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CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 18, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: VERMONT TRANSIT CORRIDOR BRT PROJECT- CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:
A. AWARD Contract No. PS135255000 to Griffith Company, for the Vermont Transit Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project (Project) Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) Phase 1, in the amount of $4,792,452 for Preconstruction Services, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any;
B. ESTABLISH a Preconstruction Budget for the Project in an amount of $198,460,000; and
C. NEGOTIATE and EXECUTE all project-related agreements and modifications within the authorized Preconstruction Budget.
Issue
ISSUE
Staff is seeking the Board's approval for two items in support of the Vermont Transit Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Project: (1) to award a CM/GC contract; and (2) to establish a Preconstruction Budget. The Preconstruction Budget is inclusive of this and all previously awarded contracts, expenses incurred to date, and anticipated additional preconstruction activities performed by the CM/GC and existing design and professional services contracts for the Project, all as summarized in the expenditure and funding plan for the Preconstruction Budget as shown in Attachment A.
Background
BACKGROUND
The Vermont Transit Corridor BRT is a voter-approved Measure M Project, which includes 13 station locations, each with two bus stops (one northbound and one southbound), for a total of 26 BRT stations, and 1 layover. Station improvements include platforms, canopies, lighting, signage, security systems, public art, and landscaping.
The Vermont corridor is the busiest bus transit corridor in Los Angeles County with approximately 38,000 weekday boardings connecting the Metro B/D Lines (Red/Purple), E Line (Expo) and C Line (Green), as well as various east-west bus lines, to many...
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