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FINANCE, BUDGET, AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
APRIL 16, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: REAL ESTATE & TRANSIT ORIENTED COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BENCH
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to:
A. AWARD three, seven-year task order-based bench Contracts for Real Estate & Transit Oriented Communities Environmental Services for a total Not-To-Exceed (NTE) amount of $17,390,400 to the following firms, subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any:
1. Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (Contract No. AE135067001)
2. Polytechnique Environmental, Inc. (Contract No. AE135067002)
3. TRC Solutions, Inc. (Contract No. AE135067003)
B. AWARD individual task orders in an amount not to exceed $1,800,000.
Issue
ISSUE
As part of its due diligence process, Metro conducts environmental assessments on properties being considered for acquisition or development to evaluate the potential presence of hazardous materials and petroleum products. A Real Estate/Transit Oriented Communities (RE/TOC) Environmental Services Bench is needed to provide timely access to qualified environmental consulting firms to perform Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs), Hazardous Building Materials Surveys (HBMSs), and Phase II ESAs.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro is planning and delivering multiple projects that require environmental site assessments of real estate parcels to be acquired, including (but not limited to): East San Fernando Valley Light Rail, Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2, K Line Extension to Torrance, Southeast Gateway Line, and other highway and ancillary projects. In addition, in April 2023, the Board adopted a strategy of Investing in Making Sites Development-Ready as part of the Metro Joint Development's 10K Initiative. This included identifying environmental conditions upfront.
To meet these ongoing needs, Metro solicited a bench of qualified environmental consul...
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