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CC - Authorization to Purchase Transit Bus Fareboxes from Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for an Amount Not-to-Exceed $95,484.00
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Contact Person/Dept: Paul Condran/Transportation
Phone Number: (310) 253-6520
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
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Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/22/15)
Department Approval: Art Ida, Director of Transportation (10/15/15)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the purchase of transit bus fareboxes from Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for an amount not-to-exceed $95,484.00.
BACKGROUND
The City currently has in inventory approximately sixty (60) fareboxes designed for use in each of the fifty-four (54) buses that comprise the Culver CityBus fleet. In anticipation of the procurement of twenty (20) new transit buses, staff contacted other regional transit agencies to inquire about the possible purchase of used fareboxes.
Presently, all of the City’s transit buses are equipped with GFI Odyssey fareboxes. These fareboxes have several features that increase the safety of the fare deposited and provide enhanced reporting. Additionally, GFI Odyssey fareboxes are compatible with the Smart Bus System technology currently used on City buses and integrate with the regional TAP access cards. The City’s computerized data collection system software, probes, and vaults are all designed to operate only with GFI Odyssey fareboxes.
DISCUSSION
The Transportation Department's service expansion requires the procurement of additional buses, which in turn requires the procurement of additional fareboxes. In keeping with the Transportation Department’s goal of fleet standardization, staff recommends that only GFI Odyssey fareboxes be procured. A new, fully completed farebox would normally cost approximately $13,000. Staff has inspected the fareboxes available from Metro and negotiated a price of $4,360.00 per farebox based on the history of previous sales and their calculated depreciated cost.
Pursuant to Culver City Municipal Code Section 3.07.045.B, this purchase is exempt from the formal bidding requirements, as the fareboxes are a component of a system of equipment previously acquired by and currently being utilized by the City.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
Sufficient funds for this proposed purchase are available in the City Council Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2015/2016 (Transportation Department account 20370300.732120 - Proposition C). No General Funds will be utilized for the project.
ATTACHMENTS
1) Quotation for Equipment from Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)
RECOMMENDED MOTIONS
That the City Council:
1. Approve the purchase of transit bus fareboxes from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) in an amount not-to-exceed $95,484.00; and,
2. Authorize the Purchasing Officer to execute the Purchase Order on behalf of the City.