Title
Bus Inspection Services Contract - Request for Award (Ordinance S-48800)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Vehicle Technical Consultants, Inc., to provide bus inspection services for the Public Transit Department. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the contract will not exceed $450,375.
Report
Summary
The awarded contractor will provide inspection services at bus manufacturing facilities to provide in-line quality assurance and testing of the Public Transit Department's orders of transit fleet vehicles, as required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Included in the testing and inspections needed by the City are certifications required by FTA, which includes pre-award and post-delivery Buy America Certifications. This contract will provide for the post-delivery certifications, as well as vehicle quality assurance inspections, over the next five years.
Procurement Information
Invitation for Bid PTD21-015 was conducted in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10.
There were two offers received by the Public Transit Department on April 21, 2022 and one offer was determined to be responsive and responsible. The lowest responsive and responsible offer is:
- Vehicle Technical Consultants, Inc. - $450,375
Contract Term
The term of the contract is five years, beginning on or about July 1, 2022.
Financial Impact
The total value will not exceed $450,375, with an annual estimated expenditure of $90,075.
Funding is available in the Public Transit Department's Capital Improvement Program Budget, T2050 Fund.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.