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File #: AI-2024-1202   
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/15/2024 In control: Board of Directors
On agenda: 7/22/2024 Final action: 7/22/2024
Title: Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or her designee, to finalize and execute a contract with Cap-A-Bus Inc. to purchase services for bus accident repair and painting for a period of one (1) year from Notice to Proceed with four (4) one-year option periods for a total amount not to exceed $6,528,500.

SUBJECT:
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Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or her designee, to finalize and execute a contract with Cap-A-Bus Inc. to purchase services for bus accident repair and painting for a period of one (1) year from Notice to Proceed with four (4) one-year option periods for a total amount not to exceed $6,528,500.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this action is available in the FY2024 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: Buses damaged in accidents require repairs and the workload often exceed in-house capacity. Use of a third-party repair shop ensures the fleet is maintained in a state of good repair.

BUSINESS CASE: Use of a third-party repair shop to repair accident buses is necessary as the workload exceeds the capacity of our in-house body shop.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: This item will be presented to the full board on July 22, 2024.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In the course of operating bus services, accidents occur which require body work, painting, and fabrication services. CapMetro can and does perform work at our in-house body shop however the workload exceeds our capacity. This contract will allow for a third-party contractor to perform overflow work, helping to return accident buses quickly back into revenue service and assurin...

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