TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Mark Leyman, Parks and Recreation Director
Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
Bruce Moe, Finance Director
Eve Kelso, Recreation Services Manager
Gwen Eng, Purchasing Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Purchase of One Budgeted Dial-A-Ride Paratransit Van from Nations Bus in the Amount of $68,944.39 Using AB 2766 (Motor Vehicle Registration Fee) Subvention Funds (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
WAIVE FORMAL BIDDING; APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council waive formal bidding per Municipal Code Section 2.36.140 (waivers) and approve the purchase of one budgeted paratransit van from Nations Bus in the amount of $68,944.39.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funds totaling $79,000 are budgeted in the fiscal year (FY) 2014-2015 AB 2766 Subvention Fund for the purchase and equipping of this vehicle. This vehicle costs $68,944.39; the remaining budgeted funds of $10,055.61 will be used to outfit the vehicle with the customary electronics and graphics.
BACKGROUND:
Dial-A-Ride (DAR) service has increased each year, up 17% in this past year alone. Often, the expanded service requires staff to utilize the City pool car fleet to augment the existing DAR bus and van fleet. In addition, the number of riders who use wheelchairs, which requires a vehicle with a wheelchair lift, has tripled in the past year. These increases have confirmed the need for an additional wheelchair accessible vehicle.
DISCUSSION:
The City maintains a fleet of three Dial-A-Ride buses and one van. All four units are typically in operation during peak periods. This fifth vehicle has been approved for purchase in the FY 2014-15 Budget. The budgeted vehicle recommended for purchase is an 11-passenger paratransit van with 1 wheelchair lift.
Staff is recommending that we purchase the sam...
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