RI-2021-004

RIPTA IS REQUESTING TO OBLIGATE $13989508 OF DISCRETIONARY FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIXED ROUTE BUSES AS DETAILED BELOW. THE BREAKDOWN OF FUNDS BEING OBLIGATED IN THIS GRANT IS AS FOLLOWS (SUPPLEMENTAL AWARD INFORMATION IS ATTACHED): * $8913508 FY20 BUS AND BUS FACILITY DISCRETIONARY PROGRAM * $5076000 FY20 LOW/NO- EMISSION DISCRETIONARY PROGRAM. * $3497377 IN MATCH WILL BE PROVIDED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES (DETAILED BELOW) TOTAL: $17486885FY20 BUS AND BUS FACILITIES FUNDING:RIPTA WILL USE $8913508 ($11141885.13 WITH MATCH) OF 2020 BUS AND BUS FACILITY FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF SEVENTEEN (17) FORTY-FOOT (40) DIESEL BUSES AT AN ESTIMATED PRICE OF $625268 EACH. RIPTA WILL PROVIDE $2228377 IN GAS TAX AS MATCHING FUNDS. THESE VEHICLES WILL BE ORDERED IN FY 2022 WITH EXPECTED DELIVERY IN FY 2023. THESE VEHICLES WILL REPLACE SEVENTEEN (17) DIESEL BUSES WHICH ENTERED SERVICE IN 2010 AND WILL HAVE REACHED THEIR USEFUL LIFE (12-YEARS OR 500000 MILES) BY THE TIME THESE NEW VEHICLES ARE DELIVERED TO RIPTA. IN ADDITION TO THE BUS AND BUS FACILITY FUNDS BEING OBLIGATED IN THIS GRANT THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUSLY AWARDED GRANTS USING FORMULA FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR THIS PROCUREMENT INCLUDING $483470.18 FROM RI-2020-003 TO FINISH PAYING FOR THE SEVENTEENTH (17TH) BUS. FY20 LOW/NO- EMISSION DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMRIPTA WILL USE $5076000 OF LOW/NO EMISSION GRANT PROGRAM FUNDING AWARDED IN 2020 TO FUND THE INCREMENTAL COST OF CONVERTING FIFTEEN (15) FORTY-FOOT (40) DIESEL BUSES TO ELECTRIC. THE VEHICLES WILL BE ORDERED IN FY 2021 WITH DELIVERY EXPECTED IN SPRING OF 2022. RIPTA WILL PROVIDE $1269000 OF VOLKSWAGEN SETTLEMENT FUNDS AS MATCH FOR A TOTAL PROJECT COST OF $6345000. THESE VEHICLES WILL REPLACE FIFTEEN (15) DIESEL BUSES WHICH ENTERED SERVICE IN 2009 AND WILL HAVE REACHED THEIR USEFUL LIFE (12-YEARS OR 500000 MILES) BY THE TIME THESE NEW VEHICLES ARE DELIVERED TO RIPTA.THE BASE VEHICLE COST OF THE FIFTEEN (15) BUSES BEING PROCURED WILL BE FUNDED WITH $9148189 FROM RI-2020-003 AND $1076442 FROM RI-2020-002. ALL VEHICLES PURCHASED WILL BE FULLY COMPLIANT WITH THE CLEAN AIR ACT THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND BUY AMERICA. RIPTA FOLLOWS DISPOSITION REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINED IN CIRCULAR 5010.1E. ALL VEHICLES BEING PURCHASED WITH THIS GRANT WILL HAVE A USEFUL LIFE OF 12 YEARS OR 500000 MILES.

Rhode Island Public Transit Authority

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

FTA Region 1 [DOT - FTA]

FTA Office of Budget and Policy [DOT - FTA]

Rhode Island United States

State-Wide

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