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File #: 17-354   
Type: Orange County Transit District Item Status: Committee Ready - Consent
File created: 2/9/2017 In control: Transit Committee
On agenda: 3/9/2017 Final action: 3/13/2017
Title: Sole Source Agreement for the Construction of a Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Station at the Santa Ana Bus Base
Sponsors: George Olivo, James G. Beil
Attachments: 1. Transmittal, 2. Staff Report

Title

Sole Source Agreement for the Construction of a Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Station at the Santa Ana Bus Base

 

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority has been awarded grant funds for the purchase of ten hydrogen buses, construction of a liquid hydrogen fuel station, and modifications to facilities.  The grant application was submitted in partnership with the bus and hydrogen fuel station manufacturers.  A sole source agreement is required for the construction of a liquid hydrogen fuel station at the Santa Ana Bus Base.

 

Recommendation(s)

A.                     Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute sole source Agreement No. C-7-1577 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Linde LLC, in the amount of $4,777,732, for the construction of a liquid hydrogen fuel station at the Santa Ana Bus Base.

 

B.                     Amend the Orange County Transportation Authority's Fiscal Year 2016-17 Adopted Budget, in the amount of $4,777,732, to accommodate the construction of a liquid hydrogen fuel station at the Santa Ana Bus Base.