Committee advances procurements for bus software, replacement wheels and 219 buses
The committee moved three NYC Transit procurement items forward to the full board: a $40.2M noncompetitive maintenance contract with Clever Devices, a $7.4M wheels contract for 3,000 subway car wheels, and an option to buy 219 buses for $257.6M; committees approved sending the items to the board.
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Staff presented three procurement packages for NYC Transit and the committee voted to carry them forward to the full board. Procurement staff described a proposed 5-year, $40,200,000 noncompetitive contract with Clever Devices to provide maintenance and support for the intelligent vehicle network system that runs on the bus fleet. Tim Mulligan then described a $7,400,000 estimated-quantity contract awarded to Standard Steel for 3,000 subway-car wheels to respond to accelerated wheel wear. Finally, staff proposed an option exercise to purchase 219 buses (161 diesel-electric hybrids and 58 clean diesels) from New Flyer for a total estimated amount of $257,600,000.
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