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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Subject
SUBJECT: METRO DRUG AND ALCOHOL OVERSIGHT PROGRAM
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a five-year, firm fixed unit rate Contract No. PS60199000 to LPM Consulting, Inc. for a Drug and Alcohol Oversight Program, in an amount not-to-exceed $472,102 for the three-year base term, $189,877 for the first option year, and $189,877 for the second option year, for a combined total not-to-exceed amount of $851,856 inclusive of two, one year options, effective October 1, 2019, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
Issue
ISSUE
In order to comply with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations 49 CFR Part 40 "Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs" and 49 CFR Part 655 "Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations," the services of an independent third-party consultant is necessary to administer Metro's Drug and Alcohol Oversight Program to ensure that subrecipients and contractors performing safety-sensitive functions (covered contractors) are in compliance with the regulations. The continuation of these oversight services is necessary to ensure future FTA funding.
Background
BACKGROUND
FTA regulations 49 CFR Part 655.81 state that "a recipient shall ensure that a subrecipient or contractor who receives 49 U.S.C 5307, 5309, or 5311 funds directly from the recipient complies with this part." Therefore, Metro, as the direct recipient of these FTA funds, is required to ensure that all subrecipients and contractors performing safety-sensitive functions (covered contractors) are compliant with FTA regulations 49 CFR Part 40 Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs and 49 CFR Part 655 Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Prohibited Drug Use in Transit Operations.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
On an annual b...
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