Title
T2050 Bus Stop Manufacturing and Repair Request for Proposals
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to approve the Public Transit Department's Request for Proposals process to procure the manufacture and repair of bus stops as part of the Transportation 2050 (T2050) Plan.
Report
Summary
The Public Transit Department (PTD) manages over 4,000 bus stops within the City of Phoenix. Bus stops serve as the gateway between the region’s transit passengers and their trips, with PTD staff together with contracted service providers managing the manufacture and repair of bus stops and associated amenities across Phoenix.
Procurement Information
PTD currently manages two contracts related to manufacturing and repair of bus stop furniture. One contract provides for the manufacture and repair of 4,000 items of bus stop furniture, including shelters, that were in place prior to the start of the Phoenix T2050 Plan, and the manufacture of a redesigned "T2050 Shelter." A second, short-term manufacturing contract, which was the result of a collaboration with the Arizona State University (ASU) School of Industrial Design, provides for the development of alternative shelters that improve the amount of shade provided by bus stop structures, particularly in areas where right-of-way may be limited. Both contracts expire on June 30, 2022, and the manufacturing of both the T2050 and the ASU-inspired shelters will be done under this new solicitation.
In addition to PTD’s annual allocation of bus stop installation and maintenance funding, this contract proposed for solicitation will include the City Council’s allocation of $500,000 in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to be spent over the first two years of the contract, adding 20 more structures per year to provide additional shade in Phoenix. The contract will also include a $300,000 grant from the Gila River Indian Community to be spent over two years for improved solar lighting assemblies at bus stops.
Contract Term
The proposed contract will have a five year term and include: manufacture of new bus shelters, seating, and trash receptacles; repair and modernization of solar lighting at bus shelters; installation of concrete as necessary for bus stop pads, and the repair of bus stop amenities.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.