Metro - File #: 2026-0117

• File #: 2026-0117
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 2/4/2026
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 7/16/2026
• Title: CONSIDER: A. AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a four-year cost-plus fixed fee Contract No. PS140440000, to WSP USA Inc. for as-needed professional consultant support services for zero-emission bus engineering and acquisition, program management, and technical support services, in the total Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $15,520,898.51, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any; B. APPROVE Contract Modification Authority specific to Contract No. PS140440000 in the amount of $1,552,089.85 or 10% of the total contract value, to cover the costs of any unforeseen services needed to support the transition to a zero-emission bus fleet, and C. NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE future contract modifications to the Contract up to $1,000,000.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Budgeting, Bus 40'Ze W/ Byd (Project), Bus Acquisitions, Capital Project, Capital Project Funds, Contracts, Funding plan, Metro Divisions, Olympic games, Procurement, Professional Services, Program Management, Purchasing, Rolling stock, Safety, State Of Good Repair, Strategic planning, Testing, Warranty, Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Master Plan, Zero Emissions

Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JULY 16, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: ZERO EMISSION BUS (ZEB) PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL CONSULTANT SERVICES

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a four-year cost-plus fixed fee Contract No. PS140440000, to WSP USA Inc. for as-needed professional consultant support services for zero-emission bus engineering and acquisition, program management, and technical support services, in the total Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $15,520,898.51, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any;

B. APPROVE Contract Modification Authority specific to Contract No. PS140440000 in the amount of $1,552,089.85 or 10% of the total contract value, to cover the costs of any unforeseen services needed to support the transition to a zero-emission bus fleet, and

C. NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE future contract modifications to the Contract up to $1,000,000.

Issue
ISSUE

The current contract for managing the zero-emission bus (ZEB) program, including work, engineering, and technical consulting, will expire in August 2026. Professional consulting support services supplement internal resources by drawing on a wide range of subject-matter experts specializing in ZEB technology, engineering, and implementation. Therefore, professional consulting services are needed to sustain support for implementation and execution activities, including acquisition, onboarding, deployment, testing, acceptance, and operational readiness for zero-emission buses and related infrastructure.

Background
BACKGROUND

In 2018, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposed the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation, which required all transit agencies in the state to transition to zero-emission fleets by 2040. In addition, ICT ZEB purchase requirements for large transit agencies mandate that 25% of bus purchas...