Metro - File #: 2025-0482

• File #: 2025-0482
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 5/27/2025
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 7/17/2025
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to: A. EXECUTE Modification No. 19 to Contract No. PS272680011357 with Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. (BTS) to exercise up to three, one-month options each separately as needed from September 1, 2025, to November 30, 2025, to continue Metro Bike Share (MBS) program services in an amount not to exceed $3,627,011, increasing the total contract value from $121,022,457 to $124,649,468; and B. EXECUTE future Modifications to Contract No. PS272680011357 with BTS to extend the period of performance for up to six additional one-month options, each separately as needed, from December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026, to continue MBS program services in an amount not to exceed $7,500,000 increasing the total contract value from $124,649,468 to $132,149,468.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Bikeshare Program Operating And Maintenance (Project), Budgeting, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Contracts, Metro Bike Share, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Motion / Motion Response, Procurement, Program, Request For Proposal, Safety, San Fernando Valley subregion, South Bay Cities subregion, Strategic planning, Subsidies, Vehicle sharing, Westside Cities subregion

Meeting_Body

OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JULY 17, 2025

Subject
SUBJECT: METRO BIKE SHARE

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to:

A. EXECUTE Modification No. 19 to Contract No. PS272680011357 with Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. (BTS) to exercise up to three, one-month options each separately as needed from September 1, 2025, to November 30, 2025, to continue Metro Bike Share (MBS) program services in an amount not to exceed $3,627,011, increasing the total contract value from $121,022,457 to $124,649,468; and

B. EXECUTE future Modifications to Contract No. PS272680011357 with BTS to extend the period of performance for up to six additional one-month options, each separately as needed, from December 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026, to continue MBS program services in an amount not to exceed $7,500,000 increasing the total contract value from $124,649,468 to $132,149,468.

Issue
ISSUE

The Board approved Motion #41 by Directors Krekorian, Garcetti, Kuehl, and Sandoval at its December 2021 meeting (Attachment A). Directive C of the motion requires that staff ensure uninterrupted bike share service as the next iteration of the MBS program is determined and executed. The current MBS contract with BTS expires August 31, 2025, and this contract modification is needed to ensure uninterrupted service until the award of the new multi-year contract, which is currently an active procurement.

The authority to execute future modifications is needed in the event that additional time is required to secure and complete the transition of operations to the new contract.

Background
BACKGROUND

MBS launched in July 2016 in partnership with the City of Los Angeles. It services Los Angeles County residents with 225 stations located in Downtown Los Angeles, Central Los Angeles (including South Los Angeles), Hollywood, Westside, and North Hollywood areas. To date, over 2.7 mill...