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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 14, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: WILLOWBROOK/ROSA PARKS STATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SERVICES
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED (4-0):
A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to award and execute a 37-month Firm Fixed Price Contract No. AE354280011791, to RNL Interplan, Inc. in the amount of $3,835,439 for a base contract to develop advanced conceptual engineering design documents (60% design development drawings) for the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station Improvements Project (Project) and one of two optional tasks to advance the design to the construction document stage through either i) a Design/Build project delivery method in an amount not to exceed $800,000; or ii) a Design/Bid/Build project delivery method in an amount not to exceed $1,920,629 for a total not to exceed amount of $5,756,068;
B. AFFIRMING the Board's previous commitment to provide $16 million in local match funding in line with the funding requirements of the US Department of Transportation (DOT) Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery Act (TIGER) VI Discretionary Grant program;
C. APPROVING a Preliminary Project Funding Plan which includes additional funding up to $32.8 million to be sourced from state or local funds to cover any funding gaps.
D. APPROVING Contract Modification Authority specific to Contract No. AE354280011791 in the amount of $1,151,214 or 20% of the total contract value, to cover the costs of any unforeseen design issues that may arise during the course of the contract.
Issue
ISSUE
In February 2011, the Board approved the Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station Master Plan as a guiding document for the Station, and directed staff to return with a life-of-project estimate and a proposed funding and implementation plan to achieve the proposed improvements. Subseque...
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