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Specified Source Purchase of Automatic Passenger Counting System (B)
This item is a request to authorize Regional Transit System to purchase an Automatic Passenger Counting System through Urban Transportation Associates, Inc.
Explanation
The City of Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS) is requesting authorization to enter into an agreement with Urban Transportation Associates, Inc. (UTA) to purchase an Automatic Passenger Counting (APC) system to track passenger counts. On December 12, 2007, RTS entered into an agreement with the University of Florida (UF) to install an automatic vehicle location system (AVL) in fifty (50) RTS fixed route buses. The AVL that was selected was Transit Visualization Systems (TVS), provided by TransLoc, Inc. TransLoc is currently utilized in seventy percent (70%) of RTS buses required for peak service. RTS is requesting approval of the selection of UTA, Inc. as a specified source for the APC project as UTA is the only known APC provider that integrates with TVS. Integrating these two systems will result in a cost savings of approximately $5,000 per unit due to the ability to share on-vehicle hardware and data transmission via wireless services.
RTS desires to utilize Federal Transit Administration (FTA) capital funding to purchase the APC system equipment for twenty (20) buses in our fixed route. As a result, a significant amount of the RTS fleet will be able to continually sample passenger activity at all bus stops throughout the RTS fixed route system.
Fiscal Note
RTS has been awarded $129,000 in grants to fund the capital portion of this project. RTS has also included $6,500 in its FY 2010 operating expense budget to cover recurring cost. A cost savings of approximately $100,000 will be realized by selecting UTA, Inc. to provide the APC system.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) approve the specified source selection of UTA, Inc. to provide the automatic passenger counting system (APC) for...
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