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Mass Transit Memorandum <br /> No. 060903-1 <br /> June 9,2003 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Osborne and City Council <br /> FROM: Steve Garman, City Manager <br /> Paul McChancy, Mass Transit Administrator <br /> SUBJECT: Assignment of Consultant Contract - Multisystems, Inc. <br /> SUMMARY Staff recommends that Council approve a Resolution to consent to <br /> RECOMMENDATION: the assignment of the Transit System's consultant contract from <br /> Multisystems, Inc., to TranSystems Corporation. <br /> BACKGROUND: The City has entered into a contract with Multisystems, Inc., to do <br /> a comprehensive review of the Transit System's complementary <br /> paratransit services for the disabled, including the van program <br /> operated by DPTS and the subsidized taxi program. The consul- <br /> tants began working on the study in January, presented draft recom- <br /> mendations at meetings on June 6th, and expect to complete their <br /> work in July. Multisystems has just announced that the consulting <br /> division of that firm is being purchased by TranSystems Corporation, <br /> and has requested that all existing contracts with Multisystems be <br /> assigned to TranSystems Corporation. <br /> Multisystems has assured the City that this purchase will not result <br /> in a reduction of service or a change in the quality of service now <br /> provided under this contract. Since our contract is being assigned <br /> to the purchasing company, all of the terms of that contract will <br /> still be in effect: the key personnel working on this study will <br /> continue to work on it; the dollar amount of the contract will not <br /> change; and the study will be completed in July, as now scheduled. <br /> POTENTIAL There are no known or expected objections to the proposed contract <br /> OBJECTION: assignment. <br /> INPUT FROM Russell Thatcher, Principal <br /> OTHER SOURCES: Multisystems, Inc. <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Paul McChancy, Mass Transit Administrator <br /> BUDGET/TIME There will be no change in the cost of this contract or in the amount <br /> IMPLICATIONS: or share paid by the City. There will be no change in the amount of <br /> staff time required to complete the contract. <br />