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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR TRANSIT INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT MODIFICATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Contract Modification No. 7 to Contract No. PS46172000, with Gannett Fleming Transit & Rail Systems, for engineering support of transit infrastructure maintenance to increase the total contract not-to-exceed spending authority by $5,000,000 from $26,000,000 to $31,000,000.
Issue
ISSUE
Contract No. PS46172000 has been providing key engineering support that enables Metro to augment internal resources on an on-call basis in situations where Metro lacks the capacity or expertise necessary to perform the required task. Staff is currently working on the re-procurement for these services and anticipates issuing a competitive solicitation in the next couple of months. A contract modification is required to increase the funding portion of the remaining contract term to continue providing engineering support through April 26, 2023.
Background
BACKGROUND
In April 2018, the Board of Directors approved the award of Contract No. PS46172000 for Maintenance and Engineering Department support in a total not-to-exceed amount of $31,000,000 ($16,000,000 for the initial two-year base period, and $15,000,000 for the three, one-year options at $5,000,000 per year). In December 2019, the Board approved exercising the first option year to increase the contract value from $16,000,000 to $21,000,000 and extended the performance period from April 27, 2020, to April 26, 2021. In March 2021, the Board approved exercising the second option year to increase the contract value from $21,000,000 to $26,000,000 and extend the performance period from April 27, 2021, to April 26, 2022. In March 2022, the Board approved exercising the 3rd and final option year to only extend the performance period fro...
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