Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 20, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: WESTSIDE PURPLE LINE EXTENSION SECTION 2 PROJECT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the City of Beverly Hills (City) to accommodate construction of the Wilshire/Rodeo Station, contingent upon execution of a settlement agreement.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro staff began drafting and negotiating an agreement with the City in August 2017 for the Design/Build elements of the Project. The attached MOA concludes the negotiations for those elements of the Project. The MOA describes how Metro (and the C1120 Design/Build Contractor) and the City will coordinate and cooperate in the construction of the Wilshire/Rodeo Station and related street restoration in the vicinity of the station.
Background
BACKGROUND
Prior MOAs have been established with the City of Beverly Hills for work on the Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 and Section 2 Projects. The first MOAs were executed in 2014 and 2017 for the advanced utility relocations work at the Wilshire/La Cienega Station and the Design/Build elements of the station. MOAs were also executed in 2017 for the advanced utility relocations work specific to the Wilshire/Rodeo Station.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The MOA describes the roles, responsibilities and obligations of Metro, its Design/Builder, and the City as it pertains to the construction of the Wilshire/Rodeo Station. The MOA specifies the procedures which the parties will follow as it relates to such tasks as the permitting process, design reviews, coordination efforts, meeting attendance, inspections, traffic control, construction staging requirements, allowable work hours, environmental mitigations and other essential elements. The MOA further describes the manner in which the City will be reimbursed for its costs related to such activities and support services.
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