15-1904 - Bus Inspection Services

Summary of Specifications:
The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) is seeking a qualified firm to complete bus inspection services. The bus inspection services are required to comply with the Federal Transit Administration’s Post Delivery Review encompassing the Buy America Certification requirements and the Purchasers Requirement Certification covering specification compliance and resident inspector’s reports. SMART has awarded a contract to Gillig Bus located in Hayward CA for the purchase of 139 – (One Hundred-Thirty-Nine) 40 foot conventional diesel buses. The first group of 59 (Fifty-nine) buses are scheduled to begin production April 2016 and the second group of 80 (eighty) buses are scheduled to begin production March 2018. SMART is seeking the services of a resident inspector to both perform the necessary on site inspection services and to complete documentation required per FTA requirements for both group of buses.