TO: CRA Board of Commissioners
FROM: Ivan Cabrera, AICP, Redevelopment Manager
THROUGH: Renée A. Jadusingh, Esq., CRA Executive Director
DATE: November 12, 2020
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DISCUSSION - FIXED ROUTE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Board direction.
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Background:
The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) and First Transit, Inc. (First Transit) previously entered into a two (2) year Fixed Route Transportation Services Agreement dated June 25, 2019, (Original Agreement). On February 25, 2020, both parties entered into to a First Amendment to the Original Agreement to amend the Contract Price for the Fixed Route Transportation Services.
On March 23, 2020, the Fixed Route Transportation Service was suspended by the City of Delray Beach (City) until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Due to the City’s declared state of emergency and the ensuing emergency orders, the CRA and First Transit entered into a Second Temporary Contract Amendment (Second Amendment).
The Second Amendment was executed on April 3, 2020 and included temporary changes related to ceasing operations of the service route and modifications to the contract price paid by the CRA to First Transit during COVID-19 as follows:
· The Contract Price paid by the CRA to First Transit shall be $30.04 per hour. The purpose of this Contract Price during the Term of this Second Amendment is to retain the drivers and manager at the current pay and benefits.
· During the Term of this Second Amendment, the CRA reserves the right to request First Transit to provide other services, such as, but not limited to, meal pick-up and delivery. In the event the CRA elects to exercise this right, the CRA shall pay First Transit the Requested Services Contract Price of $47.50 per hour The Requested Services Contract Price shall be all encompassing and include driver wages and fringe benefits, manager wages and fringe benefits, administrative expenses, techni...
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