HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - CyRide vehicle tracking software RESOLUTION NO. 12-197
RESOLUTION APPROVING CYRIDE VEHICLE TRACKING SOFTWARE
AND ANNUAL EXPENSES FOR THREE YEARS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA
WHEREAS,in February 2011,the Ames Transit Agency Board of Trustees approved the purchase
of a vehicle tracking system that would provide Cyride customers with real-time, bus-stop level arrival
information to increase CyRide's convenience for its riding public; and,
WHEREAS,customers would be able to identify a bus stop location where they would be boarding
and use a computer, smartphone or telephone to receive the next two times their bus would be arriving at
that stop, and this technology would alleviate waiting in inclement weather at a bus stop for a bus; and,
WHEREAS, funding for this project was to be secured from CyRide's GSB Trust Fund provided
by student fee dollars, and therefore, could be purchased outside of the normal purchasing methods, if
approved by a purchasing waiver from the Ames City Council; and,
WHEREAS,at its meeting on March 22,2011,the City Council decided that a formal bid process
was preferred, and CyRide staff developed a Request for Proposal that was released in December 2011;
and,
WHEREAS, six proposals were received and three finalists were selected to demonstrate their
product to a group of Cyride, City of Ames Information Technology, and the Government of the Student
Body representatives; and,
WHEREAS, the NextBus proposal and product was determined by the evaluation team to be the
best fit for CyRide and the Ames community, based on its lowest price and for its technical capabilities;
and,
WHEREAS, additionally, it was the team's consensus that the NextBus product also had the
strongest passenger information component of the three vendor products; and,
WHEREAS, the Transit Board unanimously approved an award of contract to NextBus at its
Aprill9, 2012, meeting.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the
contract with NextBus for the purchase of CyRide vehicle tracking software,its deployment,and three-year
annual cost in an amount not to exceed $447,125 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 24th day of April, 2012.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Davis
Seconded by: Orazem
Voting aye: Davis, Goodman, Larson, Orazem, Szopinski, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 24th day of April, 2012.