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Cindy Chiaverini, Chief
(916) 654-6990
Responsible for adminstering the capital grants program as established by the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) section 5310. This funding was established for meeting
transportation needs of elderly persons and persons
with disabilities where public mass transportation
services are otherwise unavailable, insufficient,
or inappropriate. It allows for the procurement of accessible vans and busses; communication
equipmen; and computer hardware and software for eligible applicants.
The procurement element of this program works in partnership
with the California Department of General Services,
Procurement Division, to provide a State contract
for the purchase of paratransit buses that will meet
the transportation needs for successful grantees under
Section 5310. In addition, public agencies are able
to purchase off the contract and benefit from the
economies of scale of a large group procurement. Currently,
an Invitation for Bid, developed by Office of Specialized
Transit and Procurement Staff, (OSTP) has been sent
out to prospective bidders for the purchase of 1,275
paratransit buses and minivans over a two-year period.
The resulting contract will provide local transit
agencies with a procurement process that is in full
compliance with state and federal third party contracting
requirements and allows the opportunity to maximize
their capitol budget for transit purchases. OSTP staff
developed bid specifications for a twenty-eight (28)
passenger, compressed natural gas buses that was awarded
by the Department of General Services on July 8, 1999.
This contract for sixty buses will assist transit
providers the opportunity to purchase a large, transit
style bus that is in compliance with air quality standards
throughout California. Deliveries for Federal Transit
Administration, Section 5310 grantees, awarded vehicles
for the 2000/01 Funding year began in June 2000. 164
paratransit buses will be delivered to the 57 successful
grant applicants. For questions and comments contact
this office at 1-888-GRANT16/1-888-472-6816.
Eligible Applicants
Private nonprofit corporations or public agencies
where no private nonprofits are readily available
to provide the proposed service or that have been
approved by the State of California to coordinate
services for elderly persons and persons with disabilities.
Funding Availability
Approximately $9 million will be available in the
2002/03 fiscal year. Agencies receive up to 80% in
federal funds and must provide at least 20% in local
match.
Program Requirements
Successful applicants enter into a project agreement
with Caltrans that stipulates the terms and conditions
under which the equipment must be procured and operated.
The agreement remains in effect until the project
is terminated and formal disposition of the equipment
has been made with the approval of Caltrans in accordance
with Federal grant standards. Section 5310 grantee
agencies are required to furnish quarterly reports on the use of their Section 5310 equipment. Caltrans
also makes biennially inspections of local projects
to verify the condition and appropriate use of the
equipment.
Funding Selection Process
Projects are awarded through a competitive application
process. Regional transportation planning agencies
score projects from their region utilizing the California
Transportation Commission (Commission) adopted project-scoring
criteria and send a scored list of their projects
to Caltrans. Caltrans forwards the regional lists
to the statewide review committee which supplies a
draft statewide prioritized list based on project
scores calculated by the regions and determine a "cutoff
point" (score) on the draft list based on the
Commission's adopted criteria. The committee rescores
any projects that are incorrectly scored by the regions
and creates a statewide-prioritized list of projects
representing 110% of the estimated available funds.
The statewide review committee holds a staff level
hearing for all stakeholders to discuss the statewide-prioritized
list and hear any appeals on technical issue. The
statewide evaluation committee submits a final statewide-prioritized
list to the Commission. The Commission holds a public
hearing to discuss the prioritized list, overall program
policy and adopts the prioritized list.
Additional Information and
Forms
Application -- FY 06/07
Application Instructions -- FY 06/07
Application -- Mini
DGS
Contract Information
Quarterly
Report
Vehicle Specifications -- 2002
Score & Rating Form -- FY 06/07
5310 Headquarter's Staff Contacts
For questions concerning the State
5310 program, call 1-888-GRANT16 (1-888-472-6816)
Updated: 04/09/07
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