Provide financial assistance for replacement vehicles preventive maintenance and a number of state of good repair activities for union station and roberts ST facilities security improvements and…

This $12,302,280 Federal Transit Formula Grant (CFDA 20.507) awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on September 13, 2024 will support the Greater Hartford Transit District (GHTD) in Connecticut. Key activities include:

1. Replacement of approximately 28 paratransit vehicles to maintain GHTD's fleet in a state of good repair.
2. Safety and preventative maintenance repairs at the Union Station and 148 Roberts Street facilities, including HVAC replacements, drainage improvements, security camera installations, and other facility upgrades.
3. IT equipment/software upgrades, including a Trapeze system upgrade.

The grant funding will allow GHTD to continue providing reliable, responsive, and safe public transportation services to the Greater Hartford region. No sub-award details were provided.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to provide financial assistance for replacement vehicles preventive maintenance and a number of state of good repair activities for union station and roberts ST facilities security improvements and miscellaneous equipment and IT services.

Activities

(1) replacement of paratransit vehicles. The district anticipates purchasing approximately 28 vehicles to replace those that will have met their useful life. The total cost of rolling stock will be inclusive of vehicle inspection services. The vehicle type is to be determined however IT is anticipated to be twenty-eight (28) ford e-350S (158 wheel base FT/6-passenger/2 wheelchair cutaway paratransit vehicles.) if electric paratransit vehicles are available the district will explore those options. (2) safety and preventative maintenance repairs to union station one union place hartford CT (which are consistent with the ghtds 2017 master plan (attached.): -general state of good repair activities: these could include soft spot repairs in floors replacement of broken windows elevator repairs; etc. (design and construction.) -HVAC replacement (a/e firm was hired under the 2022 grant to develop the design/drawings/bid documents) - the anticipated cost at that time was $2.8 million. The ICE was updated in november 2023 at $3021000. The district bid the project in late 2023. The one bid received came in at approximately $6 million. The AE firm hired for this project will assist with RE-bidding and oversight of the project. The additional funds needed for the equipment and installation costs are estimated to be $3300000.-automatic door openers for transportation center restrooms (2 openers includes installation electrical work etc.) -blue light emergency call boxes. (safety and security improvement.) -construction for union station drain work (additional funds): the district expects that due to the complexity of this project and historic brownstone the project cost could reach approximately $1000000. Additional costs estimated to be $600000.-full bus BAY concrete repairs and replacement of drainage (design and construction.) -resurface spruce street lot and line painting (design and construction.) -transportation center entrance doors. This ADA accessibility improvement project includes purchase of doors installation electrical work painting/floor patching and relocating heating vent.-replacement/addition of security cameras(3) safety and preventative maintenance repairs to 148 roberts street east hartford CT (including):-general state of good repair activities: such as equipment repairs and purchases; camera repairs; garage door repairs; maintenance area repairs; etc. (design and construction.) -replacement/addition of security cameras -retaining wall/parking lot project: additional funds for estimated legal fees (discovery litigation etc.) funds not needed for legal to be used for construction and/or design costs. (4) funding under this project will be used for the FY24 element of the districts scheduled capital equipment upgrade consisting of:-IT equipment / replacement schedule required to replace old servers computers etc. -trapeze upgrade to the most recent version of software. - in addition administrative work including grant management and project management activities will take place as part of the implementation of this application and its scope of work.

Expected outcomes

Funding will permit ghtd to meet preventive maintenance standards and maintain ghtds fleet and facilities in a state of good repair. Additionally funding will improve security to protect ghtd assets.

Intended beneficiaries

This funding will allow ghtd to continue to provide reliable responsive and safe transportation to the public in the greater hartford area.