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BUS TEST FLEETSCapital Program Oversight Committee

March, 2011

Department of Buses

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Goals

Test different fleets of buses to create competition for new bus purchases in order to deliver better performing buses at the lowest cost.

Key test program criterion include:

Reliability

Fuel economy

Maintainability

Vendor support

Production timeliness & quality

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Implementation

Procure seven test fleets of 90 buses each:

Three different fleets of standard diesel buses.

Two different fleets of artic buses.

One fleet of express buses.

One fleet of turbine buses as an alternative propulsion system by a new manufacturer.

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StatusStandard Diesel Buses

Nova

This project was awarded in December, 2010.

The first bus will be delivered in March, 2011 and the last bus is expected to be delivered by June, 2011.

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Status

Standard Diesel Buses

Daimler

The expected award for this project is March, 2011.

The first bus is expected to be delivered in September, 2011 and the last bus is expected to be delivered by December, 2011.

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Status

Standard Diesel Buses

New Flyer

The expected award for this project is March, 2011.

The first bus is expected to be delivered in July, 2011 and the last bus is expected to be delivered by December, 2011.

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StatusArtic Buses

Nova

Project was awarded in May, 2009 and all buses were received as of June, 2010.

Results of the evaluation indicate the following:

Improved MDBF reliability. Fuel economy up 25% over

current articulated buses.

NYCT will procure an additional 328 Nova artic’s based on these results.

Nova is the only structurally qualified manufacturer of articulated buses at this time.

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Status

Artic Buses

New Flyer

Board approval to award this project will be requested in June, pending pre-qualification of bus on shaker table.

Qualification of this bus will permit competition for upcoming articulated bus procurements.

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Status

Express Buses

Prevost

Project was awarded in January, 2011.

The pilot bus is expected to be delivered in July, 2011 and the last bus is expected to be delivered by January, 2012.

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Status

Turbine Buses

DesignLine

Based on their performance, it was determined that these buses are not reliable to proceed with a larger evaluation.

All monies related to the initial test fleet of 8 buses have been returned to the MTA in accordance with the contract.

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Next Steps

Award and evaluate all remaining test fleets.

Continue to solicit the participation of other manufacturers.

Apply “lessons learned” and expand competition on future bus procurements.

Explore new technologies, such as a full electric bus.