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October 5, 2018 Joe Meer Director of Cooperative Purchasing Programs 62504 Verbena Road, Joshua Tree, CA 92252 Subject: Request for Proposal No. 18-01 Dear Mr. Meer: In response to the subject Request for Proposal, Motor Coach Industries, Inc. (MCI) is pleased to submit our proposal for its 2019 MCI Model D4500 Diesel Commuter Coach and an option for a CNG drive train. The total bid price for both models is not included in this Package. Please see our response in Package 2: Price Proposal for such information. MCI’s Proposal shall be valid for one hundred and twenty (120) days. Delivery of the proposed coaches can be completed as outlined in our response to bullet 6 in Package 1, or earlier with mutual agreement. In case delivery of the coaches under this contract shall be delayed because of any cause or circumstances beyond MCI’s control, the time of delivery shall be extended accordingly. Receipt of the coaches, acknowledged by the signature of the authorized representative on the common carrier’s manifest, shall constitute delivery. After delivery, MCI’s standard warranty provisions as outlined in our response to bullet 7 in Package 1. If MCI is the successful bidder, the following will be required: 1) Award of Contract 2) Certified copy of Resolution or equivalent statement indicating funds have been appropriated to meet the terms of the contract. MCI reserves the right to review and approve any contract documents which are unavailable to it at this time, but which would definitely relate to its responsibility should MCI be the successful bidder. Motor Coach Industries | 200 East Oakton Street | Des Plaines, Illinois 60018 |847 285 2000 | 866 624 2622 Toll Free www.mcicoach.com MCI hereby certifies that the coaches supplied under any contract resulting from this proposal will comply with all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards which are known at the time of bid submission to be effective at the time of manufacture. Please note that MCI has a defined order process that involves quality gates to ensure that we are able to design, engineer, produce and deliver buses at the highest level of quality and on time. This process requires the freezing of the technical specification at a specific date in advance of production build. After contract award, MCI will provide the specifics on the freeze date taking into consideration your desired delivery date in conjunction with our quality gates. MCI appreciates the opportunity to submit this proposal and sincerely hopes to be called upon to fulfill your equipment needs. Please contact Lee Kemp directly at 720-219-4012 if you have any questions. Today represents exciting times at Motor Coach Industries in that we are introducing several new products. One such product is presented to Morongo Basin as an alternative proposal. With the enthusiastic market acceptance of these new offerings, we anticipate a quick transition from our current portfolio of products. Our current forecasting suggest the D4500 will be withdrawing from production in the year 2022 Yours truly, MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC. Bruce Wiebe Contracts Manager Attachments CER 3. Acknowledgement of Addenda Failure to acknowledge receipt of all addenda may cause the Proposal to be considered nonresponsive to the Solicitation. Acknowledged receipt of each addendum must be clearly established and included with the Proposal. The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the following addenda to the documents: Addendum No.: 1 – Dated: August 31, 2018 Addendum No.: 2 – Dated: September 14, 2018 Addendum No.: – Dated: Addendum No.: – Dated: Proposer: Motor Coach Industries, Inc. Name: Bruce Wiebe Title: Contracts Manager Phone: 204-287-4895 Street address: 200 East Oakton Street, Des Plaines, IL 60018 City, state, ZIP: Des Plaines, IL 60018 _________________________ October 5, 2018 Authorized signature Date MORONGO BASIN TRANSIT AUTHORITY ADDENDUM NO. 1 Vehicle RFP #18-01 Date Issued: August 31, 2018 The following clarifications, amendments, additions, deletions, revisions and/or modifications form a part of the documents, and change original or previously issued documents only in the manner and to the extent stated. The contract price shall reflect all addendum changes and each proposer submit with the proposal, a copy of this Addendum. Items requested by proposers in the RFP’s approved equal and request for comment period that are not addressed by addendum or included by reference are to be considered denied. MBTA revises and reissues RFP #18-01 as follows: Revisions to RFP commercial terms 1. Section 2, IP 1, page 8. Scope of work revised. 2. Appendix C, page 106. Revised. Information for quantities by vehicle type added. 3. Appendix G, page 114. Proposal Deviation Form Added. 4. IP 12.4, page 18. Proposal Evaluation Process. Scoring table revised. Conformance to RFP added as additional criteria. 5. SP 4, page 40. Clarification added and due date revised. 6. SP 6, page 41. Ordering Procedures language revised. 7. Section 4, SP 7.1, page 43. SP 13.1, page 48. SP 19, page 50. References to “Cooperative” replaced with “MBTA.” 8. WR 1.1.6. Warranty information added for subsystems. (From APTA Standard) 9. WR 2.2, Provision added. 10. WR 2.3.5, page 68. Warranty work reimbursal provision revised. 11. GC 7.1, page 28. Revised. 12. Approved Equals Summary worksheet is provided and posted. Please refer to the summary for your convenience in reference to the Approved Equals and Responses. Revisions to Technical Attachments General 1. CER 5, page 81. Price Worksheet revised as attached. For Attachment A-1 1. Item 1.0 and 2.0. ISO provision revised. 2. Item 8.4, reference to center light above rear window deleted. 3. Item 8.6. References to Docket 90 and under seat retractable seatbelts are removed. 4. Item 10.2, additional detail for decals/signage option is provided. 5. Item 6.0, Fire suppression language updated. For Attachment A-2 1. Item 1.0 and 2.0. ISO provision revised. 2. Item 8.4, reference to center light above rear window deleted. 3. Item 8.6. References to Docket 90 and under seat retractable seatbelts are removed. 4. Item 9.4, AC requirements revised. 5. Item 10.2, additional detail for decals/signage option is provided. 6. Item 6.0, fire suppression language updated. 7. Item 4.6, reference to B300 deleted. For Attachment A-3 1. Item 1.0 and 2.0. ISO provision revised. 2. Item 4.6, reference to B300 deleted. 3. Item 7.6. Diesel Hybrid Option. Requirements added. 4. Item 8.4, reference to center light above rear window deleted. 5. Item 8.6. References to Docket 90 and under seat retractable seatbelts are removed. 6. Item 9.4, AC requirements revised. 7. Item 10.2, additional detail for decals/signage option is provided. 8. Item 6.0, fire suppression language added. For Attachment A-4 1. 1.0, Scope language updated. 2. 5.10, fire suppression language updated. 3. 6.7, wheel area clearance requirement removed. 4. 10.5, Fire suppression language updated. 5. 48.4, seating language revised. 6. 73.7, interior paneling specification revised. 7. 70, additional detail for decals/signage option is provided. For Attachment A-5 1. Item 10.2, additional detail for decals/signage option is provided. 2. Item 6.0, fire suppression language updated. MORONGO BASIN TRANSIT AUTHORITY ADDENDUM NO. 2 Vehicle RFP #18-01 Date Issued: September 14, 2018 The following clarifications, amendments, additions, deletions, revisions and/or modifications form a part of the documents, and change original or previously issued documents only in the manner and to the extent stated. The contract price shall reflect all addendum changes and each proposer submit with the proposal, a copy of this Addendum. Items requested by proposers in the RFP’s approved equal and request for comment period that are not addressed by addendum or included by reference are to be considered denied. MBTA revises and reissues RFP #18-01 as follows: Revisions to RFP commercial terms 1. Section NR 2, page 5. Proposal Submission due date is revised to Friday, October 12, 2018 at 11 am. All other submission requirements including place of submission remain the same. 2. NR 2, #3, page 5. Clarification statement. MBTA reiterates that hardcopy proposals are to be submitted per vehicle proposed separately as described in NR2, however the submissions may be combined electronically in a single USB drive with file folders marked and labeled. CNG and diesel variants of the same bus model are not considered separate “vehicles” and may be submitted in the same proposal with pertinent technical and testing information to be provided. CER 4. Contractor Service and Parts Support Data Location/s of nearest Technical Service Representative and Facilities to Agency Name: Matt Hibel/Robert Guzman Address: 4120 Point Eden Way, Hayward CA & 10850 Portal Drive, Los Alamitos CA Telephone: 510-2574-6850 & 714-484-4881 Describe technical services readily available from said representative: Both MCI service centers in Hayward and Los Alamitos have full service capability to address any technical issues Location of nearest Parts Distribution Center/s to Agency: Name: Los Alamitos Service Center Address: 10850 Portal Drive, Los Alamitos CA Telephone: 714-484-4881 Describe the extent of parts available at said center: The Los Alamitos Service Center carries over 20,000 parts. Our main parts center in Louisville carries over 50,000 parts. Policy for delivery of parts and components to be purchased for service and maintenance: Regular method of shipment: ground pre-paid Cost to Agency: no charge. Coach Support Organization The Parts and Field Support network are managed under the guidance of Brian Dewsnup as NFI Parts President and Ian Smart as Motor Coach Industries President.

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