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SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
AUGUST 18, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: FIRE-LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS TESTING AND CERTIFICATION SERVICES
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a firm fixed unit rate Contract No. OP5766200 for Fire-Life Safety Systems Testing and Certification to Link-Nilsen Corp, in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,388,558 for the three-year base period, $478,347 for the first option year, and $486,474 for the second option year, for a combined total of $2,353,379, effective September 1, 2016.
Issue
ISSUE
The existing Fire-Life Safety contract expires October 31, 2016. To continue providing on-time fire-life safety testing and certification services and ensure compliance with LAFD Reg. 4 requirements, a new contract award is required effective September 1, 2016.
Under this new contract, the mandated Fire-Life Safety Systems testing and certification services will continue to be performed throughout Metro bus and rail facilities in accordance with the Los Angeles Fire Department Regulation 4 (LAFD Reg. 4) testing requirements.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Under the existing contract, the scope of work was significantly expanded to include additional locations testing and certification services. In October 2013, Metro bus divisions' elevator and emergency generator Reg. 4 testing services were added to this contract. Furthermore, in April 2014, ninety-nine (99) rail facilities Reg. 4 equipment testing, repair and certification services were added to this contract. This included all the rail lines water-based fire protection system along with the elevator and emergency power systems. These services were added to this contract due to the limited resources of Reg. 4 certified testers among Metro personnel and to ensure compliance with the LAFD Reg. 4 fire/life safety testing requirements.
The existing contract expires October 31, 2016. However...
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