Metro - File #: 2022-0836

• File #: 2022-0836
• Type: Contract
• Status: Consent Calendar
• File created: 12/5/2022
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 1/26/2023
• Title: AUTHORIZE: A. an increase in the contract modification authority (CMA) for Contract AE58083E0129 with Gannet Fleming, Inc, in the not-to-exceed amount of $25,985,967, thus increasing the current not-to-exceed CMA amount from $12,394,970 to a new CMA amount not-to-exceed $38,380,937, thereby increasing the contract value to $111,863,617 should all modifications be executed; and B. the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute any contract modifications within and up to the authorized total CMA amount.
• Indexes: Alignment, Board certification of Final EIS / EIR, Budgeting, Construction, Construction Support, Contractors, Contracts, East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project, Environmental Impact Report, Light rail transit, Maintenance facilities, Measure M, Measure R, Metro Busway G Line, Metrolink, Procurement, Professional Services, Progressive Design/Build, Project, Project management, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, Strategic planning, Van Nuys

Date	Action By	Action	Result
1/26/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
1/19/2023	Construction Committee

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JANUARY 19, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT - INCREASE TO GANNETT FLEMING, INC., CONTRACT MODIFICATION AUTHORITY

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE:

A. an increase in the contract modification authority (CMA) for Contract AE58083E0129 with Gannet Fleming, Inc, in the not-to-exceed amount of $25,985,967, thus increasing the current not-to-exceed CMA amount from $12,394,970 to a new CMA amount not-to-exceed $38,380,937, thereby increasing the contract value to $111,863,617 should all modifications be executed; and

B. the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute any contract modifications within and up to the authorized total CMA amount.

Background
BACKGROUND

The East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Corridor project (Project) is a light rail system that is street running in the middle of Van Nuys Boulevard and will extend north from the G-Line Van Nuys station to the Metrolink Sylmar/San Fernando station, a total of 9.2 miles with 14 at-grade stations. The Metro Board certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) on December 3, 2020. The Project achieved a Record of Decision on January 29, 2021. The Project has mostly completed the preliminary engineering design phase, with street improvements and guideway design advanced to 60 percent to reduce the risk associated with geometric/spatial constraints. All other design elements (utilities, stations, maintenance facility, and systems) are presently designed to 30 percent. The final design for select advanced utility relocations is also being advanced, consistent with undertaking advance utility work to expedite the project schedule and reduce overall project risk.
Included in the Project FEIS/EIR was the initial operating segment (IOS), defined as the southern 6.7 miles of the Project alignment. The IOS, also more recently identified as the Southern Segment, is s...