Metro - File #: 2017-0137

• File #: 2017-0137
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/1/2017
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 5/18/2017
• Final action: 5/25/2017
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute a final Modification to Contract C1013R, with Skanska USA Civil West California District Inc., for the design and construction of the west entrance at the North Hollywood Station on the Metro Red Line, in the amount $1,261,770, adjusting the total current contract price from $15,743,901.61 to $17,005,671.61 within the life of project budget.
• Sponsors: Construction Committee
• Indexes: Budget, Budgeting, Construction, Contractors, Contracts, Design build, Metro Busway G Line, Metro Orange Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Red Line, Mol To Mrl Nth Hollywood (Project), North Hollywood, North Hollywood Station, Procurement, Project, Safety

Date	Action By	Action	Result
5/25/2017	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
5/18/2017	Construction Committee
4/27/2017	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
MAY 18, 2017


Subject/Action
SUBJECT: METRO RED LINE (MRL) METRO ORANGE LINE (MOL) NORTH HOLLYWOOD STATION WEST ENTRANCE

ACTION: AUTHORIZATION FOR CONTRACT MODIFICATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute a final Modification to Contract C1013R, with Skanska USA Civil West California District Inc., for the design and construction of the west entrance at the North Hollywood Station on the Metro Red Line, in the amount $1,261,770, adjusting the total current contract price from $15,743,901.61 to $17,005,671.61 within the life of project budget.

Issue
ISSUE

This action is necessary to execute a final Contract Modification with Skanska USA. This final Modification represents staff's efforts through negotiations to settle various unforeseen field conditions and construction changes encountered on the project that impacted both scope and schedule. This Contract Modification is required to close-out the Contract, and does not affect the Life of Project (LOP) budget. Through aggressive management and partnership with the contractor, staff delivered this project on-time and under the LOP budget.

Discussion
DISCUSSION


Findings

Metro issued the Notice to Proceed (NTP) for Design-Build (DB) Contract No. C1013R for the Metro Red Line - Metro Orange Line North Hollywood West Entrance on February 11, 2014. The west entrance was opened to public on August 15, 2016.
During the course of construction, the Contractor requested numerous design and construction changes. Significant changes included design provisions and inclusion of a knock out panel for future escalator expansion, additional communications or SCADA system design and construction required to improve the safety functions of the existing North Hollywood system, increase in scope for procurement and installation of Metro Furnished Equipment, differing site conditions encountered during excavation, and time ex...