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CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JUNE 21, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL ENGINEERING SUPPORT (SES)
SERVICES FOR BUS AND RAIL FACILITIES
Action
ACTION: AWARD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to award a cost plus fixed fee Contract No. AE45752 to HDR | Maintenance Design Group (MDG), for Supplemental Engineering Support (SES) services for Bus and Rail Facilities for an amount not-to-exceed $9,000,000 for the three-year base period, plus two one-year options in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 per option, for a Total Contract Value not to exceed $15,000,000, subject to resolution of protest(s), and;
B. APPROVING Contract Modification Authority specific to Contract No. AE45752 for 10% of the not-to-exceed award value.
Issue
ISSUE
Supplemental Engineering Support (SES) services are needed to assist the Program Management Department with the delivery of Metro's Capital Program for projects related to bus and rail facilities. These services will supplement Metro staff and provide technical resources and expertise to support the delivery of capital projects. The passing of Measure M has increased the workload of the Capital Projects group. SES services will provide Metro the flexibility to adjust its resources to implement and deliver necessary projects safely, on time, and within budget. In addition, the existing Facilities SES services Contract expires on June 30, 2018.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The Capital Projects Department within Program Management is responsible for the delivery of the projects in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) with many of those projects supporting State of Good Repair (SOGR). With the recently approved Measure M program added to the already existing Measure R program, Metro is currently undertaking the largest transportation construction program in the nation, but it has also created an unprecedented challenge to project delivery. ...
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