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22 -- LOW FLOOR LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES -- LETTER OF INTEREST (SEE NOTES 1 & 2) DUE 092898 POC Elaine Swanson FAX -- (206) 689-3526; Les Durrant (206) 689-4901 (technical questions) E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracts Division via e-mail, woicikl@soundtransit.org. 1. Sound Transit (ST) is interested in procuring/leasing three (3) or four (4) new low floor light rail vehicles (LFLRV) for use on the Tacoma Link Light Rail Line. The LFLRV's desired should be in current production and must be delivered by May 2001 for passenger service in the last quarter of 2001. The car length should be standard gauge, 65%-100% low floor, double-sided, double-ended and 60-90 feet in length. Because of the small order size, ST will accept the domestic or foreign standards and designs that the in- production car was built to. It is anticipated that this procurement will be locally funded. 2. The letter of interest should include a brief technical description of the vehicle; operating history (where used); firm's manufacturing capacity; and preliminary design/manufacture/delivery schedule. ST would also welcome information on vendor financing and a contracted operating and maintenance agreement. The budget for Tacoma is limited ST is interested in vendor financing, as well as optionsfor ongoing maintenance and operations work. In order to provide an analysis to the ST Board of Directors, please provide an estimate of the pricing for: 1) A cash purchase; 2) A 30% down payment with a lease to own over 10 years; 3) A lease for 10 years with a fixed price option to buy at the end of that period; 4) Separate option pricing for five year contracts for maintenance and operations together with further options to extend these contracts for a further five years or please indicate if contractor is not interested in providing either or both of these services. The entire letter of interest should not exceed ten (10) pages. The information will be used to identify viable options. ST intends to initiate a competitive procurement process no later than January 1999. Posted 08/27/98 (W-SN242947). (0239)

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