Title
Additional Regional Public Transit Scheduling Software Licenses for East Valley and West Valley Transit (Ordinance S-44607)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract change order for Agreement 98517 with GIRO, Inc. to implement HASTUS Public Transit Dispatch module for the East Valley (Tempe/Mesa) and the West Valley (City of Phoenix) sites and add peak vehicle licenses for a one-time cost of $361,860, Tempe and Mesa costs will be charged back to the Regional Public Transit Authority (RPTA). Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse funds.
Report
Summary
The Public Transit Department contracts with GIRO, Inc. for a proprietary vehicle and crew scheduling software, HASTUS. The HASTUS software allows Phoenix and our regional partners to ensure all transit vehicles are assigned and scheduled on routes to make the most efficient use of transit resources. The system is used by the Public Transit Department, as well as other cities in the region where Valley Metro provides transit operations and by service-providing contractors.
Due to the added value and efficiencies with the use of the dispatch module in HASTUS, Tempe and Mesa have requested it to be added for their sites. Additionally, the new Fixed Route Services contract from the West Transit Facility requires the contractor, First Transit, Inc., to use the HASTUS dispatch module. The dispatch module is used for managing driver scheduling, work assignments, and bidding of assignments for drivers. Information from the HASTUS dispatch module will be transferred to the new CAD/AVL system and will confirm that operators logging on the bus are the correct drivers assigned in the system, and will provide some additional features for the operators.
The total number of licensed vehicles to use the dispatch module will be increased from 400 to 700.
Financial Impact
The City will charge back the cost of implementation and license increase for the Tempe and Mesa sites to the RPTA, who manages those sites. The total amount of the change order will not exceed $361,860, which is available in the Public Transit Department's Capital Improvement Program budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.