Metro Transit (Minnesota) 1100-1186

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Metro Transit (Minnesota) 1100-1186 are Gillig BRT (G27D102N4) buses built in 2008.

Engine Transmission Seating Destination sign
Cummins ISL Voith D864.5 38 American Seating InSight Luminator Horizon Amber

History

In August 2006, Metro Transit announced plans to purchase 150 hybrid buses and 164 clean diesel buses to replace older diesel buses in its fleet. The original proposal includes buses in this series. It accepted proposals from Gillig and New Flyer on December 12, 2006.[1][2] After finding both proposals were within the competitive range, Metro Transit invited both companies to discuss their respective proposals, and ultimately submit a "Best and Final Offer". While New Flyer submitted a Best and Final Offer that was $5.6 million lower than Gillig, Metro Transit rejected the offer on the basis that it deviated from what the agency required for warranty and training.[3][4] The contract was awarded to Gillig, only for it to be canceled because of a change in State law.[5][6] In addition, New Flyer also filed a protest, which was rendered moot in light of the contract cancellation.[7] The contract was rebid on July 2, 2007 and received bids from Gillig and DesignLine International Holding, LLC. After finding DesignLine not qualified to accomplish the contract, Metro Transit awarded Gillig the contract in October 2007.[8]

Most of these buses were pulled from service in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some returned to service in June 2020. The majority of these buses returned to service by August 2021.

Six buses were converted into COVID-19 mobile vaccination units in April 2021 as part of a partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health. An additional five buses were leased to the Duluth Transit Authority to enhance fleet availability due to an ongoing parts shortage in late September 2021.

Details

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Fleet Number Thumbnail Date VIN License Plate Garage Status/Disposal Notes
1100 2008 15GGD271581079001 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1101 2008 15GGD271781079002 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1102 2008 15GGD271981079003 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1103 2008 15GGD271081079004 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1104 2008 15GGD271281079005 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1105 2008 15GGD271481079006 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1106 2008 15GGD271681079007 None East Metro Leased to Duluth Transit Authority in late September 2021
  • Last in service on Route 363 on September 9, 2021
1107 2008 15GGD271881079008 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1108 2008 15GGD271X81079009 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1109 2008 15GGD271681079010 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1110 2008 15GGD271881079011 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1111 2008 15GGD271X81079012 None East Metro
Nicollet, 2021-present 		Not Active as of September 2021
  • Last in service on Route 6 on September 24, 2021
1112 2008 15GGD271181079013 None East Metro
Nicollet, 2021-present 		Not Active as of September 2021
  • Last in service on Route 9 on September 24, 2021
1113 2008 15GGD271381079014 None East Metro Leased to Duluth Transit Authority in late September 2021
  • Last in service on Route 62 on September 3, 2021
1114 2008 15GGD271581079015 None East Metro Leased to Duluth Transit Authority in late September 2021
  • Last in service on Route 61 on September 15, 2021
1115 2008 15GGD271781079016 None MJ Ruter Active
  • Converted into a COVID-19 mobile vaccination bus, starting in April 2021
1116 2008 15GGD271981079017 None MJ Ruter
Retired by May 2022
  • Auctioned off on June 3, 2022
  • Bought by Jones Auto Sales in Hollandale, MN
1117 2008 15GGD271081079018 None MJ Ruter
Retired By May 2022
  • Auctioned off on June 3, 2022
  • Bought by DJ Party Bus in Minneapolis, MN
  • Its headlights were replaced
1118 2008 15GGD271281079019 None MJ Ruter Not Active as of September 2021
  • Last in service on Route 10 on September 4, 2021
1119 2008 15GGD271981079020 None MJ Ruter Not Active as of March 2020
1120 2008 15GGD271081079021 None MJ Ruter Not Active as of September 2021
  • Last in service on Route 11 on September 1, 2021
1121 2008 15GGD271281079022 None MJ Ruter Not Active as of December 2021
  • Last in service on Route 22 on December 2, 2021
1122 2008 15GGD271481079023 None MJ Ruter Not Active as of December 2021
  • Last in service on Route 14 on December 6, 2021
1123 2008 15GGD271681079024 None Heywood Not Active as of March 2020
1124 2008 15GGD271881079025 None East Metro Leased to Duluth Transit Authority in late September 2021
  • Last in service on Route 64 on September 14, 2021
1125 2008 15GGD271X81079026 None East Metro Leased to Duluth Transit Authority in late September 2021
1126 2008 15GGD271181079027 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1127 Metro Transit (Minnesota) 1127-a.jpg 2008 15GGD271381079028 None East Metro
Retired by March 2022
1128 2008 15GGD271581079029 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1129 2008 15GGD271181079030 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1130 2008 15GGD271381079031 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1131 2008 15GGD271581079032 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1132 2008 15GGD271781079033 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1133 2008 15GGD271981079034 None Heywood Not Active as of March 2020
1134 2008 15GGD271081079035 None Heywood Not Active as of March 2020
1135 2008 15GGD271281079036 None Heywood Active
  • Converted into a COVID-19 mobile vaccination bus, starting in April 2021
1136 2008 15GGD271481079037 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1137 2008 15GGD271681079038 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1138 2008 15GGD271881079039 None Heywood Not Active as of March 2020
1139 2008 15GGD271481079040 None Heywood Not Active as of March 2020
1140 2008 15GGD271681079041 None Heywood Not Active
1141 2008 15GGD271881079042 None Heywood Not Active
1142 2008 15GGD271X81079043 None Heywood Not Active as of March 2020
1143 2008 15GGD271181079044 None Heywood Not Active as of March 2020
1144 2008 15GGD271381079045 None Heywood Not Active as of March 2020
1145 2008 15GGD271581079046 None Heywood Not Active as of March 2020
1146 2008 15GGD271781079047 None South Not Active as of December 2020
  • Last in service on Route 535 on December 23, 2020
1147 2008 15GGD271981079048 None South Not Active as of March 2020
1148 2008 15GGD271081079049 None South Not Active as of October 2020
  • Last in service on Route 14 on October 5, 2020
1149 2008 15GGD271781079050 None South Not Active as of March 2020
1150 2008 15GGD271981079051 None South Not Active as of March 2020
1151 2008 15GGD271081079052 None South Not Active as of March 2020
1152 2008 15GGD271281079053 None South Not Active
  • Pulled from service in March 2020. It returned to service in June 2020 and withdrawn again by September 2020.
1153 2008 15GGD271481079054 None South Not Active as of October 2020
  • Last in service on Route 4 on October 5, 2020
1154 2008 15GGD271681079055 None South Not Active as of March 2020
1155 2008 15GGD271881079056 None South Not Active as of March 2020
1156 2008 15GGD271X81079057 None South
Retired by May 2022
  • Pulled from service in March 2020. Returned to service and withdrawn from service again by September 2020.
1157 2008 15GGD271181079058 None South Not Active as of March 2020
1158 2008 15GGD271381079059 None South Not Active as of March 2020
1159 2008 15GGD271X81079060 None South Active
  • Last seen on Route 54 on May 28, 2021
1160 2008 15GGD271181079061 None South Not Active as of December 2020
  • Pulled from service in March 2020. It returned to service but was pulled from service again in December 2020
  • Last in service on Route 134 on December 11, 2020
1161 2008 15GGD271381079062 None South Active
  • Converted into a COVID-19 mobile vaccination bus, starting in April 2021
1162 2008 15GGD271581079063 None South Not Active as of March 2020
1163 2008 15GGD271781079064 None South Not Active as of March 2020
1164 2008 15GGD271981079065 None South Not Active as of October 2020
  • Last in service on Route 14 on October 6, 2020
1165 2008 15GGD271081079066 None South Active
  • Last in service on Route 6 on June 7, 2021
1166 2008 15GGD271281079067 None South Not Active as of March 2020
1167 2008 15GGD271481079068 None South Not Active
  • Last in service on Route 5 on October 5, 2020
1168 2008 15GGD271681079069 None South Not Active as of March 2020
1169 2008 15GGD271281079070 None South Active
  • Pulled from service in October 2020. It returned to service.
  • Last in service on Route 535 on June 7, 2021
1170 2008 15GGD271481079071 None South Not Active as of March 2020
1171 2008 15GGD271681079072 None South Not Active as of October 2020
  • Last in service on Route 515 on October 2, 2020
1172 2008 15GGD271881079073 None South Not Active as of March 2020
1173 2008 15GGD271X81079074 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1174 2008 15GGD271181079075 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1175 2008 15GGD271381079076 None East Metro Not Active as of March 2020
1176 2008 15GGD271581079077 None Nicollet until 2020
East Metro, April 2021-Present 		Active
  • Converted into a COVID-19 mobile vaccination bus, starting in April 2021
  • Featured in a New York Times article[11]
1177 2008 15GGD271781079078 None Nicollet Not Active as of March 2020
1178 2008 15GGD271981079079 None Nicollet Not Active as of March 2020
1179 2008 15GGD271581079080 None Nicollet Not Active as of March 2020
1180 2008 15GGD271781079081 None Nicollet Not Active as of March 2020
1181 2008 15GGD271981079082 None Nicollet Not Active as of March 2020
1182 2008 15GGD271081079083 None Nicollet Not Active as of March 2020
1183 2008 15GCD271481079084 None Nicollet until 2020
East Metro, April 2021-Present 		Active
  • Converted into a COVID-19 mobile vaccination bus, starting in April 2021
1184 2008 15GGD271481079085 None Nicollet Not Active as of March 2020
1185 2008 15GGD271681079086 None Nicollet until 2020
East Metro, April 2021-Present
Retired by June 2022
  • Converted into a COVID-19 mobile vaccination bus, starting in April 2021
1186 2008 15GGD271881079087 None Nicollet Not Active as of March 2020

References

  1. ↑ (REQUIRES A LIBRARY CARD) Star Tribune: Metro Transit positively green; it plans to buy 150 hybrid buses
  2. ↑ (REQUIRES A LIBRARY CARD) Star Tribune: Metro Transit sees rider growth in use of more eco-friendly buses - The agency is also buying more hybrid vehicles and increasing its use of cleaner fuels to reduce pollution from tailpipe emissions.
  3. ↑ (REQUIRES A LIBRARY CARD) Star Tribune: Local, less expensive bus bid might be rejected - New Flyer USA's bid could save more than $5 million but the Metropolitan Council is expected to award the contract elsewhere.
  4. ↑ Metropolitan Council Business Item 2007-57 Authorization to Award Contract for 314 Transit Buses
  5. ↑ [https://councilmeetings.metc.state.mn.us/council_meetings/2007/042507/0425_2007_57_Reconsidered.pdf Metropolitan Council Business Item 2007-57 Reconsideration and Indefinite Postponement of Council March 28, 2007 Action; Approval of Resolution 2007-13, Cancelling Bus Procurement Solicitation No. 7216]
  6. ↑ Metropolitan Council Resolution Canceling Bus Procurement Solicitation No. 7216
  7. ↑ Metropolitan Council Report of General Manager to Metropolitan Council Analyzing Claims and Allegations of Award Phase Protest of New Flyer of America, Inc., Metro Transit RFP No. 7216
  8. ↑ Metropolitan Council Item 2007-331 SW Authorization to Award Contract for Transit Buses
  9. ↑ Bus History Association 2014 Convention Roster, retrieved on 2014-07-12
  10. ↑ Metro Transit Public Records Request, September 2020
  11. ↑ New York Times: They Haven’t Gone for a Shot. So Shots Are Coming to Them.
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