Metro - File #: 2022-0565

• File #: 2022-0565
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 8/18/2022
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 10/20/2022
• Final action: 10/20/2022
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE status report in response to Board directed actions leading to the establishment of the Early Intervention Team (EIT).
• Sponsors: Construction Committee
• Indexes: Annual Program Evaluation, Budgeting, Capital Project, Construction, Construction engineering, Contracts, Informational Report, Jacquelyn Dupont-Walker, Measure M, Mitigation, Process control, Program Management, Project, Project delivery, Strategic planning, Tim Sandoval

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/20/2022	Construction Committee

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 20, 2022

Subject
SUBJECT: ANNUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION FOLLOW UP - EARLY INTERVENTION TEAM PROGRAM ADVANCEMENT

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE status report in response to Board directed actions leading to the establishment of the Early Intervention Team (EIT).

Issue
ISSUE

In June 2022, Staff responded to Board requests related to the April 2022 Annual Program Evaluation (APE) presentation. In response to the June presentation, as shown below, Director Sandoval directed the CEO to develop an Early Intervention Project Team.

SANDOVAL AMENDMENT: Direct the CEO to develop an Early Intervention Project Team comprised of Metro's finest and the best staff from planning, program management, operations, government relations, OMB, and vendor/contract management to create a list of a comprehensive checklist criteria on successful project delivery addressing such as (1) funding strategy (either it is local or federal project), (2) project delivery method and why the project is being recommended for such delivery method for all Measure M Expenditure Plan Projects.

Implementation of this directive has been advanced with recognition of other related Board requested actions, including requests from Director Dupont-Walker to incorporate specific measures to ensure project scope growth is being managed and controlled during all phase of project delivery, as well as other requests related to future cost control efforts and reporting.

This October report provides a status update on the EIT initiative.

Background
BACKGROUND

Los Angeles Metro is delivering the largest transportation infrastructure program in the country. The program is experiencing construction market pressures for labor and materials and the highest inflationary pressures in over forty years. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these issues, creating extreme volatility and implications regarding Metro...