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Form#: B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: Mass Transit Agency DATE: 3/1/2022 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: John Andoh PHONE: 808-961-8555 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> Please prepare a resolution to accept a donation of up to 12 buses from City and County of Honolulu to use <br /> in Hele-On bus service for up to a two (2) year period. The resoultion is to be sent to: <br /> Roger Morton, Director <br /> Department of Transportation Services <br /> City of County of Honolulu <br /> Frank F. Fasi Municipal Building <br /> 650 South King Street, Third Floor <br /> Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813-3017 <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> The City and County of Honolulu, Department of Transportation Services has 12, 1997 40-foot Gillig <br /> Phantom buses that can be used in immediate service on Hele-On fixed routes to continue the <br /> implementation of the Transit and Multi-Modal Transportation Master Plan of which 55 buses are required. <br /> The present Hele-On fleet totals 48, of which 30 are in service. Of the 12 donated buses, the Mass Transit <br /> Agency intends to dispose of five (5) of its worst performing buses to get to a fleet size of 55. This donation <br /> will allow for the County to standardize its fleet with the Gillig Phantom. The entire fleet of buses (1995-2010) <br /> are expected to be retired by 2024 as the new fleet of the future will be in-place. The County mechanics <br /> went to inspect these buses and picked the best of 12 buses that could go into service immediately. <br /> As part of the fleet replacement plan, four(4) buses was purchased in 2019, one (1) hydrogen bus will be <br /> delivered in April 2022, four(4) buses will be delivered in August 2022, two (2) hydrogen buses will be <br /> • delivered in September 2022, eight(8) buses will be delivered in March 2023. An invitation for bids is open <br /> for 26 buses for delivery in October 2023 and a request for proposals for 10 battery electric buses would be <br /> delivered in January 2024. <br /> It is anticipated by obtaining these buses from Honolulu will allow for all routes in east Hlawai'i as well as the Hilo <br /> and South Kohala Resorts routes to be operated with County owned buses with spares necessary to meet <br /> service demands as the maintenance staff continue to refurbish and rebuild buses pending delivery of the <br /> new buses. Anticipated shipping costs of these buses will be $75,000 which would be borne by Hawai'i <br /> County. <br /> k: <br /> • <br /> SIGNED: it • DATE: 3/1/2022 <br /> Department Head - <br />