Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
MAY 20, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:
A. ESTABLISH a Life-of-Project (LOP) budget in the amount of $3,998,675,309 for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project (Project);
B. AMEND the Progressive Design-Build Contract No. PS89616000 with San Fernando Transit Constructors (SFTC), a Joint Venture (JV) of Skanska USA Civil West California District, Inc. (Skanska) and Stacy and Witbeck, Inc., to implement the Phase 2 Supplement of the Project in the amount of $1,988,038,124 increasing the total contract value from $442,916,240 to $2,430,954,364; and
C. AWARD and EXECUTE all project-related agreements and modifications to existing contracts within the authorized LOP Budget.
Issue
ISSUE
Staff is seeking the Board's approval for two items: (1) establishing a LOP budget in the amount of $3,998,675,309 for the Project; and (2) to execute a modification to implement the Phase 2 Supplement of the Progressive Design-Build Contract PS89616000 to SFTC. The LOP budget is inclusive of all previously awarded contracts, expenses incurred to date, and activities to be performed by the contractor and professional services contracts for the Project.
Background
BACKGROUND
The Project extends north from the Van Nuys Metro G-Line station to San Fernando Road, a total of 6.7 miles of dual track light rail transit (LRT) system with 11 at-grade center platform stations. The Board certified the Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) in December 2020, and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) signed a Record of Decision in January 2021 for the project. Included in the Final EIS/EIR, the Project was defined as the Initial Operating Segment (IOS). An additional extension of the LRT system 2.5 miles to th...
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