Metro - File #: 2018-0531

• File #: 2018-0531
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 8/7/2018
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 10/18/2018
• Title: CONSIDER: A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to award Contract No. OP111922000 for the Crenshaw/LAX Rail Operations Center (ROC) Transit Passenger Information System (TPIS) to B&C Transit, Inc. for an amount of $719,950 for the Base Work; an amount of $378,774 for the Regional Connector Option 1; an amount of $378,774 for the Westside Purple Line Extension (WPLE) Segment-1 Option 2; an amount of $100,274 for the WPLE Segment-2 Option-3; and an amount of $100,274 for the WPLE Segment-3 Option-4, for a total firm fixed price contract amount of $1,678,046, subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest, if any; and B. APPROVING Contract Modification Authority in the amount of $500,000 and authorize the CEO to execute individual Contract Modifications within the Board approved Contract Modification Authority for potential change orders and cost increase associated with the contract extended period.
• Sponsors: Construction Committee
• Indexes: Budgeting, Contractors, Contracts, Crenshaw/Lax Transit Corridor (Project), Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project, Los Angeles International Airport, Metro Blue Line, Metro Crenshaw Line, Metro Exposition Line, Metro Gold Line, Metro Green Line, Metro Purple Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail K Line, Metro Rail L Line, Passenger information systems, Procurement, Project, Rail Operations Control Center, Rail transit, Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project, Safety, Transit centers, Transit Passenger Information System, Transit System, Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 1, Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 2
• Related files: 2018-0712

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 18, 2018


Subject
SUBJECT: RAIL OPERATIONS CENTER TRANSIT PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEM

Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to award Contract No. OP111922000 for the Crenshaw/LAX Rail Operations Center (ROC) Transit Passenger Information System (TPIS) to B&C Transit, Inc. for an amount of $719,950 for the Base Work; an amount of $378,774 for the Regional Connector Option 1; an amount of $378,774 for the Westside Purple Line Extension (WPLE) Segment-1 Option 2; an amount of $100,274 for the WPLE Segment-2 Option-3; and an amount of $100,274 for the WPLE Segment-3 Option-4, for a total firm fixed price contract amount of $1,678,046, subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest, if any; and

B. APPROVING Contract Modification Authority in the amount of $500,000 and authorize the CEO to execute individual Contract Modifications within the Board approved Contract Modification Authority for potential change orders and cost increase associated with the contract extended period.

Issue
ISSUE

The various public address and variable messaging systems introduced with the commissioning of past rail projects over the years are not consistent and are obsolete in terms of meeting the demands of Metro's expanding service network. One exception to this is the recent implementation of the Nucleus system implemented with Expo Phase II and Foothill Extension over two years ago that has proven quite successful coupled with its capacity for expansion and upgrade.

Approval of this action will expand on the current Nucleus system to provide public address and variable message sign capabilities for the new stations of Crenshaw\LAX, Regional Connector and WPLE Sections 1, 2 and 3 Projects.



BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND

The Measure R projects including Crenshaw/LAX, Regional Connector and WPLE Sections 1, 2 and 3 Projects requires expansi...