Community Transportation Agreement
January 28, 2020 Page 1 of 96 8 d - CC County Council Meeting Date: JANUARY 28, 2020 Submitted by: CINDY HOWARD, GM FINANCE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND MORGAN CALVERT, DIRECTOR ITS SUBJECT: COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION SERVICE OPERATOR AND SERVICE AGREEMENT BACKGROUND: On April 30, 2018, Middlesex County received a letter confirming our eligibility for funding for the Intercommunity Bus project up to $1,500,000. A letter was also received on January 30, 2019 confirming that the Government of Ontario would support the County through the advancement of the municipal stream of the Community Transportation Grant Program. The Community Transportation Grant Program Transfer Payment Agreement was received on July 4, 2019. On July 16, 2019, Middlesex County Council approved the Community Transportation Grant Program Transfer Payment Agreement for the implementation of a microtransit service connecting the communities of Thames Centre with Woodstock and London. On August 13, 2019 the Transfer Payment Agreement was signed by the Province. ANALYSIS: In accordance with section A5.1 Acquisition, of the Transfer Payment Agreement: “If the Recipient acquires goods or services, or both, with the Funds, it will: a) Do so through a process that promotes the best value for money; and b) Comply with the Broader Public Sector Accountability Act, 2010 (Ontario) including any procurement directive issued thereunder, to the extent applicable.” Middlesex County released an Expression of Interest – Middlesex County Community Transportation Project (as attached), which was used to collect and evaluate responses from service operators for the potential provision of a micro-transit service that will link January 28, 2020 Page 2 of 96 8 d - CC communities in the Municipality of Thames Centre with Woodstock and London.
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