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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 19, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: ABOVE GROUND FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS & REPAIRS
Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:
A. AWARD an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract No. OP133873(2)000 to Craft Construction & Development, Inc., for Above Ground Facilities Improvement & Repairs, in the Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $116,613,949.83 for the five-year base period and $16,880,142.79 for the first one-year option, $16,690,870.59 for the second one-year option, and $16,874,837.00 for the third one-year option, for a combined NTE amount of $167,059,800.21, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any; and
B. EXECUTE individual contract modifications within the Board-approved contract modification authority.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro's Infrastructure Maintenance & Engineering Department is responsible for a wide variety of modernization and reengineering projects for Bus and Rail facilities. Metro has an immediate need to advance various enhancements across its transit system that are essential to meeting life-cycle requirements, system reliability, and improving customer experience. The broad and complex scope of these initiatives represents one-time, non-recurring projects that specialized contractors can perform to support Metro's near-term goals.
Award of this contract will enhance Metro's construction capacity, enable Metro to maintain system continuity and minimize service disruptions, thus ensuring the reliable delivery of transit services to Metro's riders and support the agency's objective of showcasing transit excellence.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro's Vertical Transportation (VT) Modernization Program was established in FY2020 to address elevators and escalators that are nearing the end of their useful life and require upgrades to minimize equipment downtime and impacts t...
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