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Subject: (Direct Referral) Communication from the Transit Planner wishing to discuss the purchase and installation of Ticket Reader/Issue Machines for the fareboxes on the buses of the Belle Urban System.
Recommendation: Formal bidding procedures be waived and the Purchasing Agent be authorized and directed to negotiate with GFI Genfare for the acquisition of Ticket Reader/Issue Machine (TRiM) for the fareboxes on Belle Urban System buses, including 27 units, spare parts, training transfer cards and miscellaneous expenses, at a cost not to exceed $145,000, with 80% of the cost of the units to be provided by Federal Capital Grants WI-03-0080, WI-03-0084, and WI-03-0091, and City of Racine CIP Capital projects Account 105.900.5010 (20%).
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