Metro - File #: 2017-0322

• File #: 2017-0322
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 5/5/2017
• In control: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• On agenda: 6/15/2017
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a five-year, firm fixed unit price Contract No. OP38384000 to MV Transportation, Inc. (MV) for contracted bus services in the South Region in an amount not-to-exceed $127,280,617, effective July 1, 2017, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
• Sponsors: Operations (Department)
• Indexes: Board approved Contract, Budgeting, Bus Acquisitions, Contracted Bus Service, Contractors, Contracts, Fuels, Grant Aid, Housing, Inglewood, Maintenance, Metro Rail C Line, Operations Transportation (Project), Procurement, South Bay Cities subregion, South Bay Service Sector, Transfers

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/15/2017	System Safety, Security and Operations Committee

Meeting_Body
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
JUNE 15, 2017

Subject
SUBJECT: CONTRACTED BUS SERVICE - SOUTH REGION

Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT FOR CONTRACTED BUS SERVICE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a five-year, firm fixed unit price Contract No. OP38384000 to MV Transportation, Inc. (MV) for contracted bus services in the South Region in an amount not-to-exceed $127,280,617, effective July 1, 2017, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.

Issue
ISSUE

The current contract with MV for operating bus services in the South Region is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2017. A new contract is required to continue the service.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

Metro operates 18 bus lines that are contracted to private transportation companies. The South Region contractor currently operates seven of these lines as follows: 125, 128, 130, 205, 232, 607, and 625.

Line
Description
Annual RSH*
Annual Passengers
125
El Segundo - Downey via Rosecrans Ave.
44,595
1,612,779
128
Compton - La Mirada via Alondra Blvd.
11,466
320,248
130
Redondo Beach - Cerritos via Artesia Blvd.
33,235
942,404
205
Imperial/Wilmington Sta. - San Pedro via Wilmington Ave., Vermont Ave. & Western Ave.
45,300
1,193,736
232
Long Beach - LAX via Sepulveda Blvd.
60,198
1,893,401
607
Inglewood - Windsor Hills - Inglewood
2,310
18,263
625
Green Line Shuttle World Way West via Imperial Hwy.
4,860
91,367
*RSH = Revenue Service Hours



Metro began contracting a portion of our bus services in 1996. The first 13 contracted lines were existing directly operated services. These lines were transferred due to their high subsidy per passenger rate ratio. The remaining five (5) contract lines include some of the new local shuttle and Consent Decree services that have been added since 1996. Contracting a portion of our bus service has provided both cost and operational benefits:

? Annual savings are realized through the lower operating c...