THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM.
This action furthers the Broward County Commission Value to cooperatively deliver an efficient an accessible regional intermodal transportation network.
On February 3, 2015 (Item No. 16), the Board awarded an open-end contract to Super Nice STS dba Transportation America (Transportation America) for the provision of Paratransit Transportation Services, Request for Proposal (RFP) No.C1231306P1, in the five-year estimated amount of $34,292,394 and authorized the Director of Purchasing to renew the Agreement for up to two additional one-year periods, for a potential total estimated amount of $49,128,232. The term of the initial five-year agreement expires December 31, 2019.
The RFP for Paratransit Services included an estimate of 1,090,780 trips for the five-year contract term, which ends December 31, 2019. As of November 30, 2018, Transportation America had delivered 1,211,226 trips, which represents a 40% increase over the monthly estimated number of contract-to-date trips. This increase is due to a combination of growth in use of the service, as well as three large private non-profit agencies discontinuing to provide transportation under the Agency Coordination Transportation (ACT) Program. Discontinuation of the non-profits in the ACT program has resulted in those agency trips shifting back to the Paratransit TOPs program. This increase in trips has generated total expenses of $33,798,268, leaving the current contract threshold with a remaining balance of $494,126.
The Transit Division (BCT) is requesting an increase in the overall contract threshold with Transportation America of $15,600,000, from the current total base contract threshold of $34,292,394 to $49,892,394. This threshold increase is needed to continue Paratransit Transportation Services through the end of the base contract term which expires December 31, 2019.
As background, Broward County has provided paratransit transportation services since December 1996 through its Transportation Options Program (TOPs). BCT developed the ACT program to function within the TOPS program. The program was approved by the Board on December 2, 2014 (Item No. 9) and implemented January 1, 2015. Through the ACT program, agencies and municipalities provide Paratransit transportation services directly for TOPS-eligible riders' trips to and from agency locations using vehicles provided and dispatched by the respective agencies. Eligible paratransit clients retain the right to request a TOPS ride at any time; however, allowing each qualified ACT Program agency to retain control of consistent daily trips to and from its facility furthers the County’s value to cooperatively deliver an efficient an accessible regional intermodal transportation network. |