HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Purchase of Mini-Bus for Dial-A-Ride service by HIRTA RESOLUTION NO. 16-078
RESOLUTION APPROVING PURCHASE OF ONE MINI-BUS
FOR CYRIDE DIAL-A-RIDE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, CyRide currently contracts with the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency
(HIRTA) for complementary paratransit service required under the Americans With Disabilities
(ADA)Act; and,
WHEREAS,under CyRide's contract for this Dial-A-Ride service in Ames is a provision that
requires CyRide to lease a mini-bus to HIRTA; and,
WHEREAS, the bus currently operated by HIRTA will be ten years old at the time it is
replaced, while the federal useful life for a vehicle of this type is four years; and,
WHEREAS, funding for the purchase is provided with a combination of federal(85%) and
local (15%) dollars in the amounts of$68,980 and$12,173, respectively; and,
WHEREAS, the bus will be purchased through an Iowa Department of Transportation
(IDOT) state-wide bus procurement with the award going to Hoglund Bus and Truck for$81,153.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the purchase of one mini-bus under the Iowa Department of Transportation procurement to
Hoglund Bus and Truck in the total amount of$81,153 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of February, 2016.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Betcher, Beatty-Hansen, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23rd day of February, 2016.