Meeting_Body
REVISED
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 16, 2017
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: WESTSIDE PURPLE LINE EXTENSION PROJECT - SECTION 1
ACTION: AUTHORIZE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA)
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the City of Beverly Hills ("City") to accommodate construction of the Wilshire/La Cienega Station and that requires Metro to (1) sell Parcel W-2307 located at 8421 Wilshire Boulevard to the City for the amount of $15,845,000; and (2) to purchase back a ten (10) year temporary construction easement for the amount of $2,345,000.
Issue
ISSUE
The Metro Board approved an MOA for the Westside Purple Line Extension Project - Section 1 ("the Project") for Advanced Utility Relocation work in the City in October 2014. As stated in that Board Report, Metro staff was to begin to draft and negotiate an agreement with the City for the Design/Build elements of the Project that are also located within the City. The attached MOA concludes the negotiations for the Design/Build elements of the Project. The MOA describes how Metro (and the C1045 Design/Build Contractor) will coordinate and cooperate in the construction of the Wilshire/La Cienega Station and related street restoration in the vicinity of the station.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Support of the design and construction of the Wilshire/La Cienega Station by various departments of the City is extremely critical to the Project being completed on schedule.
The MOA describes the roles, responsibilities and obligations of Metro and the City as it pertains to the construction of the Wilshire/La Cienega Station. The MOA specifies the procedures which Metro and the City will follow as it relates to such tasks as the permitting process, design reviews, coordination efforts, meeting attendance, inspections, traffic control, construction staging requirements, allowable work h...
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