Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MAY 16, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: NORTH SAN FERNANDO VALLEY BUS RAPID
TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY
Action
ACTION: AWARD ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to award and execute a 40-month firm fixed price Contract No. AE49337000 to IBI Group in the amount of $5,582,619 for a base contract to complete the North San Fernando Valley Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Planning and Environmental Study and one of two optional tasks to advance the design through either i) Advanced Conceptual Engineering (ACE) in an amount not to exceed $928,908, or ii) Preliminary Engineering (PE) in an amount not to exceed $3,176,895, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $8,759,514, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
Issue
ISSUE
The North San Fernando Valley (NSFV) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Improvements Project is identified and funded by Measure M with an expected opening date between Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 and FY 2025. Currently, $180 million in Measure M funds are allocated for the project. The project was also highlighted in the Twenty-Eight by '28 initiative adopted by the Board in January 2018. In order to meet the Measure M schedule, a Proposed Project for the corridor needs to be identified and environmentally cleared through an Alternatives Analysis (AA) and environmental review study.
The Contract is for both the AA and environmental review needed to complete the Draft and Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Two optional tasks are also included for up to an additional 12 months for either ACE to the 15% level of design or PE to the 30% level of design.
Board approval of this professional services contract is needed in order to proceed with the work and meet the Measure M schedule. The Procurement and DEOD Summary for Con...
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