|
TO: |
Board of Trustees |
|
THROUGH: |
Jay Fox, Executive Director |
|
FROM: |
Nichol Bourdeaux, Chief Planning and Engagement Officer |
|
PRESENTER(S): |
Russ Fox, Director of Planning |
|
|
Kensey Kunkel, Manager of Fare Strategy |
TITLE:
title
Contract: 2023/2024 Ski Bus Agreement (Brighton Resort)
end
AGENDA ITEM TYPE:
Non-Procurement Agreement
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve contract and authorize Executive Director to execute the 2023/2024 Ski Bus Agreement as presented.
BACKGROUND:
UTA’s annual Ski Bus service is set to kick off on November 26th and continue through April 13, 2024. Since early 2023, UTA has actively collaborated with leadership of the four Cottonwood Canyons resorts, Salt Lake County, Visit Salt Lake, community members, and UDOT, to increase customer capacity for its 2023-2024 winter season. UTA and its partners understand public transportation is vital in providing a means for public access to outdoor recreation, service to canyon communities, and the regional and state economies.
DISCUSSION:
UTA and our community stakeholders looked at innovative ways we could work together to expand service for the 2023/2024 winter season. One of those innovative solutions UTA can employ is expanding our existing employee vanpool service with resorts, and supporting, through a temporary volume-based discount, a new employee-specific transit option that will be managed by resorts. UTA anticipates this commuting option for resort employees will create greater capacity on UTA ski buses for skiers and other riders.
Service for the upcoming season will include:
• Providing all-day bus service up both Cottonwood Canyons
• Back up buses when possible, during peak periods, holidays, and weekends
• Collaborations to improve bus flow in and out of the resorts
• Providing reliable employee transportation into the canyons with UTA Vanpool services and supporting, through a temporary volume-based discount, resort employee shuttle services
• Partnering with Visit Salt Lake and Salt Lake County on the Cottonwood Connect service
CONTRACT SUMMARY:
|
Contractor Name: |
Ski Bus Agreement (Brighton Resort) |
|
Contract Number: |
23-P00307 |
|
Base Contract Effective Dates: |
December 6, 2023 - May 31, 2024 |
|
New/Total Contract Value: |
$167,143 - $222,856 estimated discount value |
|
Procurement Method: |
Non-Procurement Agreement |
|
Budget Authority: |
2023 Operating Budget and 2024 Tentative Operating Budget |
|
|
|
ALTERNATIVES:
If this agreement is not approved, alternate resort employee transportation solutions will not be possible and demand for access on UTA’s ski bus service may exceed capacity.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The amount owed by the resort for electronic fare card passes will be discounted by 75-100% of the 2022/23 fees collected. The estimated discount value will be $167,143 - $222,856 and will be dependent on utilization of passes by authorized users of the resort.
ATTACHMENTS:
2023/2024 Ski Bus Agreement - Brighton Resort