Metro - File #: 2026-0063

• File #: 2026-0063
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 1/23/2026
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 9/17/2026
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Contract Modification No. 34 to Contract No PS20113000, a cost plus fixed-fee contract with CH2M Hill, Inc. for the P2000 Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Overhaul Program Consultant Support Services, increasing the Not-To-Exceed (NTE) contract price by $810,985.32, from $11,012,090.20 to $11,823,075.52, and extending the period of performance from September 30, 2026 through June 30, 2034. This requested increase to the NTE contract price is within the current P2000 LOP budget.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Budget, Budgeting, Contracts, Cost-plus Contract, Light rail vehicles, Maintainability, Metro Rail C Line, Perform Mid Life Overhaul Of Siemens P2000 Lrv (Project), Procurement, Professional Services, Program, Program Management, Project, Project management, Revenue Service, Rolling stock, Safety, State Of Good Repair, System safety, Testing, Warranty, Witnesses
• Related files: 2025-0506, 2023-0161, 2017-0149, 2022-0459

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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 17, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: P2000 LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE (LRV) OVERHAUL PROGRAM CONSULTANT SUPPORT SERVICES

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Contract Modification No. 34 to Contract No PS20113000, a cost plus fixed-fee contract with CH2M Hill, Inc. for the P2000 Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Overhaul Program Consultant Support Services, increasing the Not-To-Exceed (NTE) contract price by $810,985.32, from $11,012,090.20 to $11,823,075.52, and extending the period of performance from September 30, 2026 through June 30, 2034. This requested increase to the NTE contract price is within the current P2000 LOP budget.

Issue
ISSUE

The current consulting service has provided Metro with program and technical support for the P2000 LRV Modernization Contract, originally awarded in March 2017. Technical consultant support is required throughout the P2000 LRV Modernization warranty period to track the performance of 52 post-modernization vehicles. From the latest project schedule update, it is projected that the final modernized LRV will complete its warranty approximately Q1 2034. A firm end date cannot be set at this time, as the conclusion of the warranty period is dependent on when all warranty issues are satisfactorily resolved. Based on current projections, technical consultant support is expected to be required through June 30, 2034.

In addition, the project has experienced several unforeseen technical challenges that required significant additional effort, investigation, testing, development, and coordination. These included multiple fleet defects and warranty-related issues across multiple systems, as well as software and communications upgrades required to support operational readiness for the P2000 fleet on the A and C Lines.

Lastly, there have been delays in achieving Conditional Acceptance of the f...