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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
APRIL 18, 2019
Subject
SUBJECT: VITAL RELAYS FOR THE METRO BLUE LINE
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. FINDING that there is only a single source of procurement to obtain Metro Blue Line Train Control Vital Relays to support Rail Wayside System Maintenance. The Board hereby authorizes purchase of the Vital Relays for the sole purpose of duplicating and replacing system equipment already in use; and
(REQUIRES 2/3 VOTE OF THE BOARD)
B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to award a 24-month sole source, fixed price Contract Number OP58657000 to Twinco Mfg. Co., Inc. for an amount not to exceed $2,862,833.53 inclusive of sales tax, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
Issue
ISSUE
The Metro Blue Line (MBL) Train Control Vital Relays and the bases are of a proprietary design and Twinco Mfg. Co., Inc. is the sole manufacturer of the drop-in relays which are compatible with the existing relay base. Metro Wayside Maintenance has nearly exhausted their inventory of spare vital relays.
Background
BACKGROUND
The Vital Relays are installed by Metro Wayside Maintenance in Train Control Rooms along the Metro Blue Line and have been in service since July of 1990. This State of Good Repair project (SOGR) is to ensure that LA Metro has a sufficient stock of replacement vital relays to keep the Train Control system on the MBL operational.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
This procurement is to obtain replacement relays for the Vital Relays used in the Train Control system for train detection, cab signaling, switch control, and signal lighting. The Vital Relays that will be procured are replacements for equipment installed at 16 locations along the Metro Blue Line (MBL). Existing vital relays have reached the end of their useful life and Wayside Systems has nearly exhausted their inventory of spare vital relays. Furthermore, the manufactu...
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