The City of Commerce plans to construct a new facility to house the City of Commerce Transportation Department's existing and future growing operations. The City contracted services to conduct an environmental analysis for the new facility. Additionally, the City used a consultant's services to provide architectural and engineering services to design the Zero-Emission Bus Operations, Maintenance, and Administrative Facility.

The new facility will provide administrative, operational, and maintenance services for the City of Commerce's transit lines and dial-a-ride services. The facility will contain a driver's room area, a dispatch center, administrative offices, fleet parking, and a maintenance garage. The new building will incorporate classroom space for maintenance personnel and meeting rooms to host general training.

The office and warehouse building will be about 20,000 square feet; the initial design, engineering, and specifications of the transportation maintenance facility are budgeted at $2,703,312. The estimated total cost for the Zero-Emission Bus Operations, Maintenance, and Administrative Facility project is $65 to $78 million. The City of Commerce is actively applying for various local and federal grant funding to finance the construction of the new transit maintenance facility. The expected useful life for the facility is forty years.

The City will build the facility at 5926 Sheila Street, City of Commerce, CA, 90040. The maintenance building will be approximately 16,500 square feet.

The Zero-Emission Bus Operations, Maintenance, and Administrative Facility will serve the southeastern portion of Los Angeles County by contributing to reliable and efficient transit service. The facility will provide adequate space for the City's current and growing fleet needs regarding bus parking, maintenance, and support staff. More space and improved facility amenities mean more room for maintenance care and administrative support staff, allowing more team members to work on getting buses back on the road or preventing a breakdown altogether. Improved facilities for the care of transit buses will enhance the rider’s experience. Transit and Dial-A-Ride buses will be less likely to break down, out-of-service time will decrease, and the equipment will be kept clean. These improvements will retain current riders and attract new ridership.

Benefits:

• Infrastructure that supports clean-emission vehicles means:
  • cleaner air for the local community
  • quieter buses
  • reliable and efficient transit and dial-a-ride service
  • more frequent transit and dial-a-ride service
• Comply with state mandates to achieve carbon neutrality no later than 2045 and 90% clean energy by 2035.
• Reduce the carbon footprint of maintenance and administrative activities.

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