Metro - File #: 2025-0583

• File #: 2025-0583
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 7/14/2025
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 9/17/2025
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. ENTER into an Interagency Agreement with California Highway Patrol (CHP) for Construction Zone Enhancement Program (COZEEP) task order services, in an amount Not-to-Exceed $16,350,000; and B. AUTHORIZE the CEO to negotiate and approve Contract Modifications, within and up to the authorized Life-of-Project budget for all projects under the COZEEP agreement.
• Indexes: Budgeting, Construction, Construction management, Construction safety, Construction Zone Enhanced Enforcement Program, Contracts, Express lanes, Highway planning, Highway safety, I-105, I-5, I-5 North County Capacity Enhancements, Intersections, Metro Equity Platform, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Multi County Goods Movement Action Plan, Multimodal, Procurement, Program, Project, Project delivery, Project management, Safety, Southern California Highways, State highways, Traffic congestion, Traffic flow, Traffic safety, Vehicle miles of travel, Zoning

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 17, 2025

Subject
SUBJECT: CONSTRUCTION ZONE ENHANCED ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM (COZEEP) SERVICES

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION


Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. ENTER into an Interagency Agreement with California Highway Patrol (CHP) for Construction Zone Enhancement Program (COZEEP) task order services, in an amount Not-to-Exceed $16,350,000; and

B. AUTHORIZE the CEO to negotiate and approve Contract Modifications, within and up to the authorized Life-of-Project budget for all projects under the COZEEP agreement.

Issue
ISSUE

The Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) requires as-needed services to manage and direct highway traffic from California Highway Patrol (CHP) to assist in ensuring the safety of public traffic on State Highway Construction Projects throughout Los Angeles County.

With construction activities taking place near or within active highways and roadways, ensuring the safety of workers, motorists, and surrounding communities remains a top priority. One key safety measure employed is the use of supplemental CHP units through the COZEEP, which supports the enforcement of speed restrictions and allows for faster incident response in designated work zones.

Background
BACKGROUND

Measure M and Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), passed in 2016 and 2017, respectively, were designed to improve transportation infrastructure, and infrastructure safety, which funded highway projects throughout Los Angeles County. As a result, Metro's Highway Program projects were provided with the necessary funding to proceed with construction. In addition to performing environmental clearance and design plans/ specifications functions, Metro is also undertaking the procurement and administration of the construction phase for some of these projects.

Contracting with CHP for traffic management support is a Caltrans requirement for all Metro-led highway c...