Metro - File #: 2026-0300

• File #: 2026-0300
• Type: Project
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 4/10/2026
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 7/15/2026
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a cost-plus fixed fee Contract No. AE137794MC086 for Construction Management Support Services (CMSS) to Zephyr UAS, Inc., dba Zephyr Rail, for a base term of four years in an amount Not-To-Exceed (NTE) $5,994,149, plus a one-year option in an amount NTE $280,178, for a total of $6,274,327; subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s).
• Sponsors: Construction Committee
• Indexes: Amtrak, Arroyo Verdugo subregion, Bids, Budgeting, California Environmental Quality Act, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Construction management, Construction Support, Contract administration, Contracts, Glendale, Grade separations, Grant Aid, Intersections, Metrolink, National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969, Pedestrian safety, Pedestrians, Procurement, Professional Services, Project, Project management, Rail transit, Request For Proposal, Resolution, Safety, Safety vehicles, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, South Bay Cities subregion, Strategic planning, Traffic congestion, Traffic delays, Vehicle safety, Westside Cities subregion

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JULY 15, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: DORAN STREET & BROADWAY/BRAZIL GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a cost-plus fixed fee Contract No. AE137794MC086 for Construction Management Support Services (CMSS) to Zephyr UAS, Inc., dba Zephyr Rail, for a base term of four years in an amount Not-To-Exceed (NTE) $5,994,149, plus a one-year option in an amount NTE $280,178, for a total of $6,274,327; subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s).

Issue
ISSUE

The Doran Street Grade Separation Project has completed final design plans and is in procurement for the construction of Segment 1 - City of Glendale portion of the project. A phased and segmented procurement strategy is being implemented to meet regulatory, environmental, right-of-way, and third-party coordination requirements. Staff recommends Board approval of the CMSS contract, which would support and oversee both segments of the Project, and includes all third-party and soft costs.

Awarding the CMSS contract is critical to provide the support required in managing the completion of this construction project and to satisfy expenditure requirements of the State Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) funds.

Background
BACKGROUND
The Doran Street Grade Separation Project serves a critical rail corridor utilized by Metrolink, Amtrak, Union Pacific, and future operations of the California High-Speed Rail. The project will construct a new vehicle bridge extending from West San Fernando Road in the City of Glendale, passing underneath State Route 134, and connecting to the existing Fairmont Avenue Bridge.

At its May 2011 meeting, the Board authorized $6.6 million for improving the safety of the intersection of Doran Street and the Metro-owned right-of-way. At its January 2017 meeting, the Board advanced the Doran Street and Broadway/Brazil...