GU-2023-002

Application Purpose: The goals of the award are the following:
1.) The ultimate goal of the award is to bring into service a road to education fixed-route service for students, teachers, instructors, professors, and school employees from the proposed Dededo Park Ride Northern Terminal to the University of Guam, George Washington Senior High School, and Guam Community College, and back.
2.) To operate a mobility-on-demand feeder service to pick up residents from their place of residence and drop them off at the proposed Dededo Park Ride Northern Terminal to ride the road to education fixed-route service and vice versa.
3.) To develop the former Dededo Flea Market as the Dededo Park Ride Northern Terminal for the residents of the surrounding municipalities to utilize the road to education fixed-route services. GRTA will also use the proposed Dededo Park Ride Northern Terminal as a transfer station connecting the northern transit riders to Hagatna Central Terminal and the Agat Southern Terminal.

Activities Performed: The activities to be performed are as follows:
1.) GRTA allocates $8,089,200 in Section 5339 (b) funds for the procurement of 8 (eight) 40-foot, 38-passenger ADA-compliant electric buses for $6,672,000, including 8 (eight) enhanced battery warranty from October 01, 2024, to August 01, 2026, depot universal plug-in battery chargers for $681,600 from August 01, 2025, to August 01, 2026, 8 (eight) electric sedans, including the shipping and handling costs, for $266,400 from March 01, 2026, to August 01, 2026. The apportioned amount also includes fixed-route service transportation management (CAD/AVL) platform licensing and warranty for $302,600 from August 01, 2025, to August 01, 2026, and a mobility-on-demand feeder service licensing and warranty for $166,600 from August 01, 2025, to August 01, 2026.
2.) GRTA allots $600,000 in Section 5339 (b) funds for the A&E designs and construction of the proposed Dededo Park and Ride Northern Terminal Phase I. Of the $600,000, GRTA designates $100,000 to hire a consultant for the facility's A&E designs, and the remaining $500,000 GRTA will fund the construction. GRTA plans to expend the funds for A&E consultants starting on or before June 30, 2024, and ending on or before October 01, 2025. The Dededo Park Ride Northern Terminal construction will start on or before October 31, 2025, and end on or before October 31, 2026.
3.) GRTA earmarks a portion of Section 5339 (b) amounting to $868,920 for project administration and technical assistance: project administration funds for $468,920 in hiring lead employees such as program manager, special programs consultant, program coordinator II, and the ancillary staff to provide support. The personnel will directly manage and implement the subject grant projects/programs. Moreover, GRTA will use an allocated amount of $400,000 from Section 5339 (b) for technical assistance in hiring a consultancy firm to formulate the proposed GRTA's electrification plan to guide GRTA in transitioning from using fossil power to sustainable energy. The hiring of employees will start on or before October 01, 2023, and end on or before August 01, 2026. The anticipated start in hiring consultants to develop GRTA's electrification plan will start on or before October 01, 2024, and end on or before October 31, 2026.

Expected Outcomes: Below are the expected project outcomes:
1.) To bring into service the road to education fixed-route service to provide transit service to the University of Guam, George Washington High School, and the Guam Community College.
2.) To provide mobility-on-demand feeder service to pick up riders from their residences and drop them off at the Dededo Park Ride Northern Terminal to use the road to education fixed-route service.
3.) The funding for the acquisitions of electric buses/sedans and the procurement/installation of plug-in charging systems initiate GRTA's objective to have cleaner, energy-efficient rolling stocks. The fixed-route and the mobility-on-demand transportation management platforms will ensure well-coordinated and timely transit operations.
4.) The funding for the A&E designs and construction of the proposed Dededo Park Ride Northern Terminal Phase I will provide the northern part of Guam with the much-needed transit transfer station to connect villages around Guam. Moreover, this project has secured parking areas for transit patrons to park their vehicles and utilize the public transit system to bring them to work, shop, visit relatives or friends, etc. Overall, the proposed project entails more transit service options.

Intended Beneficiaries: The elderly persons, persons with disabilities, and the economically disadvantaged population, including the entire riding public on Guam, will reap the full benefits from all the above-mentioned transit improvement projects.

Subrecipient Activities: GRTA is a direct recipient of the grant funds. Thus, GRTA does not have any sub-recipients.

Guam Regional Transit Authority

20.526 - Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low or No Emissions Programs

FTA Region 9 [DOT - FTA]

FTA Office of Budget and Policy [DOT - FTA]

Guam United States

State-Wide

None