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Response to Invitation to Bid <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />Motor Coach Transportation <br />Invitation to Bid No. 21-03-02 <br /> <br />28 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />9. COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY <br />Motor coaches are one of the most fuel efficient and green forms of transportation available <br />today. On average, motor coaches reduce emissions by 85% per passenger mile compared <br />with cars. The management and employees of Academy take the environment seriously and <br />thus have incorporated many green initiatives into everyday operations. <br />Recently, Academy certified coaches under parameters set by the University o f Vermont <br />Green Motor Coach Certification program. Academy received a certificate of compliance from <br />Ecolab (www.ecolab.com) for using environmentally friendly cleaning products. Academy <br />leases tires from Firestone who created the One Team, One Planet Spent Tire Program. This <br />program’s goal is to recycle every used tire for a valuable use. Academy worked with Waste <br />Management to institute a recycling program at our headquarters office facility. <br /> <br />Starting in January of 2012 all vehicles operated by Academy now use a biodiesel blend fuel. <br />Academy worked with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to install <br />tailpipe retrofit devices on over 400 buses. <br />• Other green initiatives include: <br />• Zero emission wheel cleaner/painting machine <br />• Biodegradable, non-toxic parts cleaning machines and chemicals <br />• 100% recycling of paint waste <br />• New latex biodegradable paint <br />• Extending motor oil/filter changes <br />• Recycling all waste oil, anti-freeze, and transmission fluids <br />• Recycled engine oil used to heat terminal facility <br />• All waste material, batteries and tires are recycled <br />• Installing high-efficiency air compressors in our maintenance facilities <br />• Changing office and shop lighting to high-efficiency systems <br />• Replacing older buses with newer models that feature clean air technology such as <br />diesel exhaust fluid systems <br />• Water from bus washers is contained, cleaned, and recycled <br />• Improving fuel mileage by: <br /> On-board tire pressure monitoring <br /> Installing tire balancing products in all newly mounted tires <br /> Testing gear ratios to obtain optimum mileage <br /> Nitrogen in tires <br /> <br />Installed new GPS systems on all buses that monitor engine idling include engine shutoff <br />technology. Maintain a stringent no idling policy for all drivers.