Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

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1 Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority BUS PROCUREMENT PROGRAM REPROGRAMMING OF FUNDING P D E C PLANNING DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION Presented to the Board of Directors: Budget Committee September 15, 2005

2 I. Purpose Request the Committee s authorization to reprogram into IRP Bus Procurement and use: a) $11.4 million from the FY2006 Metro Matters Buses and Facilities Program and $0.6 million from the FY2006 Metro Matters Railcar and Facilities Program for the procurement of 22 additional Hybrid/Electric buses in FY2006, and b) $35 million from the FY2006 Metro Matters Railcar and Facilities Program for the FY2006 procurement of 117 Advanced Technology Diesel buses. c) Return $19 million in FY2007 to the Metro Matters Railcar and Facilities Program and $28 million in FY2008 to both the Metro Matters Bus and Railcar Facilities Programs from IRP Bus Replacement to reimburse the two programs from which funds were borrowed. -1-

3 I. Purpose h h h The 22 additional hybrid/electric buses would complete the Board recommendation of an initial procurement of 50 hybrid buses for test and evaluation purposes, as approved in the June 17, 2004 resolution Will allow the schedule to be maintained for the continuance of the multi-year purchase of additional buses for bus replacement in the IRP and for expansion buses in the Metro Matters growth program to meet projected Fleet Requirements. Will accelerate the procurement of 117 Advanced Technology Diesel buses from FY to FY2006 improving the fleet age, maintenance and reliability. -2-

4 II. Background h Since the Board s approval of the June 17, 2004 resolution, staff has been working toward the initial procurement of 50 diesel hybrid/electric, up to 117 advanced technology diesel buses, followed by 50 additional hybrid buses to meet the needs of WMATA s IRP and Metro Matters programs. h The discussion at the time of the passage of the resolution recommended that 50 hybrids be purchased for test and evaluation prior to the remaining 50 hybrids being ordered and, that 117 advanced technology diesels be purchased (between the hybrid orders) with available funding. h On August 19, 2005 WMATA entered into a contract with New Flyer for the procurement of 28 Hybrid/ Electric buses to be delivered by January New Flyer has offered to extend the extremely favorable pricing ($521,980 per bus) for an additional 22 hybrid/electric buses until October The 22 buses would be delivered by March

5 III. Resources and Projected Fleet Purchases The IRP budget for FY and the Metro Matters Bus and Rail Program budgets provide sufficient funding to accomplish the requirements of the June 2004 Board Resolution. Budget Existing Delivery FY $ 14M (IRP) 28 hybrids 06 $ 11.9M (MM) 25 buses FY 07 FY 08 $ 25M (IRP) 22 hybrids 24 A.T. diesels $ 12.3M (MM) 25 buses $ 77.11M (IRP) 50 hybrids 93 A.T. diesels $ 15.1M (MM) 30 buses Budget Proposed Delivery $26M (IRP) 50 hybrids $35M (IRP) $6M (IRP) $12.3M (MM) $43M (IRP) $26.5M (MM) 117 A.T. diesels (Payout of 117 A.T. diesels) 25 buses * 50 hybrids 55 buses * Purchase dependent on results of the Bus Network Evaluation and Bus Technology Assessment -4-

6 IV. Purchase Options The June 2004 Resolution s last resolve states "That the staff initiate and award a contract for the acquisition of a minimum of 100 hybrid buses and up to 117 clean diesel buses, depending upon remaining funds and purchase prices, as soon as possible as funds become available to do so... The first 50 Metro Matters Fleet Expansion buses were authorized for procurement by the Board, however the vehicle technology requirements will not be completed pending evaluation of the initial 50 IRP hybrid/electric buses. -5-

7 V. Summary hreprogramming $12 million will expedite the arrival of 22 additional hybrid/electric buses with delivery in February through March 2006 and will provide the full compliment of 50 hybrids for test and evaluation as recommended by the Board. The extremely favorable pricing ($521,980 per bus) and expedited delivery schedule (March 2006) are advantageous to the Authority in meeting the planned bus procurement schedule and projected fleet requirements. hreprogramming $35 million will accelerate the procurement of 117 Advanced Technology Diesel buses improving fleet age, environmental compliance, vehicle reliability and aesthetics. The advantage of lower vehicle pricing and expedited delivery (completed June 2006) would also be realized. -6-

8 V. Summary Impacts hthere will be no impact to the Metro Matters Bus and Facilities Program in FY2006 since procurement of the expansion buses would not begin until completion of both the Bus Network Evaluation and Bus Technology Assessment resulting in bus delivery in FY2008 at which time the funding is being returned. The remaining replacement bus purchases will remain consistent with established funding and the programming plan. hthere will be no impact to the Systems component of the Metro Matters Railcar and Facilities Program. Due to the contractual procurement and delivery schedules, the expenditures related to these funds will not be incurred until FY2007 when the funding will be returned. -7-

9 VI. Recommendation Board Budget Committee recommend to the Board of Directors: 1. The reprogramming of $11.4 million from the FY2006 Metro Matters Bus and Facilities Program and $0.6 million from the FY2006 Metro Matters Railcar and Facilities Program for the procurement of 22 additional Hybrid/Electric buses under the FY 06 IRP Bus Replacement Program. 2. Reprogram $35 million from the FY2006 Metro Matters Railcar and Facilities Program for the FY2006 procurement of 117 Advanced Technology Diesel buses. 3. Return $19 million in FY2007 to the Metro Matters Railcar and Facilities Program and $28 million in FY2008 to both the Metro Matters Bus and Railcar Facilities Programs from IRP Bus Replacement to reimburse the two programs from which funds were borrowed. 4. Approve the resolution for reprogramming. -8-

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