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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
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TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: Yugal K. Lall, City Engineer/Public Works Director
Prepared by: Shaun Kroes, Senior Management Analyst-
DATE: October 8, 2009 (CC meeting of 10/21/2009)
SUBJECT: Consider Change to Purchase Order from Creative Bus Sales to El
Dorado National for Three Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Transit
Buses
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On July 1, 2009, the City Council approved the purchase of three, 32-foot, El Dorado
National Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses with a seating capacity of 27 passengers
per bus from Creative Bus Sales. City staff has recently obtained feedback that per
Federal Transportation Administration guidelines, the City needs to issue a purchase order
directly to El Dorado National instead of Creative Bus Sales. El Dorado National is the
manufacturer of the EZ Rider II bus. Creative Bus Sales is the California dealer for El
Dorado National and is responsible for receipt of vehicle delivery, state licensing, etc. The
City will still go through Creative Bus Sales as far as coordinating the production of the
buses. Creative Bus Sales receives a per-bus fee from El Dorado National and does not
lose its revenue source as a result of the purchase order change. The delivery of buses
remains on schedule, and is expected in early summer 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT
The purchase of the buses is cost neutral as the City will receive up to $1,260,000 in
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) reimbursement funding for
expenditures associated with the bus purchase. The current purchase order with Creative
Bus Sales will be rescinded and a new purchase order in the same amount ($1,200,000)
will be generated to El Dorado National.
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Honorable City Council
October 21, 2009
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Rescind Purchase Order Number 09000003 to Creative Bus Sales and authorize the City
Manager to issue a new purchase order to El Dorado National for the purchase of three
CNG buses in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000.
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