HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Change Order for purchase of CyRide buses RESOLUTION NO. 09-565
RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGE ORDER
FOR PURCHASE OF CYRIDE BUSES
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, CyRide currently has 15 buses on order with the Gillig Corporation of Hayward,
California, and the City Council approved this purchase earlier this fall; and,
WHEREAS, since that action, it was announced in October that CyRide would be the recipient
of a$1.6 million Federal TIGGER grant allowing the agency to upgrade 10 of the buses on order to hybrid
buses at a cost of$154,500 each; and,
WHEREAS,after that announcement,CyRide was also notified that engine type and pricing would
change on several of the buses due to EPA engine emission requirements for 2010, therefore, the
cumulative effect of the order revisions necessitates a prior contract change order; and,
WHEREAS, with the receipt of the TIGER grant, CyRide will have a total of 12 diesel electric
hybrid buses on order,and nine of these buses will be delivered in July 2010 and be equipped with 2009
engines; and,
WHEREAS, the other three hybrid buses will be delivered in December 2010 and be equipped
with 2010 engines; and,
WHEREAS,the previously approved contract amount for the buses was$5,776,000,and the new
contract amount,based on engine type and hybrid changes, is $7,206,096; and,
WHEREAS,the TIGER grant will pay 100% of the hybrid cost upgrade, and the cost associated
with engine changes will be covered by original purchase grants; and,
WHEREAS, the Council is being asked to approve this change order subject to the approval of
the Ames Transit Agency Board of Trustees.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the
Change Order in the amount of$1,430,096 to Gillig Corporation of Hayward,California,for the upgrade
of 10 buses is hereby approved, subject to the approval of the Ames Transit Agency Board of Trustees.
ADOPTED THIS 8ffi day of December, 2009.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Mahayni
Seconded by: Popken
Voting aye: Doll, Goodman, Larson, Mahayni, Popken, Rice
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 8th day of December, 2009.