Metro - File #: 2025-1097

• File #: 2025-1097
• Type: Project
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 12/30/2025
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 2/18/2026
• Final action: 2/26/2026
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. AMEND the Preconstruction Budget for the Link Union Station Phase A Project (Project) by $210.06 million, from $297.82 million to $507.88 million, to fund early work, third party agreements, real estate acquisitions, and related support costs; and B. NEGOTIATE and EXECUTE all project-related agreements and modifications to existing contracts within the authorized Preconstruction Budget.
• Sponsors: Construction Committee
• Indexes: Agreements, Amtrak, Bridge construction, Budget, Budgeting, California Environmental Quality Act, California High Speed Rail, California High Speed Rail Authority, California State Transportation Agency, California Transportation Commission, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Contractors, Contracts, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Funding plan, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, High speed rail, Joint Powers Agreement, Link Union Station, Los Angeles To San Diego To San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles Union Station, Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metrolink, Mitigation, Motion / Motion Response, National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969, Plan, Procurement, Project, Project delivery, Proposition 1a, Rail transit, Railroad commuter service, Record Of Decision, San Fernando Valley subregion, Soundwall, South Bay Cities subregion, State Transportation Improvement Program, Strategic planning, Vernon, Westside Cities subregion

Date	Action By	Action	Result
2/26/2026	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 18, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: LINK UNION STATION PROJECT PRECONSTRUCTION BUDGET

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. AMEND the Preconstruction Budget for the Link Union Station Phase A Project (Project) by $210.06 million, from $297.82 million to $507.88 million, to fund early work, third party agreements, real estate acquisitions, and related support costs; and

B. NEGOTIATE and EXECUTE all project-related agreements and modifications to existing contracts within the authorized Preconstruction Budget.

Issue
ISSUE

Staff is seeking to begin early work construction with the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC), the next phase of CM/GC project delivery. This board action will increase the Preconstruction Budget using available funding so the CM/GC contractor can begin construction of early works project components.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Project is being delivered using the CM/GC delivery method, previously approved by the Board on December 5, 2019. The Board awarded a CM/GC contract to Flatiron West, Inc. (Flatiron) on April 24, 2025. Concurrent to staff confirming the contract, Flatiron informed Metro they had recently converted from a corporation to a Limited Liability Corporation, and therefore, the executed CM/GC contract is with Flatiron Dragados West, LLC. A Notice to Proceed (NTP) to commence Phase 1 Preconstruction Services was issued on July 1, 2025.

The Project will transform how commuter and intercity rail operates in Southern California with new run-through capability at Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) by providing one-seat rides for Northbound and Southbound run-through service, doubling the capacity of daily train movements, reducing dwell times by as much as 20 minutes, and accommodating future high-speed rail.

The Project includes a run-through structure from the stub end of Uni...