Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
APRIL 12, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND SUPPORT SERVICES
Action
ACTION: AWARD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE:
A. the Chief Executive Officer to award a Task Order (TO) based seven-year cost plus fixed fee contract plus three one-year options, Contract No. AE47810E0128, to SECOTrans (Joint Venture of LTK Engineering Services, NBA Engineering Inc., Pacific Railway Enterprises Inc., and Ramos Consulting Services, Inc) for systems engineering and support services for design of rail and transit projects;
B. an initial two year not-to-exceed amount of $28,932,000 for Task Orders issued through Fiscal Year 2020; and
C. the Chief Executive Officer to execute individual Task Orders and changes within the Board approved not-to-exceed amount for the contract.
Issue
ISSUE
Staff seeks to award a Systems Engineering and Support Services contract to assist Metro in the delivery of voter approved Measures R, M, and other Board approved Capital Improvement projects. The recommended action will provide contracting authority for Task Orders issued during the initial two years, FY's 2019 and 2020. Staff intends to return to the Board every two years to request additional contract funding as conditions and project requirements warrant.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
With the approval of Measure M, the Twenty-Eight by '28 Plan, the ongoing implementation of the Measure R program, and required State of Good Repair initiatives, staff is seeking to engage a Systems Engineering Consultant (SEC) to provide a broad range of systems engineering design and related support services to supplement current Systems Engineering department resources.
Term
Due to the intensive system integration requirements and length of time needed to deliver major capital improvement projects, it is very inefficient and disruptive to change a systems engineering consultant during project delivery. The recomm...
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