HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Single-source procurement of automatic passenger counters for CyRide RESOLUTION NO. 17-112
RESOLUTION APPROVING SINGLE-SOURCE PROCUREMENT OF AUTOMATIC
PASSENGER COUNTERS AND ASSOCIATED SOFTWARE LICENSES
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, accurate counting of the number of passengers getting on and off a bus is an
important data requirement for planning and statistical reporting at the local, state, and national level;-
and,
WHEREAS, currently, CyRide completes these counts manually with each driver pressing
a button on a tally counter mounted near the driver as passengers get on a bus; this manual method
can be less accurate, it is time consuming (thereby slowing down the boarding process for
customers), and it distracts the bus driver from other important tasks; and,
WHEREAS, CyRide has received approval by the Transit Board of Trustees at its February
28, 2017, meeting for a demonstration project to purchase and install Automatic Passenger Counters
(APCs), which are an electronic method of completing this task on each bus; and,
WHEREAS, CyRide has researched available APC systems and found that there are three
known APC manufacturers within the United States:DILAX, InfoDev, and Iris; and,
WHEREAS, CyRide has tested two of the three systems and found the DILAX equipment
to be the most reliable and accurate after installing both systems on CyRide buses and operating
them in daily service; and,
WHEREAS, the equipment provided by the second finis, InfoDev, was proven to be
unreliable on CyRide's system due to its heavy passenger loads, as well as has been found to have
customer support issues at other transit systems, and the Iris system was not tested, as its equipment
is only available through distributors and requires the purchase of separate analysis software at a
significant upcharge; and,
WHEREAS, as a result, the purchase of Automatic Passenger Counters by CyRide is
recommended as a single-source procurement, since there is only one practical source of equipment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the single-source procurement of automatic passenger counters, installation, and associated
annual software licenses with DILAX Systems, Inc., of Saint-Lambert, QC, Canada, in the amount
of$59,035 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 7th day of March, 2017.
A.
Diane-R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Nelson, Orazem
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 7t" day of Marcb, 2017.