Specifications include, but are not limited to: a. High-End Simulator System with customized driver cab replicating a driving compartment of a Gillig Hybrid/New Flyer Articulated, including genuine OEM side console and dash component(s). b. The Operator’s cab must be a full-size, enclosed transit bus operator’s cab including the driver’s seat, steering wheel, mirrors, instrument panel, dash, foot switches, and floor-mounted controls. c. The Simulator System should provide a simulated vehicle to drive that is the conventional 40- foot length, 60 foot length and a 26-foot paratransit vehicle. d. The Contractor shall provide an uninterruptable power source (UPS) with battery backup per Simulator System. e. The Simulator System shall provide at a minimum two (2) real-world electric bus vehicle models for driving on the Simulator System within the virtual training world. f. The Contractor shall outline any applicable electric bus training programs currently available for use on the Simulator System. g. The Simulator System shall provide assessment tools that monitor and generate on-demand reports of the trainee’s performance during a training session. h. The ability to customize virtual worlds reproducing and replicating select existing and future Mountain Line Transit routes, conventional roadways and associated features, including roadside architectural and structural features. i. Intelligent and realistic simulation of road traffic, pedestrian traffic, passengers boarding, car traffic, other transit traffic, etc. with high degree of realization. j. Ability to develop customized training scenarios and situations through a user-friendly editor.
