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SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: GRAFFITI ABATEMENT, LANDSCAPE AND IRRIGATION MAINTENANCE, AND TRASH AND VEGETATION REMOVAL SERVICES
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT MODIFICATION
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RECOMMENDATION
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AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Modification:
A. No. 1 to Contract No. OP3635700 with Parkwood Landscape Maintenance Inc. (Parkwood) for graffiti abatement and trash and vegetation removal services for Region 2 - Metro Gold Line extension, in the not-to-exceed amount of $2, 270,905, increasing the base contract value from $12,599,235 to $14,870,140.
B. No. 1 to Contract No. OP3569500 with Woods Maintenance Services, Inc. (Woods) for graffiti abatement and trash and vegetation removal services for Region 3 - Metro Expo Line extension, in the not-to-exceed amount of $3,551,658 increasing the base contract value from $16,863,892 to $20,415,550.
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On September 24, 2015, Metro Board of Directors approved the award of contracts to Parkwood and Woods for Regions 2 and 3 respectively, to provide graffiti abatement, landscape and irrigation, and trash and vegetation removal services throughout Metro-owned active and inactive Right-of-Ways (ROWs) and bus and rail facilities within Los Angeles County. Additional facilities including 42 Caltrans Park-and-Ride lots, Union Pacific (UP) ROWs adjacent to Metro Blue Line and other non-Metro owned properties that are often perceived by the public as Metro properties are also maintained under these contracts.
At the time of the award, the scope of work did not include Metro Foothill Extension in Region 2 and Expo II in Region 3 since these expansion projects were still under construction without anticipated revenue opening dates.
The Metro Foothill Extension revenue operating date is scheduled for March 5, 2016 and Expo II is anticipated to open for service sometime around May 2016. Graffiti a...
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