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Posted by ctrabs74 on Fri Nov 13 17:49:26 2009 Information from the MTA Board's Capital Oversight Committee Board Book:* The order for 850 Orion VII NG hybrids (745 to the TA, 105 to MTA Bus) is behind by approximately 21 buses, with the balance of the contract expected to be fulfilled by March 2010. As a result of the delays, Orion has been assessed $1.57 million in liquidated damages, according to a presentation dated November 2009 (a written summary, however dated "Status as of October 2009" indicates the order is 60 buses behind, with $1.3 million in damages assessed). According to Trevor's MTA roster at TransiTalk, 664 buses are in service - 584 for the TA, 80 for MTA Bus. * All 90 Nova LFS artics are scheduled to be on TA property by mid-2010. They will be dedicated to the Bx12 and M15 Select Bus Services (the latter to start Fall 2010). * The CNG order - 90 buses to TA (West Farms and Jackie Gleason) and 45 to MTA Bus (College Point and Spring Creek) is expected to be awarded either in December or January. * On the Designline order front, once the initial eight pilot buses complete qualification testing, a Notice to Proceed will be issued for 22 Evaluation buses that will be used for in-service evaluation. Once the Evaluation bus stage is completed, a Notice to Proceed will be issued for the balance of the 90 bus order, which is expected to happen at the end of 2010. * The next order of "express" buses will be placed by the 3rd quarter of 2010. A few interesting comments on the "Charleston Annex" project: * The depot was expected to have opened on December 30, however the slow pace of construction by the contractor completing the structural shell of the building is pushing the tentative opening date to May 2010. The TA responded that the contractor is working double shifts and on Saturdays in order to complete the work. * Issues over the estimates for the retention basin could force the MTA Board to approve expenditures above the $137.8 million presently budgeted for the project. Related note: This is the first time in which the MTA has posted it's Board Books on it's web site. It makes for some interesting reading, if you're into the wonkish legalese of MTA Board documents. |
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