EMBARK’s Board of Trustees awarded a contract to Herzog Transit Services, Inc. for the start-up, operation and maintenance of the seven-vehicle Oklahoma City Streetcar system that is expected to begin passenger service in late 2018. The USD 131 million MAPS 3 project started construction in January.
The six-year contract with Herzog Transit Services provides turn-key operations, vehicle maintenance and facility maintenance for the streetcar system. The company will provide all required operations and maintenance functions, from preparing detailed operating procedures and readying the system for start-up, to providing all necessary day-to-day streetcar operations functions, including scheduling, training, and maintenance of the 7.7 km of revenue track, 650m of non-revenue track and all streetcar assets; including the streetcar fleet, track and switches, power systems, overhead catenary system (OCS), support vehicles and its 22 passenger platforms.
The fixed-price operations and maintenance agreement include startup activities as well as operations and maintenance. The first 12-months base cost is USD 570,000 for year 1 startup. The contract cost for the first full year of revenue service is USD 3.2 million with gradual annual increases to USD 3.7 million in the sixth year, contingent on meeting certain performance standards.
Herzog Transit Services, Inc. was selected as the preferred proposer by the EMBARK selection committee in 2016. Negotiations have been underway since December 2016.
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