Public transit equipment and facilities management system (PTMS)

Public Transit prioritizes vehicle replacement and rehabilitation/remanufactured projects annually on a statewide basis based on age and mileage of existing vehicles compared to useful life standards for the specific type of equipment.

• Public Transit Management System (PTMS) Process for Revenue Vehicles

Formulas

• Accumulated mileage minus standard fleet mileage divided by 3,500 equals mileage score
• Actual months owned minus fleet life months equals age score
• Mileage score plus age score equals vehicle score

Vehicle criteria

Useful Life Standard for Public Transit Infrastructure Grant-Funded Projects

• Useful Life Standard

Additional Policies

Counting Only Open-to-the-Public Services for STA Formula
The Office of Public Transit only uses statistics from open-to-the-public services to calculate state transit assistance allocations.

Delinquent Year-End reports
Monthly State Transit Assistance (STA) formula payments will be withheld and/or contracts not executed for any system delinquent in submitting required reports. After reports are current, STA payments are released.

• Delinquent Reporting and Contract Non-performance Penalties
• Vehicle Vendor Prompt Payment Policy