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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 19, 2017
Subject
SUBJECT: ALL-DOOR BOARDING EXPANSION STUDY
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. RECEIVING AND FILING staff update on the All-Door Boarding (ADB) Expansion Feasibility Study in response to a Motion 10 (February 2017) approved at the Regular Board Meeting;
B. APPROVING ADB expansion on the Metro Rapid Line 720 (Wilshire) and Metro Rapid Line 754 (Vermont);
C. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to execute Modification No. 148 to Contract No. OP02461010 with Cubic Transportation Systems, Inc. (Cubic) for the purchase of 405 Bus Mobile Validators and 480 Installation Kits in the amount of $961,323 and maintenance support services in the amount of $28,736 through June 30, 2019 for a total modification value of $990,059. This Modification would increase the total contract value from $259,959,813 to $260,949,872; and
D. ESTABLISHING a life-of-project budget of $1,128,003 for the purchase of Bus Mobile Validators, installation costs, and services under Capital Project no. 203040.
Issue
ISSUE
At the February 2017, Regular Board Meeting, the Board adopted Motion 10 (Attachment A) which directed staff to report back on the following items within 90-120 days:
A. Prepare a plan evaluating alternatives to implement ADB on the Vermont Av Metro Rapid Line 754; and
B. Prepare and report on a strategic plan to roll-out ADB to all lines which meet ADB criteria and include what other lines are heavily impacted.
This report responds to the Board directive outlined in the motion as adopted. Pursuant to completion of the feasibility study for ADB expansion, staff recommends that the Board approve expansion to two Metro Rapid Lines, and approve funding for the LOP expansion of ADB.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Background
February 2017, the Board directed staff to continue ADB indefinitely on the Metro Silver Line beyond the initial 6-month pilot period. At ...
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