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March 20, 2026
Mr. Alex Fuchs
Mobility Services Business Manager
The City of San Luis Obispo, Department of Public Works
919 Palm Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-3218
Re: Best and Final Offer
Dear Mr. Fuchs,
Thank you for the opportunity to submit RATP Dev USA’s best and final offer (BAFO) for Transit
Operations and Maintenance Services. Accompanying this letter is our BAFO cost proposal, which
includes the revision to Projected Vehicle Service Hours, per your email from Monday, March 16, 2026.
As with our initial submittal, our proposal includes staffing increases with the addition of a Lead
Mechanic, a Dispatcher / Road Supervisor, and a Utility Worker; we believe these additions are
warranted by the City’s plans to continue to electrify the fleet, and by the level of work and coverage
requirements noted in the City’s RFP for supervision, call-taking, and bus stop care. In short, our staffing
plan ensures required staffing coverage for all functions at all times. Should the City reconsider the
coverage requirements, we would be happy to reconsider our staffing plan and pass any savings along to
the City.
To clarify our response, we have removed Pass-Through Maintenance ($398,485 in Year One) from our
cost proposal. We are showing Start-Up and Transition Costs in Year One, but have removed this amount
from the totals on the understanding, per your Q&A responses indicating that these costs will be
reimbursed separately. Please note that we would be happy to discuss amortization of Start-Up and
Transition Costs over the base term of the contract should that option be of interest to the City.
As noted during our interview with the City’s panel, our insurance costs include consideration of the
City’s requirement that the proposed insurance program include an Auto Physical Damage deductible of
not more than $50,000, and should the City be amenable to discussing revision to a higher, more
“market standard” deductible level, RATP Dev would be more than happy to revise our pricing in the
area and pass the resulting savings, which we believe to be significant, along to the City.
If you have any questions regarding our proposal or this BAFO, please feel free to get in touch with me at
any time. Should we earn your business, we would be more than happy to review and discuss any parts
of our proposal both transparently and collaboratively in negotiations. Thank you again for this
opportunity!
Sincerely,
Ibrahima Toure
Chief Development Officer
RATP Dev USA
RATP Dev USA, Inc.
300 Throckmorton Street | Suite 670
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Main Number: 855-488-RATP (7287)
Fax Number: 855-448-RATP (7287)
www.ratpdevusa.com