REVISED
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JULY 16, 2015
Subject
SUBJECT: WESTSIDE PURPLE LINE EXTENSION PROJECT
Action
ACTION: AUTHORIZE THE AWARD OF CONTRACT C1078 MAINTENANCE OF WAY/NON-REVENUE VEHICLE MAINTENANCE BUILDING
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE FORWARDED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to award a 28 month firm fixed price contract, under Invitation for Bid No. C1078, with Clark Construction Group, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the final design and construction of the Maintenance of Way/Non-Revenue Vehicle Maintenance Building to be constructed as part of the Division 20 Yard and Shops expansion for a firm fixed price of $52,830,310.
Issue
ISSUE
On September 19, 2013, the Board approved the use of the Design/Build delivery method for the Maintenance of Way/Non-Revenue Vehicle Maintenance Building, but did not approve the staff recommendation to authorize the CEO to award the contract after the receipt of bids. An Invitation For Bid (IFB) was advertised on September 19, 2014, under CPUC 130242 (a). Bids were received on February 6, 2015. Under CPUC 130242 (e) the contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
Board approval of the Recommendation is required to fulfill the scope related to the Division 20 Yard and Shops expansion and modifications as part of the requirements for the Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 Project, as described in the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA).
Background
BACKGROUND
In April 2012, the Board of Directors certified the Final EIS/EIR for the Westside Purple Line Extension Project as a nine-mile, dual track heavy-rail transit subway project that will operate as an extension of the Metro Purple Line heavy rail transit subway system. The Project received the Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) on May 21, 2014 for work on Section 1 (3.92 miles of twin-tunnels from Wilshire...
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