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CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JANUARY 20, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:
A. AWARD and EXECUTE a bench Contract for Environmental Capital Construction Support services for a three (3) year base period through RFP No. AE79441, with the following firms determined capable to perform the services: Arcadis U.S., Inc. Atlas Technical Consultants LLC. Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. ERM West, Inc. Kleinfelder, Inc. Polytechnique Environmental, Inc. TRC Solutions, Inc. on issued Task Orders, within an overall not-to-exceed amount of $82,650,000 and with a one year option of $1,650,000 for option year 1 and $1,600,000 for option year 2 if these options are exercised, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest;
B. AWARD and EXECUTE individual Contract Work Orders and Task Orders within the total approved not-to-exceed funding limit of $82,650,000
Issue
ISSUE
Under federal, state, and local law and to avoid fines, civil or criminal liability, Metro is required to evaluate hazardous substances, contamination, and/or regulatory compliance for nearly every capital project and all transit projects undertaken by Metro. This bench contract is a critical component for managing and mitigating known and unknown hazardous conditions and mitigation prior to and during the execution of Capital Construction projects. The bench contract provides technical expertise and specialty licenses required to execute this type of work. Furthermore, this bench contract plays a critical role in mitigating risk in order to keep projects on schedule, obtain cleaner and more accurate bids from Prime Contractors, and keep the agency within regulatory compliance requirements.
Background
BACKGROUND
A critical component of executing our Capital projects requires us to continually evaluate, mitigate, r...
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