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Consider a memorandum/resolution awarding a transportation services contract to Cove Taxi, Inc. for the CDBG Elderly Transportation Program.
SUMMARY
DATE: August 20, 2019
TO: Ronald L. Olson, City Manager
FROM: Leslie Hinkle, Executive Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: Contract Award from RFP 19-22 Transportation Services
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The Killeen Community Development Department received an allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding during the FY 2019-2020 annual allocation process for the operation of the Elderly Transportation Program and additional funding in the FY 2018-19 annual municipal budget. This program provides low income Killeen residents who are 62 years or older with assistance in their meeting transportation needs. The program has assisted over 2,400 of Killeen’s elderly (age 62+) residents since 1998, with funding primarily from the CDBG program, and as available, other local, state, and federal resources. The program allows participants to choose the type of transportation that best meets their needs. The options are the fixed route service with the HOP, or if they are eligible, they can use the Special Transit Service provided through the HOP. The Elderly Transportation program will pay for rides with those two options. The most used service is called a demand response service, and this allows the participant to call a transportation vendor for a ride and they will be picked up at their requested location. The demand response transportation services used are contracted with a City-approved vendor, with the most recent contract awarded in July 2015; a new contract is necessary to continue the demand response service for the program.
An invitation and request for proposals (RFP) was prepared by City Staff from Community Development and Purchasing to contract for demand response transportation services. The RFP was posted on the City web page, Demand Star and the Electronic State Busi...
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