Contracting for Bus and Demand-Responsive Transit Services A Survey of U.S. Practice and Experience: Special Report 258 (2001) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix C: Tabulations of Responses to Survey Part 1
Appendix C: Tabulations of Responses to Survey Part 1
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(Survey response pattern by system type compared with pattern for all systems receiving the survey.} Organization Contracting Type Systems Non- Total Non contracting Responding responding Percent Systems Percent Systems Percent Systems Percent Regional Transit Agency 69 44.2% 37 35.9% 106 40.9% 95 39.1% City Agency 53 34.0% 48 46.6% 101 39.0% 103 42.4% County Agency 16 10.3% 10 9.7% 26 10.0% 37 15.2% State Transit Agency 2 1.3% 2 1.9% 4 1.5% 3 1.2% Other 16 10.3% 6 5.8% 22 8.5% 5 2.1% Total Responding 156 100.0% 103 100.0% 259 100.0% 243 100.0% 186
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Type of Service Total Contracts Percent DR 170 61.4% Fixed-Route Bus 98 35.4% Ferry 4 1.4% Commuter Rail 3 1.1% Vanpool 2 0.7% Total Responding 277 100.0% TAB LE C-5 Number of Contracts Reported by Responding Systems No. of Contracts Reported Responding Systems Percent 1 62 40.3% 2 68 44.2% 3 17 11.0% 4 7 4.5% Total Responding 154 100.0%
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· Total Service Geography Bus Percent DR Percent Other Contracts Percent Urban 69 71.1% 59 65.6% 5 133 68.6% Suburban 49 50.5% 34 37.8% 3 86 44.3% Rural 10 10.3% 18 20.0% 2 30 15.5% Total Responding 97 90 7 194
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15 17.4% 20 13.4% 2 37 15.3% 1 or2 26 30.2% 48 32.2% 3 77 31.8% 3 or 4 28 32.6% 53 35.6% 2 83 34.3% 5-10 17 19.8% 20 13.4% 0 37 15.3% Over 10 0 0.0% 8 5.4% 0 8 3.3% Total Responding 86 100.0% 149 100.0% 7 242 100.0%
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of Contractor Total Changes Bus Percent DR Percent Other Contracts Percent 0 26 36.1 % 53 45.7% 3 82 42.3% 1 1 7 23.6% 1 9 1 6.4% 1 37 1 9.1 % 2 13 18.1% 19 16.4% 2 34 17.5% 3 13 18.1% 15 12.9% 0 28 14.4% 4 or more 3 4.2% 10 8.6% 0 13 6.7% Total Responding 72 100.0% 116 100.0% 6 194 100.0% T A B L E C - 1 4 Services Provided Under Current Award Total Bus Percent DR Percent Other Contracts Percent Replacements for in-house service 21 23.3% 30 19.5% 1 52 20.6% Replacements for previous contract services 53 58.9% 75 48.7% 3 131 51.8% New 26 28.9% 31 20.1% 3 60 23.7% Supplemental 0 0.0% 13 8.4% 0 13 5.1% Ongoing 1 1.1% 14 9.1% 2 17 6.7% Total Responding 90 154 9 253
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of Bidders Bus Percent DR Percent Other Contracts Percent 1 9 1 2.0% 31 26.7% 2 42 21 .5% 2 1 5 20.0% 30 25.9% 0 45 23.1 % 3 26 34.7% 22 1 9.0% 1 49 25.1 % 4 13 17.3% 14 12.1% 1 28 14.4% 5 or more 12 16.0% 19 16.4% 0 31 15.9% Total Responding 75 100.0% 116 100.0% 4 195 100.0% T A B L E C - 1 7 Change in Number of Bidders: Current Award Compared with Last Time Contract Was Awarded, by Service Type Change in No. of Bidders Bus Percent DR Percent Total Other Contracts Percent Decrease 3+ 3 4.1% 4 3.6% 0 7 3.7% Decrease 1-2 15 20.5% 31 27.7% 1 47 24.9% No change 33 45.2% 58 51.8% 1 92 48.7% Increase 1-2 18 24.7% 16 14.3% 2 36 19.0% Increase 3+ 4 5.5% 3 2.7% 0 7 3.7% Total Responding 73 100.0% 112 100.0% 4 189 100.0%
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192 | Contractingfor Bus and Demand-Responsive Transit Services T A B L E C - 1 8 Change in Number of Bidders: Current Award Compared with Last Time Contract Was Awarded, by Service Type {Excluding Contracts That Had Only One Bid in Previous Cycle} Change in Total No. of Bidders Bus Percent OR Percent Other Contracts Percent Decrease 3+ 3 4.6% 4 4.8% 0 7 4.7% Decrease 1-2 15 23.1% 31 37.3% 1 47 31.3% No change 27 41.5% 34 41.0% 0 61 40.7% Increase 1-2 18 27.7% 11 13.3% 1 30 20.0% Increase 3+ 2 3.1% 3 3.6% 0 5 3.3% Total Responding 65 100.0% 83 100.0% 2 150 100.0% T A B L E C - 1 9 Average Annual Contract Dollar Amount ContractAmount Total {MillionsJ Bus Percent OR Percent Other Contracts Percent $0.1 end under 8 8.4% 23 15.1% 0 31 12.2% $0.1-$0.5 24 25.3% 38 25.0% 0 62 24.4% $0.5-$1.0 16 16.8% 20 13.2% 4 40 15.7% $1.0-$3.0 22 23.2% 40 26.3% 1 63 24.8% $3.0-$5.0 7 7.4% 1 5 9.9% 0 22 8.7% Over $5.0 18 18.9% 16 10.5% 2 36 14.2% Total Responding 95 100.0% 152 100.0% 7 254 100.0%
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Payment Basis Sole Factor Partial Factor Sole or Partial Percent Cost + Fixed Fee 55 11 66 25.5% Revenue Miles 13 20 33 12.7% Revenue Hours 52 36 88 34.0% Vehicle Miles 7 5 12 4.6% Vehicle Hours 33 9 42 16.2% Passengers 25 4 29 11.2% Service Zones 1 2 3 1.2% Fixed Fee 9 23 32 12.4% Trips 7 7 14 5.4% Total Responding 202 117 259 100.0%
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Total Provision Bus Percent DR Percent Others Contracts Percent Liquidated damages 45 45.9% 61 35.9% 1 107 38.6% Incentives 25 25.5% 45 26.5% 3 73 26.4% Penalties 43 43.9% 72 42.4% 4 119 43.0% Total Responding 98 170 9 277
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Equipmen~Facilities Total Provided by Contractor Bus Percent OR Percent Others Contracts Percent Bus storage facilities 53 71.6% 107 78.7% 1 161 75.2% Maintenance facilities 49 66.2% 100 73.5% 1 150 70.1% Maintenance equipment 49 66.2% 94 69.1% 2 145 67.8% Nonrevenue vehicles 41 55.4% 78 57.4% 0 119 55.6% Schedule hard/software 28 37.8% 62 45.6% 2 92 43.0% Other 7 9.5% 12 8.8% 2 21 9.8% Total Responding 74 136 4 214 TAB LE C-28 What services does the contractor provide for this contract? Services Provided by Contractor DR Contracts Percent Dispatch 1 40 92.1% Reservations 110 72.4% Call taking 107 70.4% Routing 105 69.1% Eligibility 31 20.4% Other 30 19.7% Total Responding 152
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