Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
APRIL 20, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: FIRST/LAST MILE ON-CALL CONSULTING SERVICES
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Modification No. 1 to Contract No. PS61079000, with Deborah Murphy dba Deborah Murphy Urban Design and Planning (DMUDP) for First/Last Mile On-Call Consulting Services in the amount of $500,000, increasing the total contract value from $475,000 to $975,000, to support the early project development phases for four (4) first/last mile (FLM) projects of the Metro Active Transport (MAT) Program.
Issue
ISSUE
The?existing FLM on-call contractor was procured to address a variety of as-needed FLM program needs, including early phase work on projects funded through Cycle 1 of the Measure M Metro Active Transport Program.? Board action is required to increase the total contract value as the number of recipients who requested Metro to perform early phase work was more than anticipated.?Note that this consultant work is cost neutral to Metro as it will draw from the grant awards.???
Background
BACKGROUND
In September 2019, following a competitive Small Business Set-Aside procurement, a three-year Contract No. PS61079000, First/Last Mile On-Call Consulting Services, was awarded to DMUDP. This contract is intended to support various program needs as they arise, such as assessments for grant applications, FLM planning methodology and tool updates and/or early phase work on MAT-funded projects. Staff has executed 2 task orders to date:?
* Development of a project prioritization methodology prompted by the adopted FLM Guidelines, and
* Development of standardized Pathway Map Template and style guide for future FLM plans.
The contract was awarded in the amount of $475,000. The request to increase the total contract value is substantially driven by activities under the MAT program, described as fol...
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