Meeting_Body
REVISED
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JULY 15, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: AIRPORT METRO CONNECTOR 96th STREET TRANSIT STATION
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE FORWARDED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION DUE TO ABSENCES AND CONFLICTS authorizing the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to:
A. award a seven-year cost-plus-fixed fee Contract No. PS298340011486 (RFP No. PS11486), to Gruen Associates for the Airport Metro Connector (AMC) 96th Street Transit Station for a not-to-exceed amount of $17,789,897 for architectural and engineering services to design the AMC 96th Street Transit Station and provide design support services during construction; and
B. approve Contract Modification Authority specific to Contract No. PS298340011486 in the amount of $3,557,979 to cover the cost of any unforeseen issues that may arise during the course of the contract.
Issue
ISSUE
On June 26, 2014, the Board approved adding a new transit station at 96th Street to the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor as the preferred alternative for the AMC project. The new Metro station is planned to connect with the future Automated People Mover (APM) system, to be built and operated by the Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA). The APM will provide direct service to and from the terminal area at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). At the same June 2014 meeting, the Board directed staff to procure a qualified architectural firm to design the new Metro station and provided some design guidelines to be coordinated with LAWA. Attachment B contains the June 2014 Board Motion.
In February 2015, Metro released Request for Proposals (RFP) PS11486 seeking architectural and engineering services to design the AMC Transit Station. Staff is requesting Board authorization to award the design contract for the AMC 96th Street Transit Station.
Background
BACKGROUND
In parallel with the procurement activiti...
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