RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY
AWARDING A CONTRACT TO GILLIG, LLC, FOR THE PURCHASE OF EIGHT (8) ABB 150 KILOWATT ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY
EQUIPMENT (EVSE) CHARGERS AND EIGHT (8) HELIOX
60KILOWATT MOBILE EVSE CHARGERS THROUGH THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION
(CALACT) COOPERATIVE PROCUREMENT #23-01, IN THE AMOUNT
OF $1,701,453 FOR THE UNION CITY TRANSIT FLEET
ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 22-11 AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT IN
A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY
WHEREAS, on December 14, 2018, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) implemented the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation requiring all transit agencies to transition bus fleets to zero-emission technologies gradually, and Union City Transit is required to have twenty-five percent (25%) of its fixed-route bus procurements to be zeroemission by 2026; and WHEREAS, on February 25, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5568- 20 to commit to the procurement of zero-emissions Union City Transit fixed-route vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the City of Union City and Union City Transit have been coordinating with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), CARB, the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC), and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on the funding opportunities to convert the City’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fixed-route buses to battery electric buses (BEB). Union City Transit staff were able to secure both an FTA Section 5307 formula funding grant and an FTA Section 5339(c) Low or No Emission Vehicle (Low-No) discretionary grant for fixed-route BEB; and WHEREAS, on March 26, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5456- 19, authorizing the execution of the certification and assurances and authorized agent forms for Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) for the following project:
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for the Union City Transit Fleet, in the amount of $163,805; and
WHEREAS, on April 28, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5587-20, authorizing the execution of the certification and assurances and authorized agent forms for the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) for the following project: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for the Union City Transit Fleet, in the amount of $163,945; and
WHEREAS, on April 13, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5738-21, authorizing the execution of the certification and assurances and authorized agent forms for Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) for the following project: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for the Union City Transit Fleet, in the amount of $92,050; and
Resolution No. 2025-XXX
Authorize Purchase of Transit Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5906- 22, authorizing the City Manager or their designee to submit the required funding application and to execute the certification and assurances and authorized agent forms for Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) for the following project: Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for the Union City Transit Fleet LCTOP, EVCI for Union City Transit Fleet, in the amount of $215,572 and place the award in the transit fund (5110), City Project No. 20-04; and
WHEREAS, on January 10, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6067- 23 awarding a contract with Gillig, LLC (Livermore, CA), for the purchase of fourteen (14) Battery Electric Thirty-Five foot (35’) Heavy-Duty Fixed-Route Transit Vehicles (Buses) through the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services (WADES) Master Contract No. 06719, in the amount of $16,516,360; authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract in a Form Approved by the City Attorney; and appropriating $9,316,360 to City Project No. 21-08; and.
WHEREAS, to support charging the new BEB fleet, the City needs to modify the Corporation Yard by constructing new dedicated transit electric chargers, which include dispensers at each of the bus stalls and associated electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) to maintain a reliable connection between the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) source and the BEBs; and
WHEREAS, on August 13, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6353- 24, approving the First Amendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning, Inc. (Group 4), to update the Corporation Yard Master Plan, Phase 1: Near-Term Improvements, to include the reconfiguration of the bus parking and the design of the BEB infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, on October 22, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 6378- 24, authorizing the filing of an application with Alameda CTC-administered funding for the Union City Transit BEB Charging Infrastructure, City Project No. 22-11, and committing any necessary matching funds and stating assurances to complete the project; and WHEREAS, on August 12, 2025, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025- 118, accepting $1,500,000 from the Alameda County Transportation Commission for the Union City Transit Fleet Electrification Project. City Project No. 22-11, amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Project Grants Fund Budget, and Authorizing the City Manager to sign the Project Funding Agreement for the Union City Transit Fleet Electrification Project, City Project No. 22-11, in a form approved by the City Attorney; and
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2025, City Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-148 authorizing the City Manager to execute the Second Amendment to the Agreement with Gillig, LLC, reducing the number of battery-electric thirty-five-foot (35’) heavy-duty fixedroute transit vehicles (buses) (BEBs) to be purchased from fourteen (14) to eight (8), in a form approved by the City Attorney; and
WHEREAS, the Union City Transit eight (8) BEBs are scheduled to be delivered to the Corporation Yard by the end of December 2025; and Resolution No. 2025-XXX
Authorize Purchase of Transit Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
WHEREAS, Group 4 has been working with Union City Transit and Public Works Staff on the design of the BEB charging infrastructure as part of the reconfiguration and improvements of the Corporation Yard. The City has also entered into an agreement with PG&E as part of their Electric Vehicle Fleet (EV Fleet) Program to design and construct the supply system, referred to as “To The Meter” (TTM) infrastructure, which includes the transformer, associated substructures, cables, and conduits necessary to deliver the necessary power to the meter. The City is responsible for designing and constructing the distribution system, referred to as “Behind The Meter” (BTM) infrastructure, which includes cables, conductors, transformers, switchboard, and associated substructures from the meter to the equipment used for charging BEBs; and WHEREAS, the purchase of the ABB 150kW EVSEs needs to be initiated now due to its long lead time, which could significantly impact the project schedule if delayed. The current lead time for the ABB 150kW EVSEs can range from four (4) to six (6) months.
Any delay in procurement could result in a disruption of the installation of BEB charging infrastructure, potentially postponing the fleet electrification timeline; and WHEREAS, the purchase of the Heliox 60kW mobile EVSEs needs to be initiated now to charge the recently delivered vehicles. The current lead time for the Heliox 60kW mobile EVSEs can range from one (1) to two (2) months. The mobile EVSEs will initially be used at the maintenance facility before being transferred to a temporary yard for the buses during construction at the CorpYard. The mobile EVSEs will be used to charge any future electric demand-response vehicles at the CorpYard; and WHEREAS, the total procurement cost for the sixteen (16) EVSEs is $1,701,453, which includes installation components, freight, tax, and a one percent (1%) California Association for Coordinated Transportation (CalACT) transaction fee; and WHEREAS, the purchase of the eight (8) ABB 150kW EVSEs, in an amount up to $1,323,992, will be funded with $1,323,992 reimbursed from the Alameda CTC PFA A25- 0056 in the Capital Projects Fund (Account No. 4100092211-57130). Sufficient funds are available for this purchase, as identified in the approved Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2025-2026 through Fiscal Year 2029-2030; and WHEREAS, the purchase of the eight (8) Heliox 60kW mobile EVSEs, in an amount up to $377,461, will be funded with $377,461 received from the State of California’s LCTOP in the Capital Projects Fund (Account No. 4100092211-57130).
Sufficient funds are available for this purchase, as identified in the approved Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Years 2025-2026 through Fiscal Year 2029- 2030.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Union City hereby awards a contract to Gillig, LLC, for the purchase of eight (8) ABB 150 kilowatt (kW) electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) chargers and eight (8) Heliox 60kW mobile EVSE chargers through the California Association for Coordinated Transportation (CalACT) cooperative procurement #23-01, in the amount of $1,701,453, for the Union City Transit Fleet Electrification Project, City Project No. 22-11.
Resolution No. 2025-XXX
Authorize Purchase of Transit Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
Resolution No. 2025-XXX
Authorize Purchase of Transit Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of Union City hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute a contract with Gillig, LLC, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Union City at a special meeting held on December 16, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
GARY SINGH
Mayor
ATTESTED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
THAI NAM N. PHAM
City Clerk
KRISTOPHER J. KOKOTAYLO
City Attorney
Attachments:
1. Exhibit A - Quote for 60kW Mobile EVSEs
2. Exhibit B - Quote for 150kW Mobile EVSEs