Title
Award of Agreement for the Purchase of Battery Chargers for 40-Foot Plug-In Battery-Electric Buses
Overview
The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors approved the purchase of ten battery-electric buses for use as a pilot for operation of OC Bus fixed-route service. Charging the buses will require a combination of electrical infrastructure provided by Southern California Edison through the Charge Ready Transport Program and battery chargers secured through a separate procurement. Staff is requesting Board of Directors’ approval to award an agreement for battery chargers necessary to support the battery-electric bus pilot.
Recommendation(s)
A. Find La Marche Manufacturing Co. and Siemens Industry Inc., the apparent low bidders, as non-responsive for failure to bid on approved equipment that meets the technical specifications as identified in the invitations for bid.
B. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Agreement No. C-0-2731 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and One Source Distributors, in the amount of $863,079, to provide ten battery chargers for 40-foot plug-in battery-electric buses.