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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: GLASS REPLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION SERVICES
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT MODIFICATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Modification No. 3 to Contract No. OP1405120003367 with Los Angeles Glass Company, Inc. for Glass Replacement, and Installation services in the amount of $900,000, increasing the contract four-year base term authority from $1,895,911 to $2,795,911.
Issue
ISSUE
The existing glass replacement and installation services contract four-year base term expires on August 31, 2023. Due to significant increase in glass vandalism targeting elevator glass panels system-wide, there is insufficient authority remaining within the existing contract, therefore, approving Modification No. 3 to increase contract authority by $900,000 is required to ensure service continuity while providing timely response and a safe environment to our patrons, through June 2022.
Background
BACKGROUND
On August 14, 2019, Metro executed a four-year base, firm fixed unit rate Contract No. OP1405120003367 with Los Angeles Glass Company, Inc., a Metro certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE) to provide glass replacement and installation services for Metro's bus and rail facilities system-wide, effective September 1, 2019.
Under the existing contract, the contractor is required to provide as-needed board-up for broken glass panels, glass replacement and installation services system-wide.
Since January 2020 through June 2021, the contractor responded to 436 incidents for vandalized broken glass panels requiring board-up and replacement services. The contract average monthly burn rate increased 2.5 times when compared with the months prior to January 2020, leading to insufficient authority remaining. On July 22, 2021, the Metro Board of Directors approved Contract Modification No. 2 increasing the contract four-year ba...
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