Metro - File #: 2023-0641

• File #: 2023-0641
• Type: Project
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 10/2/2023
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 11/16/2023
• Final action: 11/30/2023
• Title: CONSIDER: A. ESTABLISHING a Life-of-Project budget for the EB SR-91 Atlantic to Cherry Improvements in the amount of $174,187,000; and B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute project-related agreements, including contract modifications, up to the authorized Life-of-Project budget.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: "Hot Spots" Program, Auxiliary lanes, Bids, Bridge construction, Budget, Budgeting, Certification, Construction, Construction Support, Contract administration, Contractors, Contracts, Eb Sr91 Atlantic Avenue /Cherry Avenue Auxiliary Lane Improvement (Project), Funding plan, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities Council of Governments, Gateway Cities subregion, Grant Aid, I-605, Labor, Long Beach, Measure R, Metro Tree Policy, Outreach, Partnerships, Plan, Procurement, Project, Project management, Ramps (Interchanges), Safety, Start of first construction, Surface Transportation Block Grant Program, Validation
• Related files: 2024-0045

Date	Action By	Action	Result
11/30/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
REVISED
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: EB SR-91 ATLANTIC TO CHERRY IMPROVEMENTS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. ESTABLISHING a Life-of-Project budget for the EB SR-91 Atlantic to Cherry Improvements in the amount of $174,187,000; and

B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute project-related agreements, including contract modifications, up to the authorized Life-of-Project budget.

Issue
ISSUE

An LOP budget for the Project is required to execute contracts and pursue completion of the Project. Establishing the LOP budget after bids are received is based on lessons learned and best management practices regarding establishing final budgets, when adequate information (such as the receipt and validation of responsiveness of hard bids) is available. Approval of the LOP at this time is required to meet funding deadlines set by external grant partners and will maintain the Project schedule. Specifically, award of the construction contract by end of year 2023 will secure $48.332 million in Trade Corridor Enhancement Program funding for the Project.

Background
BACKGROUND

This 1.4-mile Project will improve the operations and safety of the corridor by elimination of the lane reduction at the gore of the SB I-710 to eastbound SR-91 connector and the reconfiguration of the eastbound on-ramp from Atlantic Avenue and the eastbound off-ramp to Cherry Avenue. The improvements also include the additional eastbound auxiliary lane from Atlantic Avenue to Cherry Avenue by reconfiguring Atlantic Avenue Undercrossing, Myrtle Avenue Undercrossing, Orange Avenue Undercrossing, and Walnut Avenue Undercrossing. All of these improvements provide operational and safety improvements that would reduce truck congestion and increase safety on the heavily used freight corridor. The specific improvements chosen were informed by an analysis of mainline and ramp col...