El Paso Mass Transit Board Meeting - February 3, 2026: Consent Agenda and Sole Source Purchase Approval
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El Paso Mass Transit Department Board Meeting – February 3, 2026
The El Paso Mass Transit Department Board convened on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 12:10 PM. The meeting lasted approximately four minutes. Chair Johnson presided, with board members Chavez, Acevedo, Maldonado, Rocha, Niño, Limon, and Canales present. Board members Boyart Trejo and Fierro were excused. The board unanimously approved a consent agenda and a sole source purchase order for alternators and parts.
Consent Calendar
- Items 1 and 2 (minutes and requests to excuse board members Boyart Trejo and Fierro) were approved unanimously without discussion. The consent agenda was enacted by a single motion from board member Limon, seconded by board member Canales.
Discussion Items
- Item 3 – Sole Source Purchase Order (Solicitation 2026-0159)
- The board discussed and approved a request to authorize the Director of Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing to issue a purchase order to Romane Electric Corporation, the sole authorized distributor, for new alternators and parts. The contract is for an initial term of three years with an estimated amount of $255,000.
- Deputy Transit Officer Jerry DeMiro explained that the decrease in quantity compared to prior years was due to the addition of newer buses to the fleet, which reduced the need for older alternators. He stated: “This is because of the newer buses that have been added to the fleet. Our cost goes down.”
- Board member Limon made the motion to approve the item as a sole source, seconded by board member Canales. The motion passed unanimously.
Key Outcomes
- Consent Agenda approved unanimously.
- Item 3 approved unanimously. The purchase order to Romane Electric Corporation for $255,000 over three years will be issued.
- Meeting adjourned at 12:14 PM.
Meeting Transcript
Good morning. This is a meeting of the El Paso Mass Transit Department Board on Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026. It is now 1210 PM. And Mr. Chair, there are no members of the public signed up to speak for call to the public. Okay. All matters listed under the consent agenda will be considered by Mass Transit Department Board to be routinely and will be enacted by one motion unless separate discussion is requested by board members. Prior to the vote, members of the audience may ask questions regarding items on the consent agenda. When the vote has been taken, if an item has not been called out for separate discussion, the item has been approved. The Mass Transit Department Board may, however, reconsider any item at any time during the meeting. Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda? And that would be the minutes and the request to excuse representative board member Boyart Trejo and Fierro. Okay present and presiding is board chair Johnson and also present in the in the chambers is board board members Chavez Acevedo Maldonado Rocha Niño Limon and Canales. Perfect. And we do have a motion. And there's a second. Okay. Call for the vote. Board member Canales and who seconded? Representative Limon. Board Member Limon. And this is to approve the consent agenda. Items number one and two. Voting session is open. Ma'am. Ms. Limon. Hi. Thank you, ma'am. And the consent agenda has been approved unanimously. Okay, let's take the regular agenda item. Item number four. Hmm. It's not showing on the item number three. I'm sorry, it's not showing on the screen. IT. Can you show item number three on the screen, please? And that is discussion and action on the request that the director of purchasing and strategic sourcing be authorized to issue purchase order for solicitation 2026 0159. New alternators and parts to Romane Electric Corporation, the sole authorized distributor for an initial term of three years for an estimated amount of 255,000 dollars. Representative Limon. I make a motion to approve this item as presented. Sole source. Okay. Second. There's a motion in a second. Please call for the vote. Sorry, I do have comments. Thank you, Mayor. It's probably for the department. Uh I know this is a decrease in quantity.
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