Third-Party Contracts for Fixed-Route Bus Operations and Maintenance: Performance Metrics (2023)

Chapter: Appendix E - Details of San Diego MTS Incentives and Penalties

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix E - Details of San Diego MTS Incentives and Penalties." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Third-Party Contracts for Fixed-Route Bus Operations and Maintenance: Performance Metrics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27074.

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APPENDIX E

Details of San Diego MTS Incentives and Penalties

Tables E-1 through E-8 are taken directly from San Diego MTS’s contracts with Transdev and First Transit.

Table E-1. Details of the system-wide schedule adherence incentives and penalties in the Transdev contract.

System-Wide On-Time Performance Matrix
On-Time Performance Range Bonus Assessment
 
88.0% or Better $7,500
86.0% 87.99% $5,000
85.0% 85.99% $2,500
84.0% 84.99% ----- -----
81.0% 83.99% ($7,500)
Less than 80.99% ($10,000)

Table E-2. Details of the operator on-time performance incentive in the Transdev contract.

Operator On-Time Performance Matrix
% of Drivers OTP Under 70% Bonus
 
10.0% Greater Than of operators achieved less than 70% OTP $0
8.0% 9.99% of operators achieved less than 70% OTP $2,500
7.0% 7.99% of operators achieved less than 70% OTP $5,000
6.0% 6.99% of operators achieved less than 70% OTP $7,500
5.0% 5.99% of operators achieved less than 70% OTP $10,000
4.0% 4.99% of operators achieved less than 70% OTP $12,500
Less than 3.99% of operators achieved less than 70% OTP $15,000

* Only operators who pass through 100 or more timepoints qualify towards the total result

Suggested Citation: "Appendix E - Details of San Diego MTS Incentives and Penalties." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Third-Party Contracts for Fixed-Route Bus Operations and Maintenance: Performance Metrics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27074.

Table E-3. Details of the monthly completed trips incentives and penalties in the Transdev contract.

COMPLETED TRIPS BONUS/ASSESSMENT PER MONTH
PERCENT (%) COMPLETED BONUS ASSESSMENT
 
99.96% or higher $10,000 ----
99.860% - 99.950% $5,000 ----
99.720% - 99.859% (Neutral) ---- ----
99.650% - 99.729% ---- $5,000
99.500% - 99.649% ---- $7,500
99.400% - 99.499% ---- $10,000
99.300% - 99.399% ---- $15,000
99.299% or lower ---- $30,000

Table E-4. Details of the operator-related complaint rate incentives and penalties in the Transdev contract.

Driver-related Complaints Per 100K Riders
COMPLAINTS PER 100K BONUS ASSESSMENT
 
5.99 or lower $10,000
6.00 - 6.99 $5,000 ----
7.00 - 7.99 (Standard) ---- ----
8.00 - 8.99 ---- ($5,000)
9.00 or higher ---- ($10,000)

Table E-5. Details of the preventable accident rate incentives and penalties in the Transdev contract.

Preventable Accidents Per 100K Miles Bonus/Assessment
PREV ACCIDENTS PER 100k BONUS ASSESSMENT
 
.90 or lower $20,000 ----
.91 - 1.10 $10,000 ----
1.11-1.20 (Neutral) ---- ----
1.21 - 1.60 ---- ($5,000)
1.61 or higher ---- ($10,000)
Suggested Citation: "Appendix E - Details of San Diego MTS Incentives and Penalties." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Third-Party Contracts for Fixed-Route Bus Operations and Maintenance: Performance Metrics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27074.

Table E-6. Details of the complaint rate incentives and penalties in the First Transit contract.

VALID COMPLAINTS PER 100K RIDERS
VALID COMPLAINTS PER 100K INCENTIVE LIQUIDATED DAMAGE
 
5.99 or lower $2,000 ----
6.00 – 6.99 $1,000 ----
7.00 – 7.99 (standard) ---- ----
8.00 – 8.99 ---- ($1,500)
9.00 or higher ---- ($3,000)

Table E-7. Details of the preventable accident rate incentives and penalties in the First Transit contract.

PREVENTABLE ACCIDENTS PER 100K MILES INCENTIVE/ASSESSMENT
PREV ACCIDENTS PER 100K INCENTIVE LIQUIDATED DAMAGE
 
0.0 $5,000 ----
0.01 – 1.20 (neutral) ---- ----
1.21 – 1.99.40 ---- ($5,000)
2.00 or higher ---- ($10,000)

Table E-8. Details of the mean distance between failures incentives and penalties in the Transdev contract.

MEAN DISTANCE BETWEEN FAILURES (MDBF) BONUS/ASSESSMENT
MDBF BONUS ASSESSMENT
10,000 or above $10,000
9,000–9,999 $5,000
8,000–8,999 (Neutral) ---- ----
7,000–7,999 ($5,000)
6,999 or lower ($10,000)
Suggested Citation: "Appendix E - Details of San Diego MTS Incentives and Penalties." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Third-Party Contracts for Fixed-Route Bus Operations and Maintenance: Performance Metrics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27074.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix E - Details of San Diego MTS Incentives and Penalties." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Third-Party Contracts for Fixed-Route Bus Operations and Maintenance: Performance Metrics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27074.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix E - Details of San Diego MTS Incentives and Penalties." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2023. Third-Party Contracts for Fixed-Route Bus Operations and Maintenance: Performance Metrics. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/27074.
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