Metro - File #: 2024-0473

• File #: 2024-0473
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 7/5/2024
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 9/18/2024
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute Modification No. 14 to Contract No. AE49337000 with Arcadis, A California Partnership (formerly IBI Group) in the amount of $3,158,761 for the optional task for preliminary engineering and to advance the design of curb extensions (bus bulbs) or boarding islands as part of the North San Fernando Valley (NSFV) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor Project, increasing the contract value from $5,683,973 to $8,842,734, and extend the period of performance from October 31, 2024 through December 31, 2026.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Accessibility, Budgeting, Bus rapid transit, California Environmental Quality Act, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Contracts, Curbs, Measure M, Metro Busway G Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, Outreach, Partnerships, Pedestrian safety, Pedestrians, Procurement, Project, Safety, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, South Bay Cities subregion, Transit buses, Transit traffic, Travel time, Westside Cities subregion
• Related files: 2018-0130

Meeting_Body
REVISED
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Subject
SUBJECT: NORTH SAN FERNANDO VALLEY TRANSIT CORRIDOR

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute Modification No. 14 to Contract No. AE49337000 with Arcadis, A California Partnership (formerly IBI Group) in the amount of $3,158,761 for the optional task for preliminary engineering and to advance the design of curb extensions (bus bulbs) or boarding islands as part of the North San Fernando Valley (NSFV) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor Project, increasing the contract value from $5,683,973 to $8,842,734, and extend the period of performance from October 31, 2024 through December 31, 2026.

Issue
ISSUE

The North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project continues with the design and implementation of several Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) elements to improve existing transit lines in the San Fernando Valley. However, Board action is required for the existing contract's optional task for Preliminary Engineering (PE), design services, and to meet the Measure M schedule. Given the objective of Measure M to improve transportation, transit service, and ease traffic congestion in the region, the timely use of funds is Metro's fiscal responsibility to ensure that Measure M sales tax revenues are spent as quickly as possible according to the requirements of the Measure M Ordinance to realize the benefits of the Measure M Expenditure Plan promised to the people of Los Angeles County. Exercising the current contract's optional PE task will enable the existing contractor to begin the design process.

Background
BACKGROUND

In May 2018, the Board awarded Contract No. AE49337000 to IBI Group to complete the Planning/Environmental Study for the NSFV BRT Corridor. This contract developed the NSFV BRT project from concept through alternative analysis and environmental clearance following the California Enviro...