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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 14, 2015
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 15, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: I-5 SOUTH CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS
ACTION: APPROVE PROGRAMMING RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (3-0) authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to:
A. APPROVE programming $50.111 million in supplemental funding for the I-5 Carmenita Road Interchange project, consistent with the attached Unified Cost Management Process and Policy for Measure R Projects analysis in Attachment A, and an increase in project funding from $369.770 million to $419.881 million; and
B. ENTER into a Local Advance Construction (AC) agreement (Attachment B) with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the use of up to $97 million in local funds to finance the construction of the I-5 South Segment 2 project until such time that federal funds already programmed to the project become available.
Issue
ISSUE
A. I-5 South/Carmenita Road Interchange Cost Increase
In a letter dated August 21, 2015, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) requested that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Authority (LACMTA) program $50.111 million in supplemental funding for the I-5 South/Carmenita Road Interchange project. The request for supplemental funding is attributed to the following:
The Carmenita Road Interchange project was originally programmed for $379,730,000 per Funding Agreement Number MOU.P0006376A-02. However, due to the awarded bid being lower than the Engineering Estimate, construction capital funds were reduced by $9,960,000 at the time of award to reflect the bid amount. The current budget for the project is $ 369,770,000.
The project is in construction, and is 68 percent complete. The anticipated cost at completion for the project is $ 419,881,000 based on a Caltrans cost estimate dated in September 2015. Please see Attachments C and D, the letters...
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