Santa Monica

City Council

January 24, 2023 Order of Business 5 #D

Agenda Item D

D. Approval of Contract with 9280-0366 Quebec Inc., dba Transit for Project to Implement Anonymous\nand Recurring Digital Intercept Survey to Capture Customer Sentiment for FTA's Enhancing\nInnovative Mobility (EMI) Demonstration Program Award of Grant Funds\nRecommended Action\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to Section 15306 (Class 6 Information\nCollection) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.\n2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with 9280-0366\nQuebec Inc., dba Transit, a Montreal, Canada-based company, in an amount not to\nexceed $350,448 for three years, to develop a custom digital survey that will allow Big\nBlue Bus customers using the Transit smartphone app to better understand where Big\nBlue Bus can improve the customer experience. This recommended award is made as an\nexception to the competitive bidding process pursuant to 2.24.250 (b and f).\n3. Authorize budget changes as outlined in the Financial Impact & Budget Actions section of\nthis report.\nStaff Report Printout\na. 2022-12 OAKS Transit_signed