Finance & Administration Committee Action Item III-E June 10, 2010 Projects for Discretionary Grants
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Board Action/Information Summary Action Information MEAD Number: 100748 Resolution: Yes No TITLE: New Federal Discretionary Grant Opportunities PURPOSE: Authorization to compete for new federal discretionary funding. DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced the availability of funding for multiple discretionary grant opportunities that further federal goals including: Breaking our dependence on oil; Bus state of good repair; infrastructure asset management systems; and innovative energy efficiency or greenhouse gas emission reduction. Application deadlines for these programs are prior to the June 24 Board meeting. Metro views these grant programs as opportunities to leverage local funding with new federal awards. In addition, these awards would enable Metro to accelerate needed programs and to advance unfunded initiatives, which largely focus on state of good repair needs. Every dollar that Metro competes for and wins represents additional federal dollars that would otherwise be awarded elsewhere. During the past month, Metro staff responded to a "Call for Project Ideas" and vetted them, considering the following: Does the project advance federal program objectives? Is it in the Capital Needs Inventory or otherwise justified? Is it excluded from the proposed FY11 capital budget? Is the project ready to implement? Project selection was finalized by considering additional criteria of safety; bus customer reliability; and financial/enterprise sustainability. The following table summarizes the project selections:
Application Deadline FTA Program Federal Purpose Metro`s Prioritized Project Selections June 14 Clean Fuels Breaking dependence on oil Install CNG fueling facilities at up to 3 new garages June 18 Bus/Bus Facilities Bus state of good repair Bus fare box: Life-cycle rehab and regional upgrades June 18 Bus/Bus Facilities (asset management systems component) Develop/implement new or existing transit asset management systems Update 1998-1999 asset inventory and assess asset management system needs August 11 TIGGER II Innovative energy efficiency or greenhouse gas reduction Automated energy management (advanced metering) FUNDING IMPACT: It is premature to know the precise funding impact. The following table discloses the range of possible project values, and corresponding local matching requirements. Staff recommends that the local match requirements be met from uncommitted Metro Matters funds anticipated to be available after the program is reconciled in September-October, 2010. FTA Program Prioritized Project Selections Total project cost Local match Clean Fuels Install CNG fueling facilities at up to 3 new garages $8M - $24M Federal share = 80% $1.6M - $4.8M Bus/Bus Facilities (state of good repair) Bus fare box: Life-cycle rehab and regional upgrades $12M - $31M Federal share = 80% $2.4M - $6.2M Bus/Bus Facilities (asset management systems component) Update 1998-1999 asset inventory and assess asset management system needs $3M Federal share = 80% $.6M TIGGER II Automated energy management (advanced metering) $5.5M - $35M Federal share = 90% $.6M - $3.5M TOTAL $28.5M - $93M $5.2M - $15.1M RECOMMENDATION: Authorize staff to compete for new federal discretionary funding.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority New Federal Discretionary Grant Opportunities Finance & Administration Committee June 10, 2010
Purpose of presentation: To obtain authorization to apply for grants Summary of new federal discretionary funding opportunities Application Deadline FTA Program Federal Purpose Metro s Prioritized Project Selections June 14 Clean Fuels Breaking dependence on oil Install CNG fueling facilities at up to 3 new garages June 18 Bus/Bus Facilities Bus state of good repair Bus fare box: Life-cycle rehab and regional upgrades June 18 Bus/Bus Facilities (asset management systems component) Develop/implement new or existing transit asset management systems Update 1998-1999 asset inventory and assess asset management system needs August 11 TIGGER II Innovative energy efficiency or greenhouse gas reduction Automated energy management (advanced metering)
How projects were selected 1. Issued a Call for Project Ideas 2. Vetted project ideas at staff level. Considerations: Advance federal program objectives? In the Capital Needs Inventory or otherwise justified? Not included in the proposed FY11 capital budget? Ready to implement? 3. Additional criteria considered: Safety Bus customer reliability Financial/enterprise sustainability
Objective: Leverage local funds with new federal awards Staff recommends that the local match requirements be met from uncommitted Metro Matters funds remaining available after the program is reconciled in September October, 2010. FTA Program Clean Fuels Bus/Bus Facilities (state of good repair) Prioritized Project Selections Install CNG fueling facilities at up to 3 new garages Bus fare box: Life-cycle rehab and regional upgrades Total project cost $8M - $24M Federal share = 80% $12M - $31M Federal share = 80% Local match $1.6M - $4.8M $2.4M - $6.2M Bus/Bus Facilities Update 1998-1999 asset $3M $.6M (asset management systems component) inventory and assess asset management system needs Federal share = 80% TIGGER II Automated energy management $5.5M - $35M $.6M - $3.5M (advanced metering) Federal share = 90% TOTAL $28.5M - $93M $5.2M - $15.1M
Request Competitive grant application deadlines begin June 14 Awards would permit acceleration of needed programs and advance unfunded d initiatives, i i i which largely focus on state of good repair needs Every dollar Metro competes for and wins represents additional federal dollars that would otherwise be awarded elsewhere Request: Board authorization to compete for new federal discretionary funding
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Clean Fuels Program CNG fueling facilities Project idea Scalable Request (i.e. minimally for DC Village): CNG fueling facilities Background - CNG fueling equipment is not currently funded in FY2011. Procuring the CNG equipment for the 3 new garages (DC Village, Cinder Bed and Southern), as a single procurement, could result in up to a 20% savings per garage. The order and timing of the CNG equipment at each garage coincides with the expected delivery of new CNG buses as follows: DC Village 80 new CNG buses delivered Spring of 2013, CNG equipment installed by December 2012 Cinder Bed 80 new CNG buses delivered Spring of 2014, CNG equipment installed by December 2013 Southern 73 new CNG buses delivered Spring of 2015, CNG equipment installed by December 2014 FY 011 - $8million FY 012 - $8million FY 013 - $8million
Bus & Bus Facilities Program Bus fare box rehabilitation & regional upgrades Project idea Scalable Request (i.e. minimally for Phase 1): Regional Bus Farebox Rehabilitation & Modernization Each of the Metropolitan Washington DC area bus systems uses a fare collection system with common hardware and software platforms. This grant would, in a phased approach, identify aging assets and obsolete components that will be replaced to keep regional fare collection devices in a state of good repair and improve their performance and reliability. Each subsequent phase identifies a path forward for implementing emerging technology in fare collection systems. Phase 1- Rebuild/upgrade all WMATA fare boxes (required to prevent farebox failures, which are increasing, and to resolve obsolete parts problem). Upgrade regional buses to a third generation reader capable of supporting the current Smartrip card as well as other platforms. $12M. [Includes upgrade of readers on 52 ART; 129 Connector; 19 CUE; 77 DASH; 44 DC Circulator; 42 Loudoun; 594 Ride On; and 111 The Bus; 141 PRTC buses.]
Bus & Bus Facilities Program Bus fare box rehabilitation & regional upgrades Phase 2- Deploy a secure Limited Use contactless smartcard replacing the current magnetic strip cards and provide a device to vend/validate contactless media at strategic locations. $11M Phase 3 - Create fare management tool that can implement variety of payment types. $4M Phase 4 - Independently use a variety of media types such as: Government Issued ID cards (PIV & PIV I) including special access rules and real time location monitoring for first responders. [DC One Card - Academic Institution ID cards - Drivers Licenses issued on ISO 14443 platforms - Contactless Credit Cards - Mobile Phone] $4M
Bus & Bus Facilities Program Asset management systems component Project idea: Asset Management System As groundwork for developing and installing a system to manage and monitor the condition of infrastructure assets (including schedules for maintenance, rehabilitation and replacement): Update the infrastructure assessment (originally done in 1998-1999) Assess current asset inventory database(s); Recommend suitable asset management system requirements and architecture $3 million
TIGGER II * Automated Energy Management System Project idea: Scalable by Jurisdiction; preference PEPCO territory Stations, ti Yards, Traction power - Advanced Metering/Automated Energy Management System. Install new advanced electricity meters at WMATA locations. Upgrade existing Automated Energy Management System (AEMS) where currently installed or install infrastructure at locations not presently served by AEMS. System with new meters will allow for instantaneous real time monitoring and response which will allow WMATA to participate in various PJM** load reduction programs. Project will reduce energy consumption, further reduce current WMATA wholesale electricity prices and provide additional energy conservation opportunities. Project can be completed by jurisdiction and still accomplish goal of reducing electricity consumption and cost on a smaller scale. * Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction program gy p g ** PJM is a regional transmission organization (RTO) that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in our region
TIGGER II Automated Energy Management System JURISDICTION/Meter End Use DC Metrorail Stations, Yards, Traction Substations PEPCO Service territory. ESTIMATED COST $ 5.5 Million MD Metrorail Stations, Yards, Traction Substations PEPCO Service territory. $ 5.0 Million VA Delivery Points (Metrorail, Bus Garages, Yards, Maintenance and Administrative Facilities) Dominion Service territory DC Miscellaneous Facilities (Bus Garages, Maintenance, Administrative) PEPCO Service territory MD Miscellaneous Facilities (Bus Garages, Maintenance, Administrative) - PEPCO Service territory except MSF, CTF and Landover Bus garage in BGE territory $13.0 Million $ 5.5 5 Million $ 6.0 Million
Total available v. likely award range FTA Program Total Available Expected Number of Awards Likely Award Range Clean Fuels $81M 60 Not disclosed; Administrator will determine the final selection and amount of funding for each project. Bus/Bus Facilities (state of good repair) $775M (includes asset management systems component) 40 (includesawardsfor asset management systems) same Bus/Bus Facilities unknown unknown same (asset management systems component) TIGGER II $75M 40 $1 - $5M (to a maximum of $25M)