Metro - File #: 2018-0512

• File #: 2018-0512
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 8/1/2018
• In control: Ad Hoc Congestion, Highway and Roads Committee
• On agenda: 11/14/2018
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute a 24-month, firm fixed price Contract No. AE53204000 with ADVANTEC Consulting Engineers in the amount of $1,999,895 for Architectural and Engineering (A&E) services for the preparation of Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA&ED) and Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) for SR-60/7th Avenue Interchange Improvements Project, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
• Sponsors: Ad Hoc Congestion, Highway and Roads Committee
• Indexes: "Hot Spots" Program, Budgeting, California Environmental Quality Act, Construction, Contracts, I-10, I-405, I-605, Interchanges, Measure M, Measure R, Procurement, Professional Services, Project, Project Status Report, Safety, San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments, Southern California Highways, SR-60, Sr-60/7Th Ave Interchange Improvements Projects (Project), SR-91, Strategic planning
• Related files: 2018-0784

Meeting_Body
AD HOC CONGESTION, HIGHWAY AND ROADS COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Subject
SUBJECT: PROJECT APPROVAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT (PA&ED) AND PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES (PS&E) FOR
SR-60/7th AVENUE INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT

Action
ACTION: AWARD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute a 24-month, firm fixed price Contract No. AE53204000 with ADVANTEC Consulting Engineers in the amount of $1,999,895 for Architectural and Engineering (A&E) services for the preparation of Project Approval and Environmental Document (PA&ED) and Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) for SR-60/7th Avenue Interchange Improvements Project, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.

Issue
ISSUE

Metro, in collaboration with Caltrans District 7, the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG), and the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG), is advancing the development and implementation of the SR-60/7th Avenue Interchange Improvements Project (the Project) to alleviate operational deficiencies and improve mobility and safety at this location, consistent with the goals and recommendations of the SR-91/I-605/I-405 Hot Spots Program.

Background
BACKGROUND

The SR-60 is a major east-west State highway that is used primarily for interregional travel and movement of goods. The SR-60/7th Avenue interchange experiences significant congestion and operational deficiencies that are forecast to increase and exacerbate existing traffic conditions without planned improvements.

The Project will reconfigure the SR-60/7th Avenue interchange on-and-off ramps to reduce congestion and improve freeway and local interchange operations and safety. This project has been identified as a subregional priority project by Metro, Caltrans, and the SGVCOG.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

The Metro Board designated $590 million in Measure R funds for the "Hot Spots" congestion relie...