TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Commerce, California, Approving the Agreement to GMV Syncromatics, Inc. for Automated Intelligent Transportation System.
MEETING DATE: January 27, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Council will consider approving the Agreement with GMV Syncromatics, Inc.'s for Automated Intelligent Transportation System.
BACKGROUND:
On June 15, 2015, the City Council approved the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the purchase of an automated Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). The ITS is designed to significantly improve the timeliness and accuracy of data collection and allow City staff to quickly analyze the effectiveness of City bus routes, schedule adherence with changes as necessary, and ensure that accurate operating data is being submitted to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Department of Transportation’s National Transit Database (NTD) program.
On September 8, 2015, the City Council approved the purchase of an automated Intelligent Transportation System manufactured by GMV Syncromatics, Inc., which enables the following features and/or capabilities:
I) Real time estimated time of arrivals for City buses via smart phone apps and/or City website; II) Track historical route/vehicle on-time performance; III) Know how many passengers are on-board a bus at any given time with automatic passenger counters; IV) Keep passengers informed with automatically triggered on-board announcements; and V) Automatically download security camera footage from the buses and vehicle diagnostics to the City’s server. Collectively, the above state-of-the-art technology significantly improved transit operating efficiency.
The First Amendment was approved on January 15, 2019, and extended the Agreement to January 2024.
ANALYSIS:
The proposed Agreement for the automated Intelligent Transportation System is effective January 27, 2026, and extends to January 27, 2029. It allows GMV Syncromatics to continue providing the City with maintenance and support services related to the transit’s automated intelligent transportation system.
ALTERNATIVES:
Approve staff recommendation.
Reject staff recommendation.
Provide staff with further direction.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The proposed Agreement with GMV Syncromatics will result in an annual maintenance and support cost of $85,681.
The cost will be funded using existing appropriations and allocated between the following expenditure accounts:
57-8331-62090
$ 40,000
57-8332-62090
45,861
TOTAL
$ 85,681
Sufficient funds are available within the respective accounts, and no additional appropriations are required.
RELATIONSHIP TO 2016 STRATEGIC GOALS:
This agenda item relates to the 2016 strategic planning goal of “reviewing and updating services and activities to increase efficiency,” as the proposed recommendation outlined in this report helps mitigate the City’s transportation operating costs.
Recommended by: Claude McFerguson, Director of Transportation Fiscal impact reviewed by: Alvaro Castellon, Director of Finance Approved as to form by: Noel Tapia, City Attorney
Respectfully submitted: Ernie Hernandez, City Manager
Attachment: GMV Syncromatics – ITS Maintenance and Support Agreement PAGE 1
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