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DECATUR PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM <br /> APPLICATION FOR IDOT MATCHING FUNDS <br /> (FTA GRANT #IL-90-X432-00) <br /> PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND JUSTIFICATION <br /> 11.42.06 Acquire Shop Equipment ($ 35,000): purchase and install in-ground bus lift. <br /> Proposed for purchase is one in-ground bus lift to be used with the new style <br /> "low-floor"buses that the City acquired in 200 L While the bus lift can be used <br /> for any style of bus, the bus lift is required for the low-floor buses because of their <br /> lower ground clearance. The standard floor jacks will not work on the low-floor <br /> buses. Installing the bus lift will allow the maintenance department to do more <br /> types of repairs than they are now able to do, and will eliminate the need to tow <br /> buses to an outside shop for repairs. <br /> 11.44.02 Rehab/Renovate Maintenance Facility($ 70,000): replace all bus barn overhead <br /> doors and motors. <br /> The bus barn is over 20 years old, and the overhead doors and motors need to be <br /> replaced. The City paid over$8,000 in FY-01 and FY-02 for service and repairs <br /> to these doors. We have been advised that the doors and motors are in urgent <br /> need of replacement, and that the annual cost of repairs will likely go up <br /> significantly as the doors get older. <br /> PROJECT FUNDING <br /> Project Source of Funds <br /> Description Total Cost FTA State City <br /> Replace Bus Barn Doors $70,000 $56,000 $14,000 $ 0 <br /> and Motors <br /> In-Ground Bus Lift $35,000 $28,000 $ 7,000 $ 0 <br /> TOTAL: $105,000 $84,000 $21,000 $ 0 <br />