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File #: 23-4819   
Type: Orange County Transit District Item Status: Reported to Board - Consent
File created: 2/13/2023 In control: Board
On agenda: 6/26/2023 Final action:
Title: Approval to Release Request for Proposals for the Purchase of Replacement OC ACCESS and OC Flex Vehicles
Sponsors: Cliff Thorne, Johnny Dunning, Jr.
Indexes: CONTRACT
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment A, 3. Attachment B
Title
Approval to Release Request for Proposals for the Purchase of Replacement OC ACCESS and OC Flex Vehicles

Overview
Overview
The Orange County Transportation Authority operates a fleet of 247, 22-foot cutaway buses and one, 20-foot van to provide OC ACCESS paratransit service, of which 121 of them are nearing the end of their useful life. Additionally, six, 20-foot vans are used for OC Flex on-demand service, four of which have met their useful life. Two requests for proposals have been developed to purchase replacement vehicles through the California Association for Coordinated Transportation/Morongo Basin Transit Authority Purchasing Cooperative. Staff is seeking Board of Directors’ approval to release the requests for proposals.

Recommendation(s)
Recommendations
A. Approve the proposed evaluation criteria and weightings for Request for Proposals 3-2511 for the procurement of up to 13, 22-foot gasoline-powered cutaway buses for OC ACCESS service, with an option for ten additional 22-foot gasoline-powered cutaway buses.

B. Approve the release of Request for Proposals 3-2511 for the procurement of up to 13, 22-foot gasoline-powered cutaway buses for OC ACCESS service, with an option for ten additional 22-foot gasoline-powered cutaway buses from qualified vendors under the California Association for Coordinated Transportation/Morongo Basin Transit Authority Purchasing Cooperative.



C. Approve the proposed evaluation criteria and weightings for Request for Proposals 3-2510 for the procurement of up to 112, 22-foot gasoline-powered vans for OC ACCESS and OC Flex services, with an option for 15 additional 22-foot gasoline-powered vans.

D. Approve the release of Request for Proposals 3-2510 for the procurement of up to 112, 22-foot gasoline-powered vans for OC ACCESS and OC Flex services, with an option for 15 additional 22-foot gasoline-powered vans from qualified vendors under the California Association for Coordinated Transportation/Morongo Basin ...

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