Metro - File #: 2025-0335

• File #: 2025-0335
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 4/21/2025
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 6/18/2025
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute contract modifications for five Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) contracts in an aggregate amount of $29,812,000, thereby increasing the contract amounts from $65,587,148.98 to $95,399,148.98, and extending the current period of performance with individual amounts as follows: * Beat 9: Sonic Towing, Inc. Contract No. FS66316003-9, for $373,000 for up to 7 months, increasing the total contract amount from $4,141,753 to $4,514,753; * Beat 60: Freeway Towing, Inc. Contract No. FSP5768900B60, for $5,123,000 for up to 60 months, increasing the total contract amount from $8,263,700 to $13,386,700; * Beat 61: All City Tow Service, Contract No. FSP5769100B61, for $9,882,000 for up to 60 months, increasing the total contract amount from $8,380,122 to $18,262,122; * Region 1: Kenny's Auto Service. Contract No. FS58039000, for $8,869,000 for up to 8 months, increasing the total contract amount from $20,936,368.98 to $29,805,368.98; * Region...
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Bids, Budgeting, Construction Support, Contract administration, Contractors, Contracts, Freeway service patrols, Fuels, Hourly, I-605, Insurance, Maintenance, Maps, Metro Freeway Service Patrols, Mitigation, Procurement, Program, Purchasing, Rolling stock, Safety, Southern California Highways, Strategic planning, Tow trucks, Towing vehicles, Trucking, Zero Emissions

Meeting_Body

OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2025

Subject
SUBJECT: METRO FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute contract modifications for five Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) contracts in an aggregate amount of $29,812,000, thereby increasing the contract amounts from $65,587,148.98 to $95,399,148.98, and extending the current period of performance with individual amounts as follows:

* Beat 9: Sonic Towing, Inc. Contract No. FS66316003-9, for $373,000 for up to 7 months, increasing the total contract amount from $4,141,753 to $4,514,753;

* Beat 60: Freeway Towing, Inc. Contract No. FSP5768900B60, for $5,123,000 for up to 60 months, increasing the total contract amount from $8,263,700 to $13,386,700;

* Beat 61: All City Tow Service, Contract No. FSP5769100B61, for $9,882,000 for up to 60 months, increasing the total contract amount from $8,380,122 to $18,262,122;

* Region 1: Kenny's Auto Service. Contract No. FS58039000, for $8,869,000 for up to 8 months, increasing the total contract amount from $20,936,368.98 to $29,805,368.98;

* Region 2: Platinum Tow & Transport Contract No. FS58039001, for $5,565,000 for up to 8 months, increasing the total contract amount from $23,865,205 to $29,430,205.

Issue
ISSUE

Existing contracts for these Beats/Regions are expiring and require extensions to avoid a gap in service provision and to ensure sufficient funding is available. This modification will allow for the establishment of new contracts as funding expires and will allow multiple contracts to be developed as part of future procurements. FSP light-duty contracts are re-procured approximately every four years to replace aging vehicles, encourage competition by providing tow service contractors the opportunity to bid on new contracts, and allow new contracts to reset rates using current industry prices. ...