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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12483RESOLUTION NO. 12483 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND MENTOR ENGINEERING, INC., AN ALBERTA CORPORATION, IN THE AMOUNT OF $338,951 FOR THE ACQUISITION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A TURN-KEY AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION SYSTEM FOR THE PUEBLO TRANSIT BUSES AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO EXECUTE THE SAME BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. The agreement between the City of Pueblo and Mentor Engineering, an Alberta Corporation, for the purchase of an Automatic Vehicle Location System for Pueblo Transit in the amount of $338,951, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, having been approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby approved. SECTION 2. The Purchasing Agent is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Agreement in the name and on behalf of the City of Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation, and the City Clerk shall affix the seal of the City thereto and attest same. SECTION 3. Approval of Resolution is contingent upon approval of Ordinance 8508. INTRODUCED: September 10, 2012 BY: Chris Nicoll COUNCIL PERSON Background Paper for Proposed RESOLUTION DATE: AGENDA ITEM # M-2 September 10, 2012 DEPARTMENT: Pueblo Transit Brenda Broyles, Director Information Technology Department Lori Pinz, Director TITLE A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND MENTOR ENGINEERING, INC., AN ALBERTA CORPORATION, IN THE AMOUNT OF $338,951 FOR THE ACQUISITION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A TURN-KEY AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATION SYSTEM FOR THE PUEBLO TRANSIT BUSES AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO EXECUTE THE SAME ISSUE Should City Council approve the agreement with Mentor Engineering for the purchase of the turn-key Automatic Vehicle Location System for Pueblo Transit buses including the mobile devices, application software, testing, and training? RECOMMENDATION Approval of the Resolution. BACKGROUND This Resolution would approve the contract to purchase a turn-key Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVL) for Pueblo Transit buses. This system includes all hardware, software, installation, testing, training, evaluation, repair, and commissioning services in accordance with Mentor’s Proposal submitted in response to the City’s Request for Proposals No. 11-085. The System will include Mentor Ranger® mobile devices, Mentor Mobility Application Software, Mentor FastNav™, XGate®, XMobile Manager®. The AVL system will provide the ability to announce stops both visually and audibly, these announcements either visual or audible must be made in a manner that allows the passenger enough time to activate the stop request signal. The AVL system will provide real-time City vehicles location as well as providing definable event monitoring and vehicle maintenance and diagnostics. FINANCIAL IMPACT Funding for this project will be as follows: $43,949 from Transit ARRA Grant $193,213 from Transit’s FY 2009 FTA Capital Grant (80/20 split) $100,972 from Transit’s FY 2010 FTA Capital Grant (80/20 split) $817 from Transit’s FY 2012 Operating Budget (50/50) $338,951 TOTAL: