Metro - File #: 2024-0496

• File #: 2024-0496
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/17/2024
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 9/19/2024
• Final action: 9/26/2024
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. AWARD a 39-month firm fixed price Contract No. AE117510000 to B&C Transit, Inc. for the Metro A Line Train Control Non-Vital and Vital Relay Replacement Project in the amount of $14,838,050 effective October 1, 2024, subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any; and B. INCREASE the Life of Project (LOP) Budget for the A Line Train Control Non-Vital and Vital Relay Replacement by $9,355,855 from $11,100,000 to $20,455,855.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Budget, Budgeting, Capital Improvement Program, Capital Project, Contracts, Federal Transit Administration, Maintenance, Metro Rail A Line, Plan, Procurement, Project, Safety, Strategic planning, Switches (Electricity), Switches (Railroads), Switching, Train operation
• Related files: 2024-1026

Date	Action By	Action	Result
9/26/2024	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Subject
SUBJECT: A LINE TRAIN CONTROL NON-VITAL AND VITAL RELAY REPLACEMENT

Action
ACTION: CONTRACT AWARD

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. AWARD a 39-month firm fixed price Contract No. AE117510000 to B&C Transit, Inc. for the Metro A Line Train Control Non-Vital and Vital Relay Replacement Project in the amount of $14,838,050 effective October 1, 2024, subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any; and

B. INCREASE the Life of Project (LOP) Budget for the A Line Train Control Non-Vital and Vital Relay Replacement by $9,355,855 from $11,100,000 to $20,455,855.

Issue
ISSUE

The Metro railway train control system uses electronically operated non-vital and vital relay switches to manage the safe movement of trains. The current non-vital and vital train control relays on the A Line have continuously operated since revenue service began in 1990. These non-vital and vital relays are now reaching the end of their useful life and require replacement. They are no longer supported by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), are not readily available in the industry, and potential replacement relays are not cost-effective due to the difficulty of installation. Approval of a contract award and an increase in the LOP budget are needed to proceed with the replacement and modernization work.

Background
BACKGROUND

The obsolete non-vital train control relays are challenging the Maintenance of Way (MOW) maintenance workforce to keep them operational and in good repair. Additionally, new technology in the marketplace would make maintenance of the non-vital train control system easier.

In May 2022, the Board approved the Metro A Line Train Control Non-Vital Relay Replacement project with an LOP budget of $11,100,000 as part of the adopted FY23 annual budget. This initial LOP budget was based on the engineering esti...