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AD HOC CONGESTION, HIGHWAY AND ROADS COMMITTEE
JUNE 21, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: I-710 SOUTH CORRIDOR PROJECT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to execute Modification No. 22 to Contract No. PS4340-1939 with URS Corporation (an AECOM Entity) to finalize the engineering and environmental work for the I-710 South Corridor Project in the not-to-exceed amount of $7,249,919, increasing the total contract value from $50,923,799 to $58,173,718; and
B. INCREASING Contract Modification Authority (CMA) to cover the cost of any unforeseen issues that may arise during the performance of the Contract in the amount of $724,992; increasing the total CMA amount from $2,521,000 to $3,245,992.
Issue
ISSUE
Funding to complete the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS), Project Report and Advanced Preliminary Engineering was not included in the original contract budget or the subsequent budget amendments because the scope of the preferred alternative and the level of effort necessary to complete those documents were not known at that time.
Staff has now developed a statement of work and an independent cost estimate for the Contract Modification, which covers both engineering and environmental technical work associated with the preparation of the Final EIR/EIS, the Project Report, Advance Preliminary Engineering and documentation of the improvement projects in the Early Action Program.
Background
BACKGROUND
The environmental process for the I-710 South Corridor Project was initiated in 2008. The Draft EIR/EIS was first circulated in 2012. In order to further minimize environmental impacts and address public concerns, the project alternatives were reformulated, additional studies were conducted between 2013 and 2016, and the updated Draft EIR/EIS was circulated in 2017.
Ultimately, at the March 1, 2018 Board Meeting, the Board ...
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