SAN JOSE, CA – Jakes Associates, Inc. (JAI), an innovative transit, alternative fuel engineering and procurement management firm, has secured a key project of providing highly qualified, professional capital project management services for the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency (NCTPA). In general, NCTPA serves as the countywide transportation planning agency and is a joint effort by the cities of American Canyon, Calistoga, Napa, St. Helena, the Town of Yountville and the County of Napa.

To fulfill our role in this partnership, JAI will work with NCTPA to provide procurement management of the New Flyer / ISE gas hybrid buses through the Montebello Hybrid Bus Purchase Consortium Program. In addition, JAI will conduct smaller transit alternative fuel vehicle quantitative / qualitative analysis for the Town of Yountville’s Community Shuttle service and to investigate possibilities of replacing the current mid-sized bus fleet with cleaner vehicles.

New NCTPA Gasoline Electric Hybrid Bus

Lastly, JAI will provide bus vehicle inspections, proper bus stop improvement coordination within the system, and construction management for facilities. Overall, complete professional project management / engineering will be utilized to ensure JAI’s services are conducted properly to the satisfaction of NCTPA.