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Approval of a resolution authorizing the Interim President & CEO, or their designee, to modify a contract with Swiftly, Inc. for the final option period four (4) in an additional amount of $234,194 plus $250,000 contingency for a total not to exceed amount of $2,069,195.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this action is available in the FY2023 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 Swiftly system processes GPS vehicle location received every few seconds to provide accurate predictive arrivals for customer-facing systems. This system has provided a high-quality customer experience since it was first used on the CapMetro fixed-route and MetroRail fleets.
BUSINESS CASE: This system generates a real-time data feed utilizing GPS from vehicle routers providing accurate real-time vehicle location information. This has increased accuracy of the predictive arrivals for customer-facing systems, trip-planning and next departure traveler tools. Analytics tools have allowed operations to make improvements to schedules for operational efficiency and service reliability.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: This item will be presented to the full board on November 21, 2022.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The contract modification will ensure continued operation of the Swiftl...
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