Submitted By: Tye Chighizola
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Presentation By: Tye Chighizola
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Approve a professional services agreement between the City of Ocala and the Center for Transportation and the Environment concerning the Low or No Emission Grant Project in the amount of $708,000
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Operational Excellence, Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND: ?The Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is, "To improve the health of the climate and communities by bringing people together to develop and commercialize clean, efficient, and sustainable transportation technologies." CTE is partnering with SunTran, and 17 other transit agencies awarded funding, through the Fiscal Year 2023 Low or No Emission (Low or No) Project for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program.
CTE? will be responsible for guiding the electric bus vehicle purchase and constructing the expanded maintenance facility.? Each of the proposed task work orders will be approved by staff before being released to CTE. The following is a summary of the proposed task work orders:?
1.? Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Award and Project Consultant Contract Execution -? CTE is an approved vendor by FTA as indicated in the Fiscal Year 2023 Low or No Grant application submittals.?
2.? Project Planning and Initiation -? This task will result in a formal kick-off of the project with all stakeholders and project team members to align the project team on objectives,? tasks,? assignments,? timelines,? and expectations to successfully meet project goals and objectives.?
3.? Requirement Analysis -? This task includes bus modeling,? route simulation,? charge modeling,? rate modeling,? and confirmation of the technical specifications for the bus and charging equipment.?
4.? Bus Procurement &? Build -? CTE will assist SunTr...
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