Metro - File #: 2024-0537

• File #: 2024-0537
• Type: Project
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 8/13/2024
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 10/23/2024
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to negotiate and execute: A. Modification No. 4 to Contract No. AE64930000 for a Not-to-Exceed (NTE) amount of $2,300,000 with Connect Los Angeles Partners, Joint Venture (WSP USA Inc. and AECOM Technical Services, Inc.) to prepare additional technical environmental analysis and conceptual engineering to respond to public comments received on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the K Line Northern Extension Project and support future community engagement efforts increasing the contract value from $50,367,851 to a NTE $52,667,851; and B. Modification No. 3 to Task Order No. PS44432008-030 for an NTE amount of $550,000 with Lee Andrews Group (LAG) to prepare additional community engagement as part of the environmental review process, increasing the task order value from $903,223 to NTE $1,453,223 and extend the period of performance from June 30, 2025 through December 31, 2025.
• Sponsors: Program Management (Department), Maria Luk
• Indexes: Activity centers, Alignment, Budgeting, California Environmental Quality Act, Construction, Crenshaw Northern Extension, Division 16, Draft EIS/EIR was published, Environmental Impact Report, Hawthorne, Hollywood, Hollywood/Highland Station, Measure M, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail K Line, Project, Project delivery, Ridership, West Hollywood, Westside Cities subregion, Westside/Central Service Sector

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 23, 2024

Subject
SUBJECT: K LINE NORTHERN EXTENSION PROJECT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to negotiate and execute:

A. Modification No. 4 to Contract No. AE64930000 for a Not-to-Exceed (NTE) amount of $2,300,000 with Connect Los Angeles Partners, Joint Venture (WSP USA Inc. and AECOM Technical Services, Inc.) to prepare additional technical environmental analysis and conceptual engineering to respond to public comments received on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the K Line Northern Extension Project and support future community engagement efforts increasing the contract value from $50,367,851 to a NTE $52,667,851; and

B. Modification No. 3 to Task Order No. PS44432008-030 for an NTE amount of $550,000 with Lee Andrews Group (LAG) to prepare additional community engagement as part of the environmental review process, increasing the task order value from $903,223 to NTE $1,453,223 and extend the period of performance from June 30, 2025 through December 31, 2025.

Issue
ISSUE

The execution of Modification No. 4 to Contract No. AE64930000 with Connect Los Angeles Partners, Joint Venture and Modification No. 3 to Task Order No. PS44432008-030 with LAG are needed to perform additional research and studies in response to public comments, questions, and concerns regarding the alignments studied in the K Line Northern Extension (KNE) Draft EIR and additional engagement to share findings with the community and gather input.

Background
BACKGROUND

Project History
Various planning studies of the Crenshaw corridor from Wilshire Blvd. to the South Bay have been completed between 1992 and 2009. A northern extension of the now operational K (formerly called the Crenshaw/LAX) Line has been studied since the 2009 Crenshaw Transit Corridor Draft environmental study. Since 2018, Metro has led multiple plannin...