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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JANUARY 16, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: NEW P3030 LIGHT RAIL VEHICLES (LRV) PROCUREMENT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to solicit competitive negotiations Request for Proposals (RFPs), pursuant to Public Contract Code (PCC) ?20217 and Metro's procurement policies and procedures for the procurement of new P3030 Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs).
(REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD)
Issue
ISSUE
Staff has determined that the new LRV solicitation constitutes a specialized rail transit equipment purchase. This determination renders it appropriate that the new P3030 LRVs be procured by a competitively negotiated process in accordance with PCC ? 20217. PCC ? 20217 states that the Board, upon a finding of a two-thirds vote of all members, may find that the competitive low-bid procurement method is not adequate for the agency's needs and direct that the procurement be conducted through competitive negotiation. This competitive negotiation process is the same procurement model Metro used for previous new and midlife modernization rail vehicle procurement projects, including the HR5000 New Heavy Rail Vehicle (HRV), A650 HRV Refurbishment, P3010 New LRV Procurement, HR4000 New HRV Procurement, P2000 LRV Midlife Modernization, and P2550 LRV Midlife Modernization projects.
Thirty-three Base LRVs and Six Options for an additional142 LRVs with a total of 175 new P3030 LRVs are required to support projected revenue service requirements, including enhanced service capacity for the new East San Fernando Valley (ESFV) Line, Southeast Gateway Line, future rail line extensions and the replacement of 52 legacy P2000 Siemens LRV fleet.
Background
BACKGROUND
As part of Metro's short and long-term planning goals, numerous new Light Rail Transit Lines will be constructed within the next 15 years. The ESFV project is one of the ligh...
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