Title
Amendment to Agreement with MV Transportation, Inc., for the Provision of the OC Flex Service Microtransit Pilot Program
Overview
The Orange County Transportation Authority is underway with a two-year microtransit pilot program known as OC Flex. The OC Flex pilot program which began in October 2018 as a one-year pilot, was subsequently extended by the Board of Directors for an additional year through October 14, 2020. Operations and maintenance of the OC Flex service is currently provided by MV Transportation, Inc., through an assigned contract that is set to expire on May 31, 2021. MV Transportation, Inc., also provides OC ACCESS service under a separate agreement and operates OC Flex from the same operating base. The term of the OC ACCESS agreement expires December 31, 2021. In order to align the terms of the agreements for both services, Board of Directors’ approval is requested to extend the contract term for the OC Flex pilot to December 31, 2021 and to extend the pilot program for an additional 14 months to align with the recommended contract term.
Recommendation(s)
A. Approve staff recommendation to extend the OC Flex microtransit pilot program for 14 months, from October 2020 to December 31, 2021, and direct staff to incorporate the scope of work for management and operation of the OC Flex into the OC ACCESS scope of work request for proposals.
B. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 5 to Agreement No. C-7-2052 with MV Transportation, Inc., in the amount of $330,856, to extend the term of the agreement to operate the OC Flex microtransit pilot program for an additional seven months through December 31, 2021. This will increase the maximum obligation amount of the agreement to a total contract value of $2,693,699.