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AGENDA TITLE: _ Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 1996/97 Program of Projects and Specifications and
Advertisement for Bids for Portable Lift System for Equipment Maintenance Division
MEETING DATE: March 19, 1997
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Provide comments on the 1996/97 FTA Program of Projects and approve
specifications and authorize advertisement for bids for a portable lift system for the
Equipment Maintenance Division.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The proposed Program of Projects consists of the following:
• Transit Operations - DAVE Transportation contract and administration for fiscal year 1996/97
• Wash Bay Improvements - Currently, more than one cycle is needed to wash the buses and they are still
not completely clean. These improvements will save time, water and money.
• Portable Lift System - See below
• Multimodal Station Construction - Because construction is scheduled to begin in December 1997, it is
important to program the money as soon as possible.
Portable Lift System
The Equipment Maintenance Division is responsible for maintaining and repairing almost all of the City's vehicles and
equipment, including the Transit fleet. The Equipment Maintenance Shop (EMS), located at the Municipal Service Center
(MSC), has only one heavy-duty lift capable of lifting large pieces of equipment and buses. To better serve the Transit
buses, heavy equipment and the Downtown trolley, an additional lift system is needed. A portable system provides the
most flexibility and is less expensive than its in -ground counterpart.
The reason for requesting approval of the specifications and authorization to advertise for bids at this time is the urgent
need the EMS has for the portable lift. The arrival of the trolley has increased the use of the only lift capable of lifting these
heavy buses. By approving this action, the EMS will have a head start. Specifications have been prepared for this mobile,
wheel -contact lifting system and are on file in the Public Works Department at MSC.
A recommendation to approve the Program of Projects will be presented to the City Council at its April 2, 1997 meeting,
before the expenditure is made for the portable lift.
FUNDING: The money for this equipment will be coming from FTA Section 9 funds and TDA funds. A request for
appropriation of funds will be made at time of purchase recommendation.
Project
Cost
FTA
TDA
1) Transit Operations
$ 970,000
$ 485,000
$ 485,000
2) Wash Bay Improvements
$ 30,000
$ 24,000
$ 6,000
3) Portable Lift System
$ 27,000
$ 21,600
$ 5,400
4) Multimodal Station Construction
(partial) $ 200,000
$ 160,000
$ 40,000
Budgeted:
1996/97 fiscal year
Planned Bid Opening Date:
April , 1997 (P able Lift System)
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L- Jack L. Ronsko
Public Works Director
Prepared by Carlos Tobar, Transportation Manager, and Dennis J. Callahan, Building and Equipment Maintenance Superintendent
cc: Purchasing Officer
Transportation Manager
Building and Equipment Maintenance Superintendent
APPROVED:Z,4) C/
H. Dixon Flynn -- City Manager
CFTAd.SEA.DOC 03/12/97