Wherever Your Path May Lead ….
RTS Takes You There!
Serving Our Community
 Service Area: 92 sq. miles
 Service Area Population: 159,508 UZA
 297 employees
 Fleet Size:
128 buses
 Average Fleet Age: 10 years
 City Routes:
33 (86 buses)
 Campus Routes:
10 (18 buses)
 Later Night Routes:
5 (13 buses)
 ADA Service:
22 Vans
RTS Fiscal Year Ridership (1996-2014)
Need for New Facility
FTA FY 2002 Triennial Review: Garage is
crowded... must provide plan to FTA for
improving the condition… Existing facility
only able to house 50-70 buses. RTS fleet
comprised of 126 buses.
FTA FY 2005 Triennial Review: Committed to
dealing with the deficiencies of the
Maintenance Facility. No space for expansion
of services.
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Old RTS Facility
Conditions
• Inefficient operations
• Overcrowding
• Lack of Storage Space
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Old RTS Facility
• High energy costs
• Building beyond useful life
• High building maintenance costs
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RTS Master Plan
• 4 Phases (230 bus facility, 500
employees)
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Phase
Phase
Phase
Phase
1:
2:
3:
4:
50
50
65
65
bus facility ($12.7 million)
bus facility ($20.6 million)
buses ($24.2 million)
buses ($8.6 million)
Cost of approximately $66.1 million
Available Funds in 2011 ($13.7 million)
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RTS Project Approach
• Design Build approach
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Design for all phases
Construction of phase 1
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RTS Plan
Bus
Storage
Bus
Wash
2025
Plan
Fuel
Tanks
Fuel Service
Building
Bus
Entrance/Exit
2014 Plan
Phase 1
Funded
2025 Plan
Phase 2
Funding
Requested
FUNDING PLAN
• +/- 20 acres total area
• Phased Construction
Maintenance
Building &
Body
Prep/Paint
Employee
Entrance/Exit
Admin. / Operations
Building
Stormwater
Management
Facility
Employee
Parking
Phase 1
+/- 29,650 SF Admin &
Ops
+/- 59,720 SF
Maintenance
+/- 6,380 SF Fuel Service
+/- 3,200 SF Fuel Tanks
+/- 12,728 SF Bus Wash
+/- 150 Bus Storage
+/- 372 Parking Spaces
Roadway Improvements
SE 13th Road
SE 13th Avenue
SE Veitch Street
• Resurfacing
• Reconstruction
• Utility Work
• Lighting
• Sidewalk
Phase 2
• Future Property
+/- 50 Bus Storage
RTS Facility – Lessons Learned
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Comply with FTA regulations
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Property Purchases: NEPA
Engineering and Design: ADA Guidelines,
Value Engineering, Constructability/Peer
Review
Procurement: Buy America certification,
Independent Cost Estimate, Cost and/or Price
Analysis, Brooks Act must be followed for AE
services
Constant contact with FTA Program
Manager
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RTS Facility – Lessons Learned
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Design-Build team works well on a phased
project
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Funding was identified while design was in
progress
Able to combine project into 2 phases
$20 million in savings compared to master
plan
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RTS Facility – Lessons Learned
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Good Project Manager with FTA
experience
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Have Local Funds available to address
potential Buy America issues
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Have an FTA consultant available to
review documents (PMP, SSMP, etc.)
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Conduct Peer Review
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RTS Facility – Lessons Learned
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Visit other properties
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Plan for future growth
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Learned from other agencies, what worked
and did not work
Many agencies stated they were out of space
after 2-3 years on the new facility
Conduct owner direct purchases on large
part of the project to save funds
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RTS Facility – Lessons Learned
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Original Scope of project must be carried
out in construction
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Emphasis placed on managing a project
within its budget
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Quality Assurance in final product
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Corrine Brown Transit Facility
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Corrine Brown Transit Facility
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Corrine Brown Transit Facility