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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: A650 HEAVY RAIL VEHICLE (HRV) REFURBISHMENT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to award a fixed price contract, Contract No. A650-2022 to Woojin IS America for the refurbishment of 74 heavy rail vehicles (HRVs), in the amount of $213,587,543 for 70 base HRVs ($201,221,103), and exercise one contract option for an additional 4 HRVs ($12,366,440), totaling 74 HRVs; subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s); and
B. APPROVING the Life of Project (LOP) budget of $264,662,611.20.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro's Rail Fleet Management Plan FY2023-FY2042 anticipates a need to refurbish the A650 Option vehicles to ensure the fleet is maintained in a State of Good Repair.
Background
BACKGROUND
The A650 Option Buy fleet consists of 74 HRVs originally manufactured by Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie. It has an average age of nearly 25 years with many obsolete components, requiring refurbishment to maintain State of Good Repair through the 2028 Olympics and beyond.
In September 2016, the Board authorized a contract for the midlife overhaul of 74 A650 Option Buy HRVs. In the Spring 2022 this contract was terminated for non-performance after work was initiated on 14 HRVs.
To comply with Metro's Rail Fleet Management Plan and to meet future service needs it is necessary to proceed with a new refurbishment program for the A650 Option Buy Fleet. However, of the 14 partially refurbished HRVs, 4 HRVs are in a significantly disassembled state, requiring additional inspection and inventory work and the risk of missing components, which may require additional lead time to order. Therefore, these 4 HRVs are included as a separate proposal option in order to allow for different pricing to account for the different scope of work required to complete refurbishment of these vehi...
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