Metro - File #: 2025-0471

• File #: 2025-0471
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 5/21/2025
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 11/20/2025
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a firm-fixed price contract, Contract No. DR124275(2)000 to Martinez Engineering, LLC for the Metro E Line Underground Tunnel Radio System Replacement in the amount of $2,494,602, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Budget, Budgeting, Capital Improvement Program, Capital Project, Capital Project Funds, Contracts, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, Maintenance, Maintenance of way, Maintenance practices, Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension, Metro Rail E Line, Operations and Maintenance, Procurement, Radio, Radio equipment, Radio frequency, Replace And Upgrade Radio System To Digital System (Project), Revenue Service, Safety, State Of Good Repair, Strategic planning, Tunnel lining

Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 20, 2025

Subject
SUBJECT: METRO E LINE UNDERGROUND TUNNEL RADIO SYSTEM REPLACEMENT

Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a firm-fixed price contract, Contract No. DR124275(2)000 to Martinez Engineering, LLC for the Metro E Line Underground Tunnel Radio System Replacement in the amount of $2,494,602, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any.

Issue
ISSUE

The existing Metro E Line underground tunnel radio communications system equipment is nearing the end of its useful life and requires replacement. While still operational, the aging equipment provides critical radio communications for Metro Rail Operations, Rail Maintenance, the Metro Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The current system requires frequent maintenance to remain operational, and spare parts are challenging to find because they are no longer being manufactured.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Eastside Extension of the Metro E Line (formerly the Metro Gold Line Eastside Extension) opened for revenue service in 2009, running from Union Station to East Los Angeles. During construction, the radio communications system was installed to support critical radio operations in the underground tunnel segment. The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) ceased business and discontinued the production of spare parts and technical support services for the radio system. Metro's Communication Systems Maintenance Department has been able to maintain the equipment and keep it operational. However, ongoing maintenance has become increasingly difficult due to the obsolescence of parts and equipment, making this approach unsustainable for long-term reliability.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

Under the contr...