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Fare Collection System Upgrade Consultant
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DESCRIPTION: To award a professional services contract to provide technical advice for the assessment and upgrade of the agency's fare collection system.
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To authorize the Chief Executive Officer to enter a two-year contract with Four Nines Technologies to provide technical advice on the assessment of RTA's existing fare collection system; guide the design and procurement of a new system; and provide on-call vendor support during the implementation of upgraded elements. The contract will have a not-to-exceed amount of $500,000.
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The RTA has identified a need to upgrade elements of its fare collection system in pursuit of its goal to provide a world-class rider experience and more efficient service delivery. To that end, the RTA has secured grant funding to complete a fare study and to modernize elements of its fare collection system. A consultant will bring knowledge of industry trends and technical expertise in designing and implementing upgraded fare collection systems and allow RTA to make optimal use of its designated funding.
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DISCUSSION:
RTA sought responses from experienced and qualified consulting firms to help undertake a four-phase project over an expected two-year timeline.
Phase 1 - Initialization asks the consultant (1) to assess the current state of RTA's fare collection and reporting and deliver a report, (2) to draft a review of the current state of the practice at transit agencies around the country, and (3) to review the agency's in-progress Coordinated Fare Modernization Initiative (CFMI) and propose any additional programmed activities.
Phase 2 - Project Planning asks the consultant (1) to design a complete Concept of Operations document for an upgrade fare system based on the findings in Phase 1, de...
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