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Supervisors press SFMTA on timing and oversight of $38M New Flyer bus purchase
Summary
The committee probed the Municipal Transportation Agency over a $38.3 million purchase of 50 New Flyer hybrid buses, asking why MTA proceeded during an ongoing internal evaluation of Allison vs. BAE propulsion packages and why buses were staged in the Bay Area before final acceptance. MTA said timing and a production window prompted the purchase and agreed to provide written follow-up on reliability and maintenance records.
Supervisor David Campos led a committee hearing scrutinizing the Municipal Transportation Agency's recent procurement of 50 New Flyer hybrid buses for roughly $38.3 million. Campos said reporting had raised questions about whether the agency completed its internal evaluation of Allison and BAE propulsion systems before making the later purchase and whether acceptance or staging of vehicles occurred before Board approval.
SFMTA representatives described a multi-step procurement history. Agency staff said a prior purchase of 62 buses (delivered earlier) had been split between Allison and BAE propulsion packages to run a…
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