MEMORANDUM TO: Holders of Contracts Documents FROM: Karen ...

34 QUALITY ASSURANCE
34.1 The Contractor shall assume all responsibility for maintaining quality of components and
equipment supplied on these vehicles.
34.2 The Maryland Transit Administration shall have the right to inspect the vehicles during production
and a final point of assembly, prior to delivery.
34.3 The Maryland Transit Administration reserves the right to carry out a quality assurance inspection
upon delivery, prior to acceptance, of the vehicle and may refuse delivery should defects be found as
determined by the Administration.
34.4 The Maryland Transit Administration may be represented at the Contractor’s facility by resident
inspector(s). They shall monitor in the plant assembly of small buses built under this procurement. The
resident inspector(s) shall be authorized to approve the pre-delivery acceptance tests and to release the
coaches for delivery. Upon request to the quality assurance supervisor, the resident inspectors shall
have the access to the Contractor’s quality assurance files related to this procurement. These files shall
include drawings, material standards, parts lists, inspection processing and repairs and records of
defects.
34.5 The presence of these resident inspectors in the plant shall not relieve the Bidder of its
responsibility to meet all of the requirements of this procurement.
34.6 The Maryland Transit Administration shall conduct a water leak test. All windows and doors, both
the chassis manufacturers and those altered or placed on the vehicle by the conversion company, shall
be tested by the MTA’s quality assurance inspector(s) for leaks. All vehicles shall endure this test prior to
acceptance.
34.7 Final quality assurance inspections shall be conducted at the Contractor’s location.
34.8 The Bidder shall provide office space for the resident inspectors in close proximity to the final
assembly area. This office space shall be equipped with desks, outside telephones, and chairs to
accommodate the resident inspector’s staff. The office space shall be properly heated and airconditioned.
34.9 The successful Bidder shall deliver vehicles to the User Agency. As part of delivery, Bidder shall
instruct user on vehicle operations including all standard and add on equipment.
35 WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS
35.1 Wheelchair Lift
35.1.1 The lift shall be warranted against defects, parts and labor, for a period of five (5)-years
(minimum) from date of acceptance of the vehicle by the User Agency.
35.1.2 Full warranty detail and warranty registration form shall be included with the lift operating
instructions at time of delivery.
35.2 Remainder of Vehicle
35.2.1 Bidders shall include, as part of bid, a detailed description of the warranty provisions, providing
the following minimum coverage of the proposed vehicle and component equipment:
35.2.2 A minimum of 12 months, 50,000 miles for body including (or as specified in previous
specification sections or in Table ‘A’ below):
Molded Interior Body Panels
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