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Specified Source Purchase of Transit Visualization System (TVS) (B)
This item is a request for the City Commission to authorize Regional Transit System (RTS) to purchase Transit Visualization System (TVS) through TransLoc, Inc.
Explanation
The City of Gainesville Regional Transit System entered into an agreement with the University of Florida (UF) on December 12, 2007, that allowed UF to have an advanced vehicle location system (AVL) installed in fifty (50) RTS fixed route buses. The AVL that was selected was TransLoc, Inc.'s Transit Visualization Systems (TVS). The equipment and services for TVS were funded and procured solely by UF. Since 2007, UF has added another twelve (12) units, bringing the total of RTS fixed route buses equipped with TVS to sixty-two (62).
TVS allows passengers to access real time bus schedule information via the internet and provides RTS dispatchers a method to visually monitor bus location and performance. Installing TVS on the remaining RTS fixed route buses will help RTS improve service reliability and on-time performance (OTP) by allowing dispatchers to have better situational awareness of the bus fleet and make adjustments to service routes as needed. Additionally, TVS software provides information and data that are valuable tools in management and route planning.
RTS desires to utilize the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) capital funding to expand the AVL system to an additional sixteen (16) buses in our fixed route. As a result, RTS will have all City routes covered by this system.
RTS is requesting approval of the selection of TransLoc, Inc. as a specified source for this project as TVS is currently utilized in seventy (70%) percent of RTS buses required for peak service. Also, Operations and maintenance staff are already very familiar with the functionality of TVS software and equipment. In addition, the integration or merging of multiple AVL systems is not possible due to the proprietary nature o...
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