Preliminary_Site_Layout.pdf
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- Architectural Design Services for Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) Facility- CDBG-DR HS004
- Solicitation number
- PD 25-26.042
- Issued by
- Escambia County, Florida
About this file
This is a preliminary site layout document for Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT) facility design, prepared for a design update discussion on February 9, 2026. The document outlines the comprehensive program requirements for a new ECAT facility located at 100 Clarinda Lane, Pensacola, Florida, including detailed specifications for fleet maintenance activities, capacity metrics, and facility design components. The facility will accommodate a fleet of 135 buses with capacity metrics including 27 buses per hour fueling and fare collection at four stations (averaging 24 per hour with 10-minute intervals), bus washing for the entire fleet daily, and interior cleaning operations. The facility design encompasses a Transit Hub with fleet maintenance (4 bus bays and 14 van bays), administration areas with open and private offices, dispatch and training facilities, driver/operator facilities with lockers and showers, support buildings for electrical and mechanical systems, IT infrastructure, and dedicated areas for parts storage, brakes, and tires. Maintenance activities are categorized into daily, periodic, and unscheduled work, including warranty service, bodywork, collision repair, brake service, diagnosis and repair, inspections, tire service, lubrication, and component overhaul. The document also addresses site access points, route management, ridership capacity analysis, and facility expansion or phasing capability, all designed to Enhanced Hurricane Protection Area (EHPA) specifications to enable emergency operations and shelter functions during catastrophic events.
The preliminary site layout serves as the foundational design document for the architectural and engineering firms responding to the CDBG-DR HS004 procurement. The facility is being designed and constructed to support fixed-route transit services, ADA and Transportation Disadvantaged paratransit services, and to function as an Emergency Operations Distribution Center and emergency shelter as needed. The project incorporates regional stormwater management capabilities to mitigate area flooding and is being funded through Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) HS004 funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as part of Escambia County's recovery efforts from Hurricane Sally, which damaged the existing ECAT facility in September 2020. The procurement mandates compliance with Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, requiring that 25 percent of total project hours be worked by Section 3 workers and 5 percent by Targeted Section 3 workers, with firms expected to establish a Section 3 Business Application process to certify minority-owned, women-owned, and disadvantaged businesses for participation.
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Escambia County Area Transit (ECAT)
Design Update Discussion 02.09.2026
New ECAT Facility
Program Verification
• Detailed Fleet Information
• APTA LOS Guidelines
• FTA Guidance
• Throughput of Fueling, Wash and Daily Service Functions (cleaning, cash)
• Program Components
• Fleet Parking
• Private Vehicle Parking
• Administration and
Support Areas
• Expansion or Phasing
Capability
• Site Access Points for Pedestrians and Vehicles
• Route Management
• Frequency
• Capacity of Buses
• Ridership
• Direction of Travel
• Connections
• Schedule
• Cross Streets
• Signalization
Factors in Right-Sizing the Facility
Program Verification
Fleet Maintenance Activities
MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES
UNSCHEDULEDPERIODICDAILY
Warranty Service
Bodywork and Collision
Brake Repair
Other Diagnosis and Repair
Recommended Interval Inspection
Tire Service
Lubrication Service
Wiper Replacement
Bulb Replacement
Component Overhaul
Painting
ECAT
CAPACITY
METRICACTIVITY
27/ hour
= 5 hours
4 stations @ 24 per hour avg. (10 min.)
Buses per Hour
Fueling and Fare
Collection
--(30?)Buses per Hour
Bus Washing
Entire Fleet135 Buses Per Day
Interior Cleaning
Facility Design
Administration
Open Office
Private Office
Dispatch
Training
Driver/Operator
Facilities
Lockers
Changing
Showers
Lounge
Training
Building Support
Electrical
Mechanical
IT
Maintenance Bays
Large Fleet
Vehicles
Vans
Parts, Brakes, Tires, Storage
TRANSIT HUB
FLEET MAINT.
(4 BUS BAYS, 14 VAN BAYS)
ADMINISTRATION
FUEL WASH
COUNTY
VEHICLE
MAINT.
Facility Design
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