Agenda Item Wording:
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Authorization to purchase buses for the Cross Valley Corridor and Bus Rapid Transit project – Authorize the City Manager to utilize the California Association of Coordinated Transportation Basin Transit cooperative contract to enter into a contract with Gillig for the purchase of two (2) 35’ Battery Electric Buses for the Visalia Transit Fixed Route services in the amount of $3,129,442, and appropriate funds of $1,686,000 from the California Department of Transportation and $1,443,442 from the Tulare County Association of Governments.
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Agenda Date: 11/02/2026
Prepared by:
David Chang; Financial Analyst, david.chang@visalia.gov, (559) 713-4526
Angelina Baker, Transit Manager, angelina.baker@visalia.gov, (559) 713-4591
John Lollis, Assistant City Manager, john.lollis@visalia.gov, (559) 713-4323
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to utilize the California Association of Coordinated Transportation Basin Transit cooperative contract for zero-emission transit buses to enter into a contract with Gillig LLC for the purchase of two (2) 35’ Battery Electric Buses (BEB) for Visalia Transit in support of the future Cross Valley Corridor (CVC) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services in the amount of $3,129,442,), and appropriate funds of $1,686,000 from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and $1,443,442 from the Tulare County Association of Governments (TCAG) to the newly created CIP.
Summary:
Transit Division staff is proposing the purchase of two (2) BEB from Gillig LLC with the fundings provided from Caltrans’ Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) Cycle 5 of $1,686,000 and $1,443,442 in matching funds from TCAG through Senate Bill (SB) 125 State transit funds. The two (2) Gillig BEB’s will be established as a new CIP and serve as new additions to the Fixed-Route bus fleet to support the Cross Valley Corridor Zero-Emission Bus Project (CVC ZEB).
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