Amendment 2 - Questions & Answers.xlsx

This Amendment 2 Questions & Answers document addresses clarifications submitted by bidders to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) regarding specifications for modified Wide Body Buses under the Transit - Commercial Buses procurement. The document provides MoDOT's official responses to three primary requirement clarifications concerning power inverter specifications, wheelchair lift base station (WLBS) reference designs, and integrated barrier system equivalency for wheelchair lifts. The underlying contract solicitation seeks qualified organizations to provide the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission (MHTC) and MoDOT with modified Wide Body Buses for the State Transit Program with a contract term of three years plus two optional one-year renewals. Bidders were required to submit questions no later than ten calendar days prior to the solicitation closing date through MissouriBUYS Powered By MOVERS or via hard copy mail, with notification to buyer Ashten Lorts required five days before the closing date.

MoDOT clarified that the power inverter requirement should be an aftermarket unit with sufficient wattage capacity to support driver use of cell phones and tablets, accessible for normal use. The agency identified the LiftSentinel manufactured by BraunAbility as the reference WLBS make and model, or an approved equivalent. Regarding integrated barrier systems, MoDOT indicated that bidders proposing wheelchair lifts with integrated inner and outer barrier systems, such as the BraunAbility Century 2, must provide additional documentation demonstrating that the proposed system meets or exceeds functional intent regarding passenger containment, interlocks, obstruction detection, load capacity, ADA and FMVSS compliance, without reducing safety, durability, or operational reliability to be considered equivalent to the specification requirements.