Title
CityLYNX Gold Line Phase 2 Fare Equipment
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of fare equipment and programming, by the sole source exemption,
B. Approve a contract for up to $307,155 with Genfare for the purchase of 15 autonomous fare boxes and related fare equipment, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to amend the contract consistent with the purpose for which the contract was approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
John Lewis, CATS
Sole Source Exemption
§ G.S. 143-129(e)(6) provides that formal bidding requirements do not apply when:
- Performance or price competition are not available;
- A needed product is available from only one source or supply; or
- Standardization or compatibility is the overriding consideration.
§ Sole sourcing is necessary for this contract because there is only one supply source for this proprietary equipment and because it is necessary for compatibility with CATS existing transit fare system.
§ City Council approval is required for any purchases made under the sole source exception.
Explanation
§ Two autonomous fare units will be installed in each new hybrid streetcar vehicle to facilitate the payment of fares and process transfers from other CATS services.
§ Upon completion of Phase 2 of the CityLYNX Gold Line, the streetcar service will operate from French Street near Johnson C. Smith University, through Uptown and along Elizabeth Avenue and Hawthorne Lane, to Sunnyside Drive near Central Avenue. The project will serve Council Districts 1 and 2.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
All additional work involved in this amendment will be performed by the existing prime contractor and their existing subcontractors.
The original DBE committed goal on this contract is 5.00%
Fiscal Note
Funding: General Capital Investment Plan