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Requesting approval to enter into a contract of up to ten years for the services of an operator for the Hubway Bike Share program.
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To the Honorable Board:
I respectfully request that your honorable Board approve an Order authorizing the City of Somerville to enter into a contract for a period of up to ten years for the services of an operator for the City's bike share program, Hubway. The contract would begin in 2017. The Board of Aldermen's permission to enter into a contract of this type for a period of more than three years is required by section twelve (12) of chapter 30B of the General Laws.
The Metropolitan Planning Council has issued a request for proposals on behalf of the Cities of Boston, Somerville, Cambridge, and Brookline to select a new operator for the regional Hubway system. MAPC will select one operator to manage the entire system to ensure it operates regionally. Each Hubway municipality will then have the opportunity to contract with the selected operator separately. The current operators term expires in April of 2017.
My staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item.
Respectfully submitted,
Joseph A. Curtatone, Mayor