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CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JUNE 17, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE HANDLING AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RELATED CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE:
A. An increase to the total authorized funding for Contract No. PS20655 with TRC Solutions Inc. for Environmental Waste Handling and Environmentally Related Construction Services in the Not-to-Exceed amount of $19,759,809, increasing the total authorized funding from $74,800,000 to $94,559,809, extending the contract term an additional six months; and
B. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute all individual Task Orders and changes within the new Board approved contract funding amount.
Issue
ISSUE
Nearly every capital project and all transit projects undertaken by Metro require evaluation and removal of hazardous substances, contamination, or a need for regulatory compliance under federal, state and local law. Metro must comply with all environmental laws to avoid fines, and civil or criminal liability.
The scope of work identified in this contract generally falls into two categories: support for Metro' capital program and Metro's underground storage tank program. Expertise and services within the contract scope also include those of drillers, laboratory scientists, tank design engineers, and operators for heavy earth-moving and material handling equipment and trucks. Equipment used within the contract scope also include laboratory equipment and use of heavy earth-moving equipment and trucks. These are all needed to ensure continual compliance in all aspects of our construction and tank operations. Our agency does not have these types of specialized resources.
The passing of Measure M and continuation of Measure R projects in recent years has further increased the number of projects that have been developed. More recently, additional projects such as the Rosecrans-Marquardt Grade Separation, and compliance needs su...
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