Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MAY 20, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: SEPULVEDA TRANSIT CORRIDOR
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to:
A. EXECUTE Modification No. 12 to Contract No. AE67085000 for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Environmental Review and Conceptual Engineering with HTA Partners (HTA), a joint venture between HNTB Corporation, Terry A. Hayes Associates Inc., and AECOM Technical Services, Inc., to provide additional technical services in the amount of $7,658,836 for the preparation of documents necessary for state and federal environmental clearance of the recently approved Sepulveda Transit Corridor Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) increasing the total Contract amount from $64,817,445 to $72,476,281 and extend the period of performance from June 30, 2026 to December 31, 2028;
B. INCREASE the Contract Modification Authority (CMA) for Contract No. AE67085000 in the amount of $1,914,709, increasing CMA from $8,495,350 to $10,410,059 and authorize the CEO to execute individual Contract Modifications within the Board-approved CMA;
C. EXECUTE Modification No. 4 to Contract No. PS68039000 for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor Community Participation Program with Arellano Associates, LLC to provide additional strategic communications and community participation services in the amount of $2,287,508, increasing the total contract value from $4,861,759 to $7,149,267 and extend the period of performance from December 31, 2027 to December 31, 2028; and
D. INCREASE CMA for Contract No. PS68039000 in the amount of $500,000, increasing CMA from $351,493 to $851,493 and authorize the CEO to execute individual Contract Modifications within the Board-approved CMA.
Issue
ISSUE
In January 2026, the Metro Board selected the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor as the Modified Alternative 5, heavy rail transit underground between Van ...
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