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SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
MARCH 15, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: CONTRACTED BUS SERVICES - NORTH REGION
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT MODIFICATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Modification No. 3 to Contract No. OP35903018 with Transdev Services, Inc. (Transdev) for North Region Contract Bus Services, increasing the total not-to-exceed contract value by $10,250,000 from $62,245,053 to $72,495,053.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro operates 18 bus lines that are contracted to private transportation companies. The North Region (San Fernando Valley) contractor, Transdev Services, Inc., currently operates six (6) of these bus lines (lines 96, 167, 177, 218, 501, and 603) and a portion of Metro's Dodger Stadium Express service. The maximum contract value has been reached; however, the contract's term will not be reached until August 2, 2018. Without modification to the contract value, there will be a lapse of service.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
In April 2013, Metro Board of Directors approved the award of North Region contract bus services to Veolia Transportation (currently known as Transdev). That contract is scheduled to expire on August 2, 2018; due to an increase in the number of revenue service hours operated year-over-year during the course of the contract, the total contract value has been expended prior to the end of the contract term. Metro is currently in the request for proposals (RFP) process for a new contract in the North Region of Los Angeles County with an expected award during the month of June 2018.
This contract was awarded based on estimated annual revenue service hours (RSH) in the amount of 134,594 for the operation of five (5) lines for the duration of the five-year contract term. However, RSHs have increased by approximately 15.07% over the course of the contract term along with expanding the scope of the service. During the course of the North Region's contract...
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