Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 20, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: LONG BEACH TO EAST LOS ANGELES (LB-ELA) TASK FORCE
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Contract Ratification and Modification No. 34 to Contract No. PS4340-1939 with URS Corporation (an AECOM Entity) to fund the additional LB-ELA Task Force (formerly I-710 Task Force) outreach efforts and technical responses in the not-to-exceed amount of $477,612, increasing the total contract value from $68,782,355 to $69,259,967 and extending the period of performance six months to end on September 30, 2024.
Issue
ISSUE
The Long Beach-East Los Angeles Corridor Draft Mobility Investment Plan (LB-ELA CMIP) was publicly released and open for public comment between February 1, 2024, to March 1, 2024. The public review and input period was extended 30 days to provide additional comments and responses to be incorporated into the final plan. The Contract Ratification and Modification is needed to provide additional funding in the amount of $477,612 for this additional outreach and technical support for the LB-ELA CMIP. Due to the sensitivity to respond to public requests for an extension of the public review period, the Contract Modification was not executed prior to the approval of the 30-day extension and exceeds the contract modification authority.
The Vendor/Contract Management Department and the Countywide Planning and Development Department have pursued corrective action on this contract to ensure such incidents do not occur in the future.
Background
BACKGROUND
In May 2021, Metro and Caltrans commissioned the LB-ELA Task Force (Task Force) to suspend all work related to the I-710 South Corridor Project Environmental Impact Report/Environment Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) due to environmental implications. Since November 2021, Metro's goal for the Task Force has been to work with impacted communities ...
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