Clean Yellow Fleets for Blue Skies

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Clean Yellow Fleets for Blue Skies

• WRAP Workshop1/27/2005

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Overview

• Clean Air Fleets Decentralized Program
• Allows fleet operators to submit applications to
  RAQC and purchase fuel and hardware to their
  specifications
• Clean Yellow Fleets for Blue Skies
  Centralized Program
• RFP process allows districts to purchase fuel and
  hardware from selected vendor(s)

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Clean Air Fleets Overview

• Decentralized program
• RAQC provided funding, fleets secured equipment,
  and fuel
• 95,000 total funding
• DOCs, engine preheat systems, biodiesel fuel
  (B20)
• DOCs must be on EPAs Verified Technology List
• Public and private HDDV fleets eligible (20
  private match and no public match)

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CAF Lessons Learned

• Small program provided critical experience for
  larger project
• Introduced stakeholders and developed processes
• Resource needs for decentralized program are
  higher
• One-on-One outreach
• Management administration
• Installation inspections are required for every
  equipment installation in decentralized program

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CAF Lessons Learned Cont.

• Price control is difficult in decentralized
  program (range 750 - 2,000)
• Private sector interested in fuel but not
  equipment
• Public sector interested in fuel and retrofit
  equipment

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Introduction to Clean Yellow Fleets for Blue Skies

• During initial survey RAQC was introduced to
  MATES group by one school district
• Participating districts from MATES include

• Adams 12
• Adams 14
• Adams 50
• Aurora
• Boulder
• Cherry Creek
• Colo. Springs 11
• Colo. Springs 20

• Denver
• Douglas
• Englewood
• Jefferson
• Littleton
• Mapleton
• St. Vrain
• Thompson

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Grant Funding
Funding Amount
EPA Clean School Bus U.S.A. Grant 400,000
Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality Grant 950,000
Total 1,350,000
Equipment Budget
Oxidation Catalysts 650,000
Engine Preheat Systems 450,000
Biodiesel Fuel 200,000
Total 1,300,000
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Equipment/Fuel Purchase Process

• Vendor workshop February 13, 2004
• Forum to present and display different types of
  fuels and technology
• 14 vendors in attendance
• 16 school districts in attendance
• Forum for districts to ask questions about
  technology and fuel
• Increased everybodys understanding and awareness
  of the process

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RFP Process

• Used Denver Public Schools contracting process
• DPS developed three RFPs for fuel, DOCs, and
  preheat systems
• Developed a scoring committee with all districts
  represented
• One vendor selected by evaluation committee to
  provide both DOCs and preheats ISS using
  Donaldson and Wabasto technologies
• DPS cancelled biodiesel bid
• Each district will bid out own fuelbased on
  guidelines

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RFP Benefits

• Reduced pricing through RFP process
• Secured DOCs 750 uninstalled, 830 installed per
  unit
• Estimated price 1,200 prior to RFP
• Secured Engine preheat systems at 1,245 on low
  end per unit
• Estimated price 1,500 prior to RFP
• Better understanding of equipment, fuel
• and vendors

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Lessons Learned

• Need leader(s) at the fleet level
• RAQC able to leverage resources more effectively
  with 16 fleets
• Management resource requirements similar to CAF
  program
• Still requires continuous outreach and education
• Some difficulty in managing large group of
  schools
• Districts have different needs
• RFP process involved too many districts
• Districts are married to their fuel providers

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Lessons Learned Cont.

• Price control allows for more cost-effective
• program
• Gained a better understanding of the technology
  and fuel this is critical
• Pre-1991 MY buses present some problems since
  there is no verified technology for them
• Public sector more open to efforts

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Contact Information

• Steve McCannon
• Program Manager
• Regional Air Quality Council
• [phone] x230

• Sara OKeefe
• Program Manager
• Regional Air Quality Council
• [phone] x220