ORDINANCE NO. 210557
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Authorizing a $38,557,926.00 contract with CAF USA, Inc. to purchase six (6) low-floor Light-Rail vehicles for the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Project; and authorizing a $5,486,089.00 contract with CAF USA, Inc. to retrofit existing streetcars 801-806 .
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WHEREAS, after procurement action consistent with the requirements of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the City desires to enter into a purchasing contract for low-floor Light Rail vehicles with CAF USA, Inc. for the designing, manufacturing, testing, furnishing, and delivery of the CAF Urbos 3 low floor Light-Rail-vehicles in a base contract amount and assignable options for vehicles that will be used for the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Project; and
WHEREAS, this contract will authorize the City’s purchase of a base order of six (6) low-floor Light-Rail vehicles, options for associated materials and services, and spare parts and special tools and warranty ;and
WHEREAS this contract will include the options to purchase up to ten (10) additional Light-Rail vehicles; and
WHEREAS, as part of the above-referenced procurement action, the City will enter into a separate contract for low-floor Light Rail vehicle existing fleet retrofits with CAF USA, Inc. for the designing, manufacturing, testing, furnishing and delivery of the CAF Urbos 3 low floor Light-Rail vehicle retrofits for the City’s existing cars 801-806 in a base contract amount; and
WHEREAS, this City existing fleet retrofits contract will authorize the City to purchase identified options for associated materials and services to retrofit the existing fleet of Cars 801-806 with the revised design used for the City’s base order of six (6) new low-floor Light-Rail Vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the City has received Federal Transit Administration Capital Investment Grant in the amount of $174,059,270.00 to cover certain KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Project costs; and
WHEREAS, the City has issued special obligation bonds to finance the cost of construction of the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Project; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to execute a $38,557,926.00 Contract with CAF USA, Inc. to furnish the City with six (6) low-floor Light-Rail Vehicles; identified options for associated materials and services; and spare parts and special tools and warranty for Project No. 89022014-004 from funds appropriated to Account Nos. AL-3445-898990-634200 ($20,449,389) and AL-3445-895990-634200 ($20,036,433). A copy of the contract is on file in the Public Works Department.
Section 2. That the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to execute a $5,486,089.00 existing fleet retrofits contract with CAF USA, Inc. to retrofit existing fleet cars 801-806 with the revised design used for the City’s base order of six (6) new low-floor Light-Rail vehicles for Project No. 89022014-004B from funds appropriated to Account No, 3445-898990-634200. A copy of the contract is on file in the Public Works Department.
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I hereby certify that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.
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Tammy L. Queen
Director of Finance
Approved as to form and legality:
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Nelson V. Munoz
Assistant City Attorney