Title
CATS Battery Electric Bus Contract Amendment
Action
Action:
Approve contract amendment #2 for $247,343 to eTransEnergy, a Duke Energy company, for the CATS Battery Electric Buses Pilot Program.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
John Lewis, Jr., CATS
Allen C. Smith III, CATS
Jennifer Fehribach, CATS
Explanation
§ This pilot project supports the Strategic Energy Action Plan, which strives to have City fleet and facilities be fueled by 100 percent zero-carbon sources by 2030 and sets a community-wide goal for Charlotte to become a low carbon City by 2050.
§ Under the terms of this agreement CATS will purchase 18 Battery Electric Buses (BEBs) from eTransEnergy to be delivered by the end of 2022.
§ eTransEnergy will purchase the vehicles from two different manufacturers for this pilot.
§ This project was originally approved by City Council on April 26, 2021, in the amount of $22,698,773.
§ Contract Amendment # 1 was approved in the amount of $455,220 to cover increases associated with switching from three vendors to two vendors when one of the vendors was unable to meet specifications.
§ Due to unforeseen delivery delays by one of the two manufacturers, CATS will purchase the final three of the 18 BEBs from the other selected manufacturer.
§ The change in vendor causes an increase in the unit price due to market price adjustment. This amendment will enable CATS to meet the year-end delivery deadline for the pilot program.
§ The price increase also includes an extended warranty on the Charging Systems.
§ The new estimated value of the contract, including all amendments, is $23,401,336.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
All additional work involved with this amendment will be performed by eTransEnergy and their existing subconsultants.
Fiscal Note
Funding: CATS Capital Investment Plan