Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: THIRD PARTY ADMINISTRATION
ACTION: CITY OF LOS ANGELES FY16 ANNUAL WORK PLAN APPROVAL
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to execute annual expenditure budget plan for the FY16 Annual Work Plan for the City of Los Angeles.
Issue
ISSUE
During the design and construction phases of Metro projects, a significant amount of support is required from local jurisdictions via an annual work plan. The annual work plan shall serve as a commitment from the agency for the reimbursement of services by City of Los Angeles reviewing jurisdictions for an estimated amount of services. Without an annual work plan, the City of Los Angeles jurisdictions have no funding sources to support the projects.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The action contained herein provides funding for the City of Los Angeles participation in the project within the limit of the current approved FY16 budget for Third Party Review. (See Attachment A)
Metro staff efforts to proactively manage these costs will include the following:
A. Controlling the design review process through the early coordination of design efforts to define scope and establish/clarify standards and requirements.
B. Reviewing submittals for completeness.
C. Ensuring that third party requirements are identified and addressed prior to sending to the third party.
D. Reviewing timesheets with each third party organization on a monthly basis to ensure that hours charged are appropriate
E. Conducting executive and staff level partnering with third parties.
Determination_Of_Safety_Impact
DETERMINATION OF SAFETY IMPACT
The recommended action has no impact on safety.
Financial_Impact
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The funding, which may be obligated and spent under this one year work plan of $23,585,866 is included in the FY16 budget in each of the project budgets that will require serv...
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