HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Purchase of heavy-duty transit bus RESOLUTION NO. 09-400
RESOLUTION APPROVING PURCHASE OF
ONE 40-FOOT HEAVY-DUTY TRANSIT BUS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,CyRide has received Federal Transit Administration(FTA)funding to purchase
one 40-foot heavy-duty transit bus to provide service to the new Furman Family Aquatic Center,and
funding of the bus was approved through the FTA new Freedom program at 83% federal
participation; and,
WHEREAS,purchase of this bus will bring the total number of buses on order with the Gillig
Corporation to 15,and,if approved,this bus would likely be built and delivered in late 2010 or early
2011; and,
WHEREAS,the next large bus order would be subject to uncertain federal funding and price
adjustments by the manufacturer; and,
WHEREAS, the Ames Transit Agency Board of Trustees approved this bus purchase at its
August 19, 2009, meeting, and purchase of this bus would be subject to concurrence with award
from the Iowa Department of Transportation Office of Public Transit; and,
WHEREAS,CyRide's current capital closing balance has adequate funding to purchase this
vehicle, and CyRide will be able to award this purchase at the same price as the last group of buses
ordered in May 2009; and,
WHEREAS, CyRide is part of the Akron, Ohio,national bus purchase consortium and has
11 remaining bus options able to be awarded to Gillig Corporation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the contract with Gillig Corporation of Hayward, California, for the purchase of one 40-foot
standard heavy-duty transit bus at a cost not to exceed$384,000 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 25th day of August, 2009.
`-4 Vim' �Lv
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Doll
Seconded by: Goodman
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 25'day of August, 2009.