Construction Management services for the Lake County Interregional Transit Center

Lake County, which lies within the coastal range of mountains approximately 100 miles north of San Francisco and 35 miles east of the Pacific Ocean. LTA also provides interregional bus routes to Ukiah in Mendocino County to the west, and to Calistoga and St. Helena in Napa County to the south. The County’s most prominent geographical feature is Clear Lake, which covers approximately five percent of the County’s land area, and offers a variety of recreational opportunities. The largest income producing industries are agriculture, including extensive vineyards and wineries, tourism, and geothermal development. Lake County is a popular weekend destination for Bay Area visitors to enjoy wine tasting, water sports, and concerts. The California Department of Finance estimated Lake County’s population at 66,800 as of January 1, 2023. This includes a population of 45,469 within the unincorporated area of the County, 4,967 within the City of Lakeport, and 16,364 within the City of Clearlake.

The population increases during the summer months with the influx of tourists as well as seasonal residents and employees. It is estimated that 20 to 25 percent of the existing houses in the County are second/vacation homes and are occupied for only part of the year. There are seven tribes in Lake County of which five have land and four have established casinos. B. Organization and Management Lake Transit Authority (LTA), a joint powers public agency, was established in February 1996 to administer public transit services for the Lake County area. Its members include the City of Clearlake, City of Lakeport, County of Lake, and a member-at-large. The LTA finances transit services through a combination of passenger fare revenue, Transportation Development Act (sales tax) funding and Federal Transit Administration funds. Since its inception, LTA has contracted with the private sector to provide for all of its administrative, planning, management and operational needs. Davey-Bates Consulting provides administrative and general management services to LTA. Paratransit Services, Inc. provides operations and maintenance services. C. Purpose Lake Transit Authority is soliciting proposals for professional Construction Management services for the Lake County Interregional Transit Center and for fueling and maintenance infrastructure for future hydrogen buses. 5 | P a g e II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The new LTA Transit Center project is made up of the following components: 1. Construction of the Lake County Interregional Transit Center a. The Lake County Interregional Transit Center will be located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Dam Road Ext. and South Center Drive in the City of Clearlake. Attachment A has the legal description for the parcel and a conceptual footprint of the new transit center. The structure on-site will be one-story and will have solar panels on the south-facing pitched rooftops. There will be three electric bus charging bays. Auto parking will be provided in a separate parking lot south of the bus charging infrastructure with two-way auto access onto Dam Road Ext. A total of 19 spots will be included to be used for employees or park- and-ride; of which four will be available for EV charging and one designated for a disabled placard. Landscaping will be developed in the remaining southerly portion of the site with trees, grass, and bench areas throughout. 2. Procurement of four (4) hydrogen buses a. LTA received funding to purchase four (4) new hydrogen buses for the Lake Transit Authority, which will expand existing bus service to serve rural populations. 3. Installation of hydrogen fueling infrastructure a. The fueling infrastructure will be located on the same premises as the existing Operations and Maintenance facility located at 9240 Hwy 53 in Lower Lake, CA. 4. Retrofits to the existing maintenance facility infrastructure a. The existing facility includes two (2) indoor and one (1) outdoor maintenance bays. Retrofits will be required to the existing structure to allow for the proper air flow and ventilation needed to safely work on the hydrogen buses.