Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JUNE 20, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: REGIONAL RAIL PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ON-CALL SERVICES BENCH
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute Modification No. 3 to the Regional Rail Planning and Environmental On-Call Services Contract Nos. AE56752000 through AE56752005 to exercise the first one-year option term in the amount of $2 million, increasing the not-to-exceed (NTE) cumulative contract amount from $25 million to $27 million and extending the period of performance from August 14, 2024, to August 13, 2025.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro's Regional Rail Planning and Environmental On-Call Services (PEOCS) contracts expire on August 13, 2024. Staff requests Board approval of the one-year option term to the PEOCS bench contracts to cover future on-call task orders, including those to be issued during the Summer and Fall of 2024, as detailed further in this report. These task orders are in support of the Multimodal Integrated Planning (MIP) division, which includes Regional Rail Planning, under the Countywide Planning and Development department.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro's Regional Rail Planning unit, under the Countywide Planning and Development department, is responsible for conceptual planning through environmental clearance for Class 1 regional rail projects related to external railroad operators, such as Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink), Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor (LOSSAN/Amtrak), California High-Speed Rail Authority, Brightline West, High Desert Corridor, BNSF Railway, and Union Pacific Railroad. Metro owns 150 miles of Class 1 railroad right-of-way in Los Angeles County, plus Los Angeles Union Station. Regional Rail planning serves as the building block for the commuter, intercity, freight, and future high-speed rail service expansion within Los Angeles County, using task orders...
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