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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of the 100% Civil, 100% Structural and 80% Electrical Plans and Specifications for Phase 1 of the CityBus Electrification Infrastructure Project and Authorization to Publish a Notice Inviting Bids.
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Meeting Date: September 19, 2022
Contact Person/Dept: Mike Tobin/Transportation
Phone Number: (310) 253-6543
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/14/2022);
Department Approval: Rolando Cruz (09/07/2022)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the 100% Civil, 100% Structural and 80% Electrical Plans and specifications for Phase 1 of the CityBus Electrification Infrastructure project and authorize staff to publish a notice inviting bids.
BACKGROUND
On September 20, 2021, City Council adopted, by resolution, the Culver City Battery Electric Bus Transportation Facility Electrification Transition Plan ("Plan"). The Plan outlines the roadmap that will guide the Culver City Transportation Department in implementing a 100% zero-emission fleet by 2028. The Plan outlines the facility and infrastructure improvements, as well as the total cost of investment for transitioning to an all-electric fleet.
The infrastructure deployment has been broken into five separate phases, the largest part being a design of a gantry over the entire yard with an advanced pulley system that will allow the charging dispensers to be pulled from overhead for 45 buses. The first two phases of this project, scheduled to commence in Spring 2023, are as follows:
* Phase 1 includes the construction of 1/2 of the gantry on the west side of the bus yard, removal of slow charge CNG station, construction of a new electric charging concrete island in the yard and the installati...
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