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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Approval of a Purchase Order with Gillig, LLC. to Supply Four Compressed Natural Gas Buses in an Amount Not-To-Exceed $4,113,070 ($3,427,558 Base plus $685,512 Contingency).
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Meeting Date: September 29, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Diana Chang/Transportation Department
Phone Number: (310) 253-6500
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/24/2025); Gillig, LLC (09/25/2025)
Department Approval: Diana Chang, Chief Transportation Officer (09/09/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends the City Council approve a purchase order with Gillig, LLC. to supply four compressed natural gas buses in an amount not-to-exceed $4,113,070 ($3,427,558 base plus $685,512 contingency).
BACKGROUND
On September 2, 2024, the City Council adopted a resolution approving an update to the Culver CityBus Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) Rollout Plan. The update incorporated $19.6 million allocated for bus replacement under CIP No. PB001 (Capital Improvement Project - Bus Replacement), which is detailed in the Capital Improvements section of the budget book under Fund 203 (Municipal Bus Fund). This funding supports the City's long-term fleet replacement and its transition to zero-emission vehicles; however, additional funds will be required in future fiscal years to support the transition to a zero-emission fleet. The Transportation Department continues to pursue grants and other financial assistance opportunities to support fleet acquisitions and finance the infrastructure necessary for the transit zero-emission initiative.
As part of this transition, the City seeks to procure new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to replace older, less technologically advanced CNG models that have surpassed their useful lives and become more difficult and costlier to mai...
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