Metro - File #: 2024-0323

• File #: 2024-0323
• Type: Project
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 5/6/2024
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 7/17/2024
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. INCREASE the Board approved Preconstruction Budget for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project (Project) by $382,875,000 from $496,856,000 to $879,731,000; and B. NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE all project-related agreements and modifications to existing contracts within the authorized Preconstruction Budget.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Agreements, Alignment, Board approved Contract, Board certification of Final EIS / EIR, Budget, Budgeting, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Construction management, Construction Support, Contractors, Contracts, East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Federal Transit Administration, Full Funding Grant Agreement, Funding plan, Labor, Light rail transit, Maintenance, Maintenance facilities, Metro Busway G Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Metrolink, Plan, Professional Services, Progressive Design/Build, Project, Project management, Public private partnerships, Safety, San Fernando, San Fernando Valley Service Sector, San Fernando Valley subregion, Storage facilities, Strategic planning, Validation, Van Nuys

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CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JULY 17, 2024


Subject
SUBJECT: EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT LINE PROJECT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. INCREASE the Board approved Preconstruction Budget for the East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Transit Project (Project) by $382,875,000 from $496,856,000 to $879,731,000; and

B. NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE all project-related agreements and modifications to existing contracts within the authorized Preconstruction Budget.

Issue
ISSUE

Staff is seeking the Board's approval for two items: (1) increasing the Preconstruction Budget by $382,875,000 for additional funding to support the development of design work and a negotiated final construction cost for the project, continuing with Real Estate acquisition and relocation activities, and continuing utility relocation work to mitigate project risks; and (2) authorizing the negotiation and execution of all project-related agreements and modifications to existing contracts within the authorized Preconstruction Budget.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Project extends north from the Van Nuys Metro G-Line station to the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station, a total of 9.2 miles of a dual track light rail transit (LRT) system with 14 at-grade stations. The Metro Board certified the Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report (FEIS/EIR) on December 3, 2020, and the Federal Transit Administration signed a Record of Decision on January 29, 2021, for the project. Included in the FEIS/EIR was the Initial Operating Segment (IOS) defined as the southern 6.7 miles of the Project alignment. The IOS, identified as the southern segment, is street running in the middle of Van Nuys Boulevard and includes 11 at-grade center platform stations, 10 traction power substations, and a maintenance and storage facility (MSF) for LRT vehicles. This southern segment of the ...