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Josephine County approves two ODOT vehicle grants totaling $720,000 for four cutaway buses; local match required
Summary
The Board approved two Oregon Department of Transportation agreements (ODOT 35901 and 35902) covering federal/state grant funds to buy four cutaway-style buses; the grants fund about 89.27% with the county responsible for roughly 10.27% local match estimated at $144,000 total.
The Josephine County Board of Commissioners approved two ODOT agreements to add four cutaway-style buses to the public transit fleet, authorizing acceptance of state-discretionary grant awards and associated local matching funds.
Transit presenter Chancey said ODOT awards typically cover approximately 89.27% of vehicle procurement and require a local match of about 10.27%. ‘‘Both the grants... are a total of $288,000 a piece,’’ Chancey said, describing $360,000 total project costs per pair of vehicles and approximately $180,000 per vehicle as the estimated procurement amount under current price assumptions.
The county approved ODOT agreement number 35901 and ODOT agreement number 35902 on separate motions; each motion carried 3–0 on roll call.
Why it matters: the agreements add two replacement vehicles and two expansion vehicles to the fleet. Replacement awards require removing vehicles from service; expansion awards permit keeping existing vehicles in service and increasing fleet backups. Chancey said the procurement will use state price agreements and include equipment and outfitting costs (fare boxes, signage, announcement systems, fire extinguishers, bike racks and other in-service equipment).
Timing and budget: Chancey said most deliveries would arrive in the next fiscal year because manufacturing lead times push receipt beyond the current fiscal year. He warned he must confirm local-match availability in next year’s budget before final purchase and noted that neither agreement draws on county general fund money.
The board voted to approve both ODOT agreements; roll-call votes recorded Commissioners Smith, Barnett and Black voting yes on each agreement.
