Metro - File #: 2025-0007

• File #: 2025-0007
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 1/7/2025
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 2/19/2025
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. AWARD Contract No. PS119518000 to Flatiron-Herzog, a SGL Joint Venture, for the Southeast Gateway Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project (Project) Advanced Works Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) Phase 1 in the amount of $10,543,240 for Preconstruction Services, subject to the resolution of properly submitted protest(s), if any; B. ESTABLISH a Preconstruction Budget for the Project in an amount of $997,750,195; and C. NEGOTIATE and EXECUTE all project-related agreements and modifications within the authorized Preconstruction Budget.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Agreements, Board certification of Final EIS / EIR, Budget, Budgeting, Construction, Contractors, Contracts, Environmental impact statements, Federal Transit Administration, Full Funding Grant Agreement, Funding plan, Governance, Grant Aid, Groundbreaking date, Light rail transit, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Procurement, Professional Services, Program Management, Project, Record Of Decision
• Related files: 2025-0224

Date	Action By	Action	Result
2/27/2025	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Subject
SUBJECT: SOUTHEAST GATEWAY LINE PROJECT - ADVANCED WORKS CONSTRUCTION MANAGER/GENERAL CONTRACTOR PHASE 1

Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. AWARD Contract No. PS119518000 to Flatiron-Herzog, a SGL Joint Venture, for the Southeast Gateway Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) Project (Project) Advanced Works Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) Phase 1 in the amount of $10,543,240 for Preconstruction Services, subject to the resolution of properly submitted protest(s), if any;

B. ESTABLISH a Preconstruction Budget for the Project in an amount of $997,750,195; and

C. NEGOTIATE and EXECUTE all project-related agreements and modifications within the authorized Preconstruction Budget.

Issue
ISSUE

Staff is seeking the Board's approval for three items: (1) award the Advanced Works CM/GC contract; (2) establish a Preconstruction Budget for the Project; and (3) negotiate and execute all project-related agreements and modifications within the authorized Preconstruction Budget. The Preconstruction Budget is inclusive of the CM/GC contract and all previously awarded contracts, incurred expenses to date, anticipated additional preconstruction activities performed by the CM/GC, and existing architectural and engineering (A&E) and professional services contracts for the Project, Right-of-Way (ROW) acquisitions, and unallocated contingency, all as summarized in the expenditure and funding plan for the Preconstruction Budget as shown in Attachment A.

Background
BACKGROUND

In April 2024, the Board certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Project, a 14.5-mile LRT line with nine stations from a northern terminus at the Slauson/A Line Station located in the City of Los Angeles/Florence-Firestone unincorporated area of LA County to a southern terminus at the Pioneer Station located in the City of Artesia...