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Zero-Emission Fleet Planning
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DESCRIPTION: Requesting Board authorization to award the task order to MSMM for Zero-Emission Fleet Planning |
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ACTION REQUEST: ☒ Approval ☐ Review Comment ☐ Information Only ☐ Other |
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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute a task order with MSMM Engineering, LLC, a Certified DBE/SLDBE, to develop project delivery options and preliminary project site plan in an amount not-to-exceed $150,000 for a project duration not-to-exceed six months.
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ISSUE/BACKGROUND:
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In Spring 2023, RTA was awarded a major FY23 Lo/No Vehicle Emission Grant. The $72.5 million award will fund a major effort to transition to a zero-emission, resilient fleet with 20 Battery Electric Buses (BEBs), a 20MW solar power-based microgrid for grid-independent power generation, charging infrastructure, and workforce development. To best prepare for the implementation of this major project several initial planning actions are needed: 1) understand various project delivery options available to RTA and identify the ones best suited for the project, and 2) develop a well-research plan to determine which RTA bus depot site (Canal/Randolph and/or Desire/ENO) to deploy these major infrastructure investments.
This is initiative aligned with the Agency’s Strategic Mobility Plan: Goal - “Innovate”; Strategy - “Reduce RTA’s environmental impact; Actions SH1 and SH2.
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DISCUSSION:
To select a vendor to complete this scope, staff utilized the On-Call A&E pool of pre-qualified vendors (RFQ# 2020-035). A Request for Technical Proposals (RTP #2024-01) was sent to all vendors in the pool. Staff selected MSMM Engineering, LLC’s proposal for award. The task order with MSMM to provide the project deliverables will be managed by the Planning & Capital Projects Division.
The Zero-Emission Fleet Planning will deliver the following as part of the scope of services:
• Deliverable 1 - Executive summary memo to include workshop, research and analysis synthesis, Ranking Matrix, and final recommendation for project delivery
• Deliverable 2 - Technical memo detailing the results, analyses, program, options, and recommendation of the following tasks:
o Define evaluation criteria to be used for facility selection
o Equity analysis
o Resiliency analysis
o Facility condition assessment
o Define facility program (equipment, operations, facility and vehicle maintenance requirements, etc.)
o Prepare design concepts and evaluate against evaluation criteria
o Present Selected Option for RTA staff approval
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The portfolio of projects is locally funded from the 2024 operating budget for studies, budget code is 01-2800-02-7070-173-00-00-00000-00000-00. The total project amount is not to exceed $150,000.
NEXT STEPS:
Notice to Proceed issued to MSMM Engineering, LLC to kick off the project.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. MSMM Engineering, LLC Proposal
2. Request for Technical Proposal (RTP) #2024-01: Zero-Emissions, Resilient Fleet Planning Scope
3. Change Order Routing Sheet - MSMM
4. Resolution
Prepared By: Dwight Norton, dnorton@rtaforward.org
Title: Chief Planning & Capital Projects Officer
Reviewed By: Ryan Moser, rmoser@rtaforward.org
Title: Chief Asset Management Officer
Reviewed By: Gizelle Johnson Banks
Title: Chief Financial Officer
7/9/2024
Lona Edwards Hankins Date
Chief Executive Officer