Metro - File #: 2024-1073

• File #: 2024-1073
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/15/2024
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 3/19/2025
• Final action: 3/27/2025
• Title: CONSIDER: A. FINDING that authorization of the use of alternative delivery methods, including Progressive Design Build Operate Maintain (PDBOM), pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130242 (b), will achieve integration of design, project works, and operations and maintenance of charging equipment in an efficient manner for ZEB Charging Infrastructure Projects at Divisions 18 & 7; and B. APPROVING a competitive solicitation of a PDBOM contract to achieve the proposed design approach, specific project features and functions, and other project criteria in addition to price, pursuant to Public Utilities Code 130242 (e). (REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD)
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Amalgamated Transit Union, Board approved a Motion, Budgeting, Bus Acquisitions, Bus Maintenance Projects, Construction, Contractors, Contracts, Division 07, Division 18, Dynamic Signage, Equipment maintenance, Grant Aid, Location 0075, Maintenance, Maintenance equipment, Maintenance practices, Metro Divisions, Motion / Motion Response, Operations and Maintenance, Procurement, Program, Project, Project delivery, Project management, Purchasing, Rolling stock, Safety, Training programs, Transit centers, Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Master Plan, Zero Emissions

Date	Action By	Action	Result
3/27/2025	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
MARCH 19, 2025

Subject
SUBJECT: ZERO EMISSION BUS (ZEB) CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DIVISIONS 18 & 7

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. FINDING that authorization of the use of alternative delivery methods, including Progressive Design Build Operate Maintain (PDBOM), pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130242 (b), will achieve integration of design, project works, and operations and maintenance of charging equipment in an efficient manner for ZEB Charging Infrastructure Projects at Divisions 18 & 7; and

B. APPROVING a competitive solicitation of a PDBOM contract to achieve the proposed design approach, specific project features and functions, and other project criteria in addition to price, pursuant to Public Utilities Code 130242 (e).

(REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD)

Issue
ISSUE

Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130242, staff is requesting Board approval to use an alternative project delivery method prior to the release of a competitive solicitation process that employs other criteria in addition to price and includes operations and maintenance of the charging equipment within the scope for the selection of a PDBOM contractor to provide electric bus charging infrastructure at two Bus Maintenance Facilities (Division 18 located in the City of Gardena and Division 7 located in the City of West Hollywood). Upon determination of the qualified firm, staff will return to the Board with a recommended selection for approval.

Background
BACKGROUND

In 2018, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposed the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation that required all transit agencies in the state to transition to all Zero Emission fleets by 2040. In addition, ICT ZEB purchase requirements for large transit agencies require 25% of bus purchases to be zero emissions by 2023, 50% by 2026, and 100% by 2029. Metro has met all state-mandated prog...