Metro - File #: 2026-0501

• File #: 2026-0501
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 7/6/2026
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 7/16/2026
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to: A. EXECUTE Modification No. 24 to Contract No. PS272680011357 with Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. (BTS) to exercise up to six, one-month options, each separately as needed from December 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027, to continue Metro Bike Share (MBS) program services in the Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $6,505,955, increasing the total contract value from $137,661,378 to $144,167,333; and B. EXECUTE individual contract modifications for Contract No. PS272680011357 within the Board-approved contract modification authority.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Bikeshare Program Operating And Maintenance (Project), Budgeting, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Contracts, Metro Bike Share, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Motion / Motion Response, Partnerships, Procurement, Program, Safety, San Fernando Valley subregion, Shared mobility, South Bay Cities subregion, Strategic planning, Vehicle sharing, Westside Cities subregion

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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JULY 16, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: METRO BIKE SHARE CONTRACT MODIFICATION

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to:

A. EXECUTE Modification No. 24 to Contract No. PS272680011357 with Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. (BTS) to exercise up to six, one-month options, each separately as needed from December 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027, to continue Metro Bike Share (MBS) program services in the Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $6,505,955, increasing the total contract value from $137,661,378 to $144,167,333; and

B. EXECUTE individual contract modifications for Contract No. PS272680011357 within the Board-approved contract modification authority.

Issue
ISSUE

The Board approved Motion Item No. 41 by Directors Krekorian, Garcetti, Kuehl and Sandoval at its December 2021 meeting (Attachment A). Directive C of the motion requires that staff ensure uninterrupted bike-share service as the next iteration of the MBS program is determined and implemented. The current MBS contract with BTS expires on November 30, 2026, and this extension is needed to ensure uninterrupted service while the procurement is underway.

Background
BACKGROUND

MBS launched in July 2016 in partnership with the City of Los Angeles. It serves Los Angeles County residents with 225 stations located in Downtown Los Angeles, Central Los Angeles, Hollywood, Westside, and North Hollywood. In 2025, over 430,000 trips were taken, representing 1.5 million miles traveled, and 1.5 million pounds of CO2 averted.

The program continues to provide service to the Los Angeles community. Of the trips taken in 2025, more than 145,000 trips (33%) were taken by users with reduced-fare 30-Day and 365-Day passes. Reduced fare passes are offered to low-income individuals through EBT verification, and Metro's Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) program. They are also offered to seniors (62 y...