SAFT LRV S70 Replacement Batteries

Charlotte Area Transit System Rail Division is requesting to purchase 12 LRV S70 SAFT NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERY MODEL SRX220F3 COMPRISED OF 20 HIGH RATE SINTERED/PBE CELLS housed. The original life span of the current batteries have reached their maximum production life and inventory spares need to be replaced to ensure revenue service isn’t interrupted.

PSR 1216

Track 4 Fall Protection

Charlotte Area Transit System is the largest Rail Transit System in North Carolina and has various maintenance needs along the rail lines. This is a solicitation for fall protection for Track 4 in the SBLRF. This will protect personnel from falling while performing maintenance on a light rail vehicle. The selected vendor will design, engineering, fabricate, and install a fall protection system for track four (4) middle and south sections of the South Boulevard Light Rail Facility.

 

 

 

PSR 1108

Bus Exhaust Cleaning and Repair

Charlotte Area Transit System Bus Operation Division (CATS-BOD) is requesting bids for PM and repair services for our Exhaust Extraction Systems. CATS-BOD maintains two systems between two separate facilities. The facilities are located at 3145 South Tryon Charlotte, NC, and 900 North Davidson Charlotte, NC.

 

PSR 1050

Rail Inventory Bulk Pak Storage and Shipping containers

Charlotte Area Transit System’s Rail division is looking to purchase reusable bulk pack commercial shipping containers and pallets for warehouse storage and shipping repairs to various vendors. Containers will protect the LRV equipment/ spare parts during shipping and storage in the warehouse. Purchase of containers will reduce the cost of buying wood to build to ship repair parts out to vendor’s for repair.

 

PSR 1231

Lock and Core Replacement at Existing Facilities

Obtain a contract to purchase locks and cores to replace the outdated locks and cores on CATS existing facilities on the south corridor of the Blue Line .  The locks and cores will be purchased and pinned by a certified locksmith and will be consistent with what CATS currently uses, which is, Schlage Everest “T” keyway, 6 pin large format, removable cores, and some non-removable cores.  The cores would all be pinned according to CATS biting information. The locks and cores will be installed on CATS facilities by CATS Security staff.

PSR- 1250

 

Tow Truck for CATS Buses

One-time purchase of a tow truck. This is used to tow buses and STS buses for CATS.

 

PSR 1282

Cummins Engine Repair Service

CATS BOD (Bus Operations Department) is seeking an authorized vendor that can provide vehicle repair services for Cummins engines. The vendor must guarantee workmanship and honor warranty of the components replaced. The repair services of the Cummins engines shall include but not be limited to; diagnostics, routine repairs, and replacement of all mechanical engine components and accessories, all sensors on the engine or vehicle that could cause an engine fault code, and any wiring and harnesses that could cause an engine fault code. The contract will include the selling CATS the licenses of Cummins Insite (Pro and Basic) annually. In addition the contract will include selling CATS a subscription to Cummins QuickServe Online. This will allow the addition of new employees to the CATS subscription and have their own service training IDs.

PSR 1078

Parts Washer Scheduled Preventative Maintenance and Repair

CATS Bus Operations Department is requesting a five (5) year contract for scheduled maintenance of the parts washers. Charlotte Area Transit System is requesting proposals for PM services for our parts washers. CATS uses multiple parts washers between two facilities.  The facilities are located at: 3145 South Tryon Charlotte, NC and 900 North Davidson Charlotte, NC.

PSR 956, PSR 1103

Rail Tool Calibration

Requesting a solicitation for Rail Maintenance and Maintenance Wayside equipment calibration. Seeking competitive proposals from accredited calibration service’s to provide repair and calibration services for test and measurement equipment. It is the desire of CATS Rail Operations to partner with multiple vendors for these services.

Calibration of tools and equipment is a necessary part of the quality control process for CATS Rail Operations for proper maintenance of our railcars and rail infrastructure. Tools that have exceeded their calibration due date are taken out of rotation and noted as past the calibration due date.

CATS Rail Operations is governed by our own internal calibration policy which is largely based on APTA standards. In compliance with our calibration policy, CATS Rail Operations sends out equipment throughout the year for calibration and/or repair utilizing various vendors and annually hosts an onsite calibration.

PSR 912