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Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or her designee, to finalize and execute a contract modification with Lytx, Inc. for additional DriveCam Event Recorders and subscription services, over the remaining 2 years of the contract, in a new total amount not to exceed $801,645.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this action is in the FY2025 Operating Budget.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Strategic Goal Alignment:
☒ 1. Customer ☐ 2. Community
☐ 3. Workforce ☒ 4. Organizational Effectiveness
Strategic Objectives:
☒ 1.1 Safe & Reliable Service ☐1.2 High Quality Customer Experience ☐ 1.3 Accessible System
☐ 2.1 Support Sustainable Regional Growth ☐ 2.2 Become a Carbon Neutral Agency
☐ 2.3 Responsive to Community and Customer Needs ☐ 2.4 Regional Leader in Transit Planning
☐ 3.1 Diversity of Staff ☐ 3.2 Employer of Choice ☐ 3.3 Expand Highly Skilled Workforce
☐ 4.1 Fiscally Responsible and Transparent ☒ 4.2 Culture of Safety ☐ 4.3 State of Good Repair
EXPLANATION OF STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: The Lytx System detects potentially unsafe driving behavior and through incident alerts and operator counselling, is used to improve operator safety, making the bus system safer.
BUSINESS CASE: The Lytx system is the preferred tool for monitoring events and improving driver safety and is currently installed on all buses.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: The item was presented and recommended for approval by the Operations, Planning and Safety Committee on November 13, 2024.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Lytx DriveCam Event Recorder is an inertia-based camera system which detects and reports potentially unsafe operator behavior. These incident reports are used to train and improve operator driving habits, improving the overall safety of CapMetro’s fleet. The Lytx System has been successfully used on the CapMetro bus fleet for the last ten years. Executing this contract modification which will be in effect over the two remaining option years of the contract, will expand the system from 525 to 806 fleet vehicles.
DBE/SBE PARTICIPATION: A Small Business Enterprise (SBE) goal of 0% was established for this contract. This procurement is extending a subscription service currently being provided by Lytx and does not include subcontracting opportunities.
PROCUREMENT: On December 18, 2023, the CapMetro Board of Directors authorized CapMetro to enter into a contract with Lytx, Inc. for a three (3) year term, from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2026, in the not-to-exceed amount of $552,960. A contract was subsequently awarded to Lytx, Inc. on January 1, 2024. CapMetro is in the 1st year of the contract and is seeking board approval to increase the contract amount by $248,685. for additional DriveCam event recorders and subscription services due to growth in the agency’s fleet, increasing the total not-to-exceed amount of the contract to $801,645.
RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: Bus Operations and Maintenance
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RESOLUTION
OF THE
CAPITAL METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TRAVIS
AI-2024-1314
WHEREAS, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors and CapMetro Management endeavor to maintain a safe operating fleet.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors that the President & CEO, of her designee, is authorized to finalize and execute a contract modification with Lytx, Inc. for additional DriveCam Event Recorders and subscription services, over the remaining 2 years of the contract, in a new total amount not to exceed $801,645.
____________________ Date: ____________________
Secretary of the Board
Becki Ross