400 E. Sky Harbor Blvd.
Council District: 8
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Aviation Department.