Proposal:
Issue a Request for Quotations for Car Scrapping.
Synopsis:
At its February 1996 Board Meeting, the Governing Board directed staff to prepare a Request for Quotations (RFQ) to develop a qualified list of car scrappers eligible for Air Quality Investment Program (AQIP) funds. Attached is the RFQ.
Committee:
Mobile Source Committee, February 23, 1996, recommended for approval.
Recommended Action:
1. Issue a Request for Quotations for car scrapping.
James M. Lents, Ph.D.
Executive Office
BW:CLW:LT:CD:ENL
Background
At its February 1996 meeting, the Governing Board directed staff to prepare for release a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for car scrapping. The quotations would be used to develop a qualified list of car scrappers eligible for Air Quality Investment Program (AQIP) funds.
The quotation will be used to identify and qualify service providers capable of implementing old-vehicle scrapping and obtain mobile source emission reduction credits (MSERC) pursuant to Rule 1610 - Old-Vehicle Scrapping. Vendors selected as a result of this RFQ process will be recommended to the Governing Board for placement on a old-vehicle scrapping qualification list that will be active for eighteen months. The AQMD may or may not ultimately seek the services of these vendors depending on future AQMD needs.
The AQIP is one of the compliance options available under Rule 2202 - On-Road Motor Vehicle Mitigation Options. Employers subject to the rule may elect to participate in the AQIP by investing the designated amount and be deemed in compliance with the rule. The AQIP is an AQMD administered restricted fund. The AQMD has the responsibility to utilize the funds in the AQIP to obtain emission reductions in a cost-effective manner. Old-vehicle scrapping is currently among the most cost-effective mobile source emission reduction strategies available. Therefore, the AQMD seeks to obtain a list of qualified car scrappers that will be used to obtain equivalent emission reductions for the participating employers in the AQIP in the event that car scrapping is selected among competing projects.
Attachment