DATE: April 1, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Public Works Director
SUBJECT
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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Award a Contract to Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc., and Trek Bicycle Castro Valley for Purchasing Bicycles and Bicycle Safety Equipment as Part of the Active Transportation Incentive and Promotion Program, Project No. 06937
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That City Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to award a contract to Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc., (Specialized) and Trek Bicycle Castro Valley (TBCV) for purchasing bicycles and bicycle safety equipment as part of the Active Transportation Incentive and Promotion Program. This is a key action to enable staff to implement the Hayward Rides bicycle distribution program.
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SUMMARY
The City has been awarded funding from the California Air Resource Board’s (CARB) Clean Mobility in Schools (CMIS) and Sustainable Transportation Equity Project (STEP) Grant Programs to implement Safe Routes and Active Transportation for Schools and Underserved Communities in Hayward (Project). A core component of this effort is Hayward Rides, a program to distribute bicycles to eligible residents to promote safe, affordable, active transportation. Following a competitive procurement process, staff recommends awarding a purchasing contract to Specialized and TBCV bicycle shop for bicycles and bicycle safety equipment as part of the Active Transportation Incentive and Promotion Program.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution