Title
Mobility Vehicles and Vehicle Conversion Services - Cooperative Contract 155116 (Ordinance S-52426) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to authorize additional funds for Contract 155116 with Model 1 Commercial Vehicles, Inc., formerly known as Creative Bus Sales, Inc., to procure mobility vehicles and vehicle conversion services for the Public Transit Department. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional funds will not exceed $9,200,000.
Report
Summary
The Public Transit Department purchases Dial-a-Ride vehicles and circulators for use in Phoenix’s transit programs. Additionally, as the designated recipient for Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant programs for the Phoenix region, the department also procures similar vehicles on behalf of grant subrecipients of the FTA's Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Section 5310 program.
Additional funds are needed for new requests for vehicles from subrecipients and for the Dial-a-Ride program, and to allow for the purchase of additional vehicles while the State conducts a new solicitation. The current contract is a cooperative agreement with the State of Arizona which expires later this fiscal year. The State is proceeding with a new solicitation, and the department intends to utilize the contract(s) resulting from that competitive procurement.
Procurement Information
This contract was entered into through cooperative agreement CTR054848 with the State of Arizona in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10 and the City Code.
Contract Term
The contract has a five-year term that began on May 1, 2021.
Financial Impact
Additional funds for this contract will not exceed $9,200,000 for a total aggregate contract amount of $34,200,000. Funds are available in the Public Transit Department's budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Amber Williamson and the Public Transit Department.