Project Grant FL2022020

PROJECT ID # D2020-BUSC-116. THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ID IS FTA2020006BUS.THIS IS FFY 2020 5339(B) GRANTS FOR BUSES AND BUS FACILITIES PROGRAM PROJECTS. LYNX WAS AWARDED FOR BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES (BEB) FOR THE DOWNTOWN ORLANDO CIRCULATOR.FUNDING AWARDED $2840000LOCAL SHARE WILL BE PROVIDED BY LYNX $1460000. LYNX WILL RECEIVE FUNDS FROM FUNDING PARTNERS CITY OF ORLANDO $1168824 THE ORLANDO UTILITIES COMMISSION $291176.LYNX WILL UTILIZE THE FUNDS AS FOLLOWS:11.12.02 BUY REPLACEMENT BUS (INCLUDES PORTABLE CHARGERS/SPARE PARTS) $2826800 FTA $1294550 LOCAL11.42.08 SOFTWARE DATA SUBSCRIPTION CHARGE MANAGEMENT $6150 LOCAL11.53.20 INSTALLED MISC. ELEC/POWER EQUIPMENT DEPOT CHARGES/STATION $156000LOCAL11.79.00 PROJECT ADMINISTRATION $13200 FTA 3300 LOCALTOTAL PROJECT $4300000 (FTA $2840000 LOCAL $1460000) BUDGET RECONCILIATION FROM ORIGINAL DISCRETIONARY GRANT APPLICATION OF FTA SHARE. THEY ARE COMBINED AS FOLLOWS:ALI 11.12.02 BUS BATTERIES $2527152.90ALI 11.12.02 CONFIGURABLE/OPTIONS - PORTABLE CHARGERS/SPARE PARTS $279336ALI 11.12.02 MANUALS $31.50ALI 11.12.02 DIAGNOSTIC TOOL $22737.66------------------------------------------------TOTAL $2829258.06ALI 11.12.02 BUSES $2826800.00ALI 11.12.02 BALANCE $2458.06ALI 11.79.00 PRE/POST BUY AMERICA AUDIT $1369.94ALI 11.79.00 WORKFORCE INNOVATION TRAINING $9372TOTAL $13200ALI 11.79.00 PROJECT ADMINISTRATION $13200*LYNX PROVIDED WORKFORCE INNOVATION TRAINING TO EMPLOYEES UNDER LOW NO GRANT FOR RECENTLY PURCHASE 7 BATTERIES ELECTRIC BUSES SO LYNX WILL UTILIZE WORKFORCE TRAINING DOLLARS TO SUPPORT PRE/POST BUY AMERICA AUDIT SINCE COST INCREASE DRAMATICALLYLYNX 5339(B) BUSES AND BUS FACILITIES FUNDING REQUEST OF $2840000 TO REPLACE SIX (6) 35 DIESEL BUSES THAT HAVE EXCEEDED THEIR USEFUL LIFE TO IMPROVE SAFETY RELIABILITY AND ENHANCE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES BY LEVERAGING FEDERAL AND LOCAL INVESTMENTS FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY SUSTAINABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE.THE EFFICIENCY AND MODERNIZATION OF THE LYMMO BRT HAS BEEN A CRITICAL FACTOR IN DRIVING DEVELOPMENTS IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO NOW HOMES TO THE AMWAY CENTER ML SOCCER STADIUM THE DR. PHILLIPS CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS AND THE CREATIVE VILLAGE A 68-ACRE MIXED-USE TRANSIT ORIENTED URBAN INFILL NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN ORLANDO. OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY DRIVES CONNECTIVITY A CONTINUING CHALLENGE FOR DOWNTOWN ORLANDO AND LYNX. THESE BUSES WILL SERVE THE CORE DOWNTOWN WITH CONNECTIVITY TO SUNRAIL AND THE LYNX CENTRAL STATION A PRIMARY HUB FOR 31 ROUTES (46%) REGION-WIDE. THE IMPORTANCE OF CONNECTIVITY AND THE FUTURE OF DOWNTOWN ALIGNS WITH THE LYNX INTENT TO MODERNIZE LYMMO BUSES TO ELECTRIC AND TO FUTURE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES. BECAUSE OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON CONNECTIVITY THE DEMANDS FOR MORE AND BETTER TRANSIT OPTIONS IS INEVITABLE. FOR THE CURRENT LYMMO BRT INVESTMENTS TO BE A VIABLE PREFERRED TRANSIT OPTION IT IS INEVITABLE THAT RESOURCES BE LEVERAGED FOR REPLACEMENT BUSES TO ACHIEVE SGR AND BE MORE COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.THIS FUNDING REQUEST WILL COMPLETE THE ZERO ON EMISSION (ZONE) BEB REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE LYMMO BRT DOWNTOWN ORLANDO CIRCULATOR. THE BEBS IN OUR FLEET MANAGEMENT PLAN WILL ULTIMATELY PROVIDE THE TESTING GROUND FOR THE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MOBILITY INITIATIVE (AVMI) THAT LYNX IS SPEARHEADING FOR THE REGION. THE BUSES TO BE REPLACED PERFORM POORLY AND ARE PROVEN TO BE INADEQUATE TO MEET SERVICE DEMANDS. THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE SGR DEFICIENT BUSES WILL ALLOW INFRASTRUCTURE READINESS FOR FUTURE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE REGIONAL PARTNERS GOALS AND SUPPORTS THE ACCELERATING INNOVATIVE MOBILITY (AIM) INITIATIVE.WITH SUPPORT OF REGIONAL PARTNERS LYNX INTENDS TO REPLACE SIX (6) GILLIG DIESEL BUSES WHICH ARE AVERAGING 662000 MILES AND ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING INCREASED FAILURES. THESE BUSES WERE RATED 2.40 (MARGINAL) IN THE LYNX 2017 ASSET CONDITION ASSESSMENT. CURRENTLY THEY ARE RATED 1 (POOR) AND ARE PAST DUE FOR REPLACEMENT. BY THE TIME THE BUSES ARE ACTUALLY REMOVED FROM SERVICE FY22 AT THE EARLIEST BUSES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPAIR SERVICE RELIABILITY COMPROMISE SAFETY AND RESULT IN INCREASED OPERATING COSTS. THIS IS A ONE-TIME NEED THAT CANNOT REASONABLY BE FUNDED FROM FTA FORMULA ALLOCATIONS STATE AND LOCAL SOURCES. WITHOUT THIS GRANT LYNX WILL BE UNABLE TO ATTAIN SGR TARGETS FOR REPLACEMENT AND ADDRESS A CRITICAL NEED FOR ELECTRIC BUSES FOR LYMMO SERVICE A PREMIER TRANSIT LEVERAGING THE TRANSFORMATION AND REVITALIZATION PROJECTS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO. THE LYNX FLEET WILL REMAIN WITHIN THE 20% PEAK SPARE RATIO CRITERIA AS THESE BUSES WILL REPLACE EXISTING BUSES.REPLACEMENT BUSES WILL PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY TO SOUTH PARRAMORE ORLANDOS QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY ZONE 12095010500 NOW ANCHORED INTO THE CITYS ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS DISTRICT AND OTHER MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS. A LYMMO BRT SERVICE IN SGR WILL INCREASE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY ON THE SYSTEM AFFORDING PARRAMORE RESIDENTS CONVENIENT ACCESS TO SUNRAIL AND TRANSFERS TO 31 MAJOR LYNX ROUTES. LYMMO BRT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO PARRAMORE EVOLVING AS A FOCUS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR JOB CREATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.LYNX HAS SELECTED THE OUC WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT IN THE INSTALLATION FOR THE CHARGERS. PROTERRA IS AN ELIGIBLE TRANSIT VEHICLE MANUFACTURER (TVM). THEIR VEHICLES CONTAIN GREATER THAN 70% DOMESTIC CONTENT AND ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FY 2020 FEDERAL BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS. PROTERRA COMPLETED ALTOONA TESTING FOR ITS 35 CATALYST BUS IN EARLY 2019.PROTERRA IS A LEADER IN ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES THAT ENABLE BUS FLEET OPERATORS TO ELIMINATE THE DEPENDENCY ON FOSSIL FUELS AND TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE OPERATING COSTS WHILE DELIVERING CLEAN QUIET TRANSPORTATION TO THE COMMUNITY. NO PROTERRA CUSTOMER HAS EXPERIENCED A FAILED DEPLOYMENT OF THEIR PROTERRA BATTERY-ELECTRIC BUSES. WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE NEW BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS IN THE FAST ACT PROTERRAS BUSES ALREADY CONTAIN GREATER THAN 70% DOMESTIC CONTENT. AND SINCE OUR VEHICLES ARE PROUDLY BUILT IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND LOS ANGELES.UNDER SECTION 5339 FORMULA GRANT # FL-2022-002 ALI 11.12.02 $1297959 LYNX WILL FUND THE INCREMENTAL BASE BUS COST. THIS GRANT WAS EXECUTED IN FEBRUARY 2022. EXECUTED GRANT AWARD IS ATTACHED. PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETE BY THIS FUNDING.PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO REPLACE 6 OLD GILLIG DIESEL BUSES WHICH ARE PASS THEIR USEFUL LIFE AND BEYOND WITH NEW BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES (BEB). ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PURCHASE 6 NEW BATTERY ELECTRIC BUSES AND SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: LYNX PLAN TO ORDER THE BUSES IN JANUARY 2022 AND EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE NEW BUSES IN NOVEMBER 2022. LYNX WILL HAVE LESS BREAKDOWN AND LESS REPAIR COST. ALSO TRANSIT RIDERS WILL HAVE RELIABLE TRANSIT BUSES. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: A KEY COMPONENT OF THIS PROJECT IS THAT IT WILL PROVIDE BRT SERVICE WITH ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES AND WITH SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN FUEL AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE COSTS TWO OF THE LARGEST OPERATING COST IMPACTS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: NONE.FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE ATTACHED TO THE APPLICATION1) STIP PAGE FM # 435712-12) BUS REPLACEMENT LIST3) THE ORIGINAL DISCRETIONARY APPLICATION4) FORM SF-4245) FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE TABLE6) FEDERAL REGISTER NOFO7) TRAMS CONGRESSIONAL RELEASE DETAIL THE GRANTEE OR SUB-GRANTEE (WHEN APPLICABLE) WILL FOLLOW ALL 3RD PARTY PROCUREMENT POLICIES AS DEFINED IN C4220.1F (THIRD PARTY CONTRACTING GUIDANCE). THE GRANTEE OR SUB-GRANTEE (WHEN APPLICABLE) WILL ENSURE CONTRACTORS PROCURED WILL NOT BE ON THE FTA SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT LIST.LYNX WILL ENSURE THAT ALL VEHICLES PURCHASED ARE ACCESSIBLE PURCHASED FROM AN FTA APPROVED TVM AND REPORTED TO FTA WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER CONTRACT IS SIGNED. LYNX WILL CHECK THE CURRENT LISTING OF TRANSIT VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS (TVM) (HTTPS://WWW.TRANSIT.DOT.GOV/REGULATIONS-AND GUIDANCE/CIVIL-RIGHT-ADA/ELIGIBLE-TVMS-LIST) TO ENSURE EACH IS LISTED AS A CERTIFIED TVM IN COMPLIANCE WITH FTA REGULATIONS.LYNX PROVIDES ASSURANCE THAT ADA REQUIREMENTS WILL BE MET.