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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
DATE: February 18, 2014
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board
FROM: Elliot Kampert
SUBJECT: Approve Purchase of Replacement Public Transit Vehicles: Two (2) 29’
Cutaway Buses for Fixed Route,
DEPARTMENT: Growth Management
BCC DISTRICT: All
STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Request approval to purchase nineteen (19) replacement cutaway
buses from Transit Plus Inc. (Atlantic Beach, FL) using Florida State Contract #TRIPS-11-CA-
TP for a total cost of $1,448,160 with existing grant funds from the Federal Transit
Administration (FTA).
BACKGROUND: All vehicles proposed to be replaced have surpassed their useful life
criteria as governed by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The useful life criteria
established by FTA for cutaways is four (4) years or 100,000 miles as stated in FTA Circular
5010.1D, an excerpt of which including the salient provisions is included as part of the
attachment. The age and mileage of each vehicle proposed for replacement is provided in the
attached Proposed Vehicle Replacement List. Due to their high mileage and age, the current fleet
cannot sustain the demand of the fixed route service, which could lead to chronic interruptions of
service or even shutting down operations when vehicles are unavailable while being repaired.
This purchase is 100% FTA Grant funded. No local funds are required.
The State contract is a competitively bid contract. Transit Plus has provided the majority of
OCT’s vehicles in the past, and staff is pleased with the quality of the delivered product. The
Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners have previously approved and accepted FTA
funds for the procurement of replacement transit vehicles. The approval of the vehicle purchase
will fulfill the grant obligation.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends purchasing 19 Cutaway vehicles off the Florida
State Contract and to initiate procurement of cutaway buses.
RECOMMENDED BY:
APPROVED BY:
Ernie Padgett, County Administrator