Budget Adjustment for the Purchase of Gasoline Wheel-Trans Vehicles, and Introduction of Smaller Electric Vehicles

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2025-07-17 · Toronto Transit Commission Board · adopted

As filed

The TTC Board: 1. Approved expenditure adjustments to the TTC's 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan for the Purchase of Wheel-Trans Buses Program by amending the 2025 Capital Budget by $0 and the 2026-2031 cash flow funding estimates by $34.931 million to reflect the procurement of 105 Wheel-Trans Buses and to align with the estimated project delivery schedule. 2. Authorized the recommended budget adjustments noted in Recommendation 1 above, and in the TTC's 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan, to be included in the TTC's Capital Variance Report submission for the six months ended June 30, 2025, for City Council consideration and approval.

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3. Adopted the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and authorized that the information remain confidential.

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This report recommends a budget adjustment to allocate funds for procurement of 105 gasoline-powered paratransit buses for Wheel-Trans service. In parallel to the trial of all-electric Wheel-Trans (eWT) buses reported in February 24, 2025, these 55 six-metre and 50 seven-metre ProMaster buses will be delivered between 2026 and 2029 in time to replace vehicles that are reaching the end of their design life. Should the eWT pilot be successful, these 105 gasoline-powered buses will be the last we procure, and the fleet will be zero-emissions by 2035, 5 years ahead of the TransformTO NetZero target.

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Subject to the re-allocation of requested funds, these vehicles will be procured using Metrolinx's Transit Procurement Initiative (TPI) program, a Metrolinx-led process that is competitively procured and enables Ontario transit agencies to benefit from reduced costs through joint procurement. In October 2024, Creative Carriage was awarded the contract for six-to-eight-metre paratransit buses following a competitive process under TPI. Since 2017, the TTC has procured 371 gasoline-powered paratransit vehicles from Creative Carriage through prior agreements under this initiative, which continues to represent the best available option in terms of cost and quality. This report also informs the Board of an upcoming pilot program to introduce smaller electric vehicles, likely sedans or SUVs, to the Wheel-Trans fleet to optimize the fleet mix and enhance Wheel-Trans operations.

Staff recommended

It is recommended that the TTC Board: 1. Approve expenditure adjustments to the TTC's 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan for the Purchase of Wheel-Trans Buses Program by amending the 2025 Capital Budget by $0 and the 2026-2031 cash flow funding estimates by $34.931 million to reflect the procurement of 105 Wheel-Trans Buses and to align with the estimated project delivery schedule. 2. Authorize the recommended budget adjustments noted in Recommendation 1 above, and in the TTC's 2025-2034 Capital Budget and Plan, to be included in the TTC's Capital Variance Report submission for the six months ended June 30, 2025, for City Council consideration and approval.

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3. Adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 and authorize that the information remain confidential.

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