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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JULY 17, 2019
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JULY 18, 2019
Subject
SUBJECT: SEPULVEDA TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACTING DELIVERY APPROACH
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. FINDING that use of a Pre-Development Agreement (PDA) approach pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130242 will achieve certain private sector efficiencies in the integration of the planning, design, and construction of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project (Project); and
(REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE BOARD)
B. APPROVING the solicitation of PDA contract(s) with up to two responsible proposer(s), pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130242(e), with the proposer(s) chosen by utilizing a competitive process that employs objective selection criteria (in addition to price).
Issue
ISSUE
Metro is authorized to enter into a PDA pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130242(a) and Section 130242(e). Benefits of the PDA process include the optimization of project performance, risk, constructability, affordability, and delivery schedule through early design solutions, innovation, and private sector rigor and resources.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro is planning for the construction of the Sepulveda Transit Corridor, a fixed-guideway transit service running between the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), through the Westside of Los Angeles. Metro is currently conducting a Transit Feasibility Study (TFS)-the Alternatives Analysis phase of the planning process. This TFS will identify and evaluate a range of high-capacity fixed guideway transit alternatives for the Project such as, evaluating various transit modes, alignments generally following the I-405 corridor, and potential station locations. The alignments include potential connections to existing and planned Metro bus and rail lines, the LOSSAN corridor regional rail services, and several major activity centers...
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