Specifications

December 2013
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR
PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF HEAVY-DUTY BUSES
RFP SRTA-2014-01
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
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b. The driver's station shall accommodate drivers who are of various heights and body
proportions by the use of human factors design in locating and proportioning the devices
in the station and by the use of adjustable components such as the driver's seat and the
steering column. It is required that the station accommodate drivers within a height range
of 57 to 76.5 inches.
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c. The Contractor shall, as a joint effort with the SRTA, determine the location of all
equipment with respect to proper lighting, ease of operation, accessibility and passenger
flow. Factors to be considered include, but are not limited to, the provision of mountings
for and deterring the location of the farebox, radio speaker, radio control head and any
other equipment supplied by the SRTA. Complete details of the driver's station design
shall be presented at the design review and at the prototype review for approval by the
SRTA.
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d. The Operator's seat shall be the Recaro Model ERGO METRO AM80 black fabric 3-point
belt, or approved equal. The seat shall be covered with heavy-duty black vinyl fabric,
perforated for ventilation. High density polyurethane foam shall be used for the seat
cushions. Seat shall be equipped with 3-point seat belt. The seat shall be provided
with double shock vibration damping, and a stepless seat rake and back recline. Air
operated lumber adjustments and an air slide release shall be mounted a panel
accessible to the driver. The seat shall provide for adjustment of the ride height via
a pneumatic suspension which includes a quick dump air release. A three (3) position
limit/lockout lever shall be provided to allow operators to set the seat in a fixed
suspension height. Seat mounting shall allow for maximum fore and aft travel to suit a
variety of drivers. The slides shall provide a minimum of 9 inches of usable fore and aft
travel without contacting any part of the operator compartment area.
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19.15 Public Address System
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Contractor shall install a public address (P.A.) system as indicated below:
VLU Specifications
The VLU (Vehicle Logic Unit) shall be an open-standards based PC controller installed on the
bus. The VLU shall employ a vast array of connections and interfaces to all on-board systems via
standard PC and Transit system communication standards. This shall allow for growth for future
onboard ITS systems and many years of service.
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The VLU system shall provide integration to bus systems via proven transit and PC
communication standards with SAE J1708/J1939/J1587, SAE J1939/CAN, RS232, and RS485
with busy line, TTL, USB, Ethernet, TCP/IP, discrete inputs and outputs, odometer, spare I/O,
audio inputs and outputs, and full IDE capability for PC-type devices. The VLU shall use RS232,
J1939 and J1708 to transmit information to the in-vehicle electronic display signs. The VLU shall
be capable of integrating with camera systems to support security setups such as CCTV. VLU
system shall be capable of handling GPS data in all areas. The VLU shall employ advanced
location algorithms that utilize the GPS, gyroscopic heading, and odometer pulse to accurately
report where the bus is along the route. The VLU shall employ these advanced location
algorithms to ensure precise ADA compliant announcements as well as ridership data collection.
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The VLU system functionalities shall include but not be limited to AVA (Automatic Vehicle
Annuciation), WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network), Vehicle Health Monitoring, Predictive Arrival,
APC (Automatic Passenger Counter) and CAD/AVL (Computer Aided Dispatch/Automatic
Vehicle Location). The VLU shall employ integration that enables the necessary subsystems
access to transmission of data through a single secure wireless LAN, which shall have the