Title
CATS Vanpool Vehicles
Action
Action:
A. Approve a unit price contract to the lowest responsive bidder JR Elite Transport 2 U LLC for the purchase of vanpool vehicles for an initial term of one year, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for up to four, one-year terms with possible price adjustments and to amend the contract consistent with the purpose for which the contract was approved.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
John Lewis, Jr., CATS
Allen C. Smith III, CATS
Jennifer Fehribach, CATS
Explanation
§ Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) operates vanpools to support commuters who live or work within the service area and share similar commuting schedules.
§ CATS has 86 vehicles in its vanpool fleet.
§ On May 28, 2021, the City issued an Invitation to Bid; two bids were received.
§ JR Elite Transport 2 U LLC was selected as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $598,335.
Disadvantaged Business Opportunity (DBE)
No goals shall be established on contracts where: (a) there are no subcontracting opportunities identified for the Contract; or (b) there are no DBEs certified to perform the scopes of work that the City regards as realistic opportunities for subcontracting.
This contract meets the provisions of (a) - No subcontracting opportunities.
Fiscal Note
Funding: CATS Capital Investment Plan