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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: I-10 EXPRESSLANES EXTENSION PROJECT APPROVAL/ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT, CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, AND ADVANCED DESIGN CONTRACT AWARD
Action:
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT AND EXECUTE AGREEMENT
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:
A. AWARD a 33-month, firm fixed price Contract No. AE65145000 to Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. in the amount of $23,904,353 for Architectural and Engineering services to produce the I-10 ExpressLanes Project Report, engineering studies, select environmental studies, the Concept of Operations report and advanced design development, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any;
B. EXECUTE a Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to prepare the I-10 ExpressLanes Extension Environmental Document in an amount not to exceed $4,600,000.
Issue
ISSUE
The Metro Board previously directed the Congestion Reduction department to initiate planning studies for the conversion of High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes into High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes for those projects within Tier 1 of the ExpressLanes Strategic Plan, adopted in January 2017. The Interstate 10 ExpressLanes Extension (I-10 ExpressLanes Extension) between I-605 and the Los Angeles/San Bernardino County Line is among the Tier 1 projects slated for near term implementation.
The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) is currently under construction with their I-10 Express Lanes project, which includes two tolled express lanes in each direction between the Los Angeles/San Bernardino County Line and I-15. The two tolled express lanes transition to a single tolled express lane as it approaches the county line. Once completed as currently anticipated in Spring 2023, there will be a gap along I-10 between Metro's and SBCTA's Express Lanes facilities. This Project Approval/Environmental Doc...
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