Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 19, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: ROOF REPLACEMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOLAR POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT PROJECT
ACTION: APPROVE USE OF DESIGN-BUILD CONTRACTING DELIVERY APPROACH FOR ROOF REPLACEMENTS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
A. FINDING that utilizing design-build delivery pursuant to Public Utilities Code ("PUC") Section 130242 will achieve private sector efficiencies in the integration of the design, project work, and components related to the construction and installation of new roofs at Divisions 11 and 22 to later enable the installation of solar photovoltaic ("PV") systems at Divisions 9, 11, 22 and the Expo Yard;
(REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE)
B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to solicit a design-build contract for design, construction and installation of new roofs for Divisions 11 and 22, pursuant to PUC Section 130242
C. INCREASING the Life of Project Budget for the Lighting Retrofit at two Rail Divisions project (CP#204801) from $1,557,000 by $2,648,100 to include design and construction of new roofs for Divisions 11 and 22; the new LOP amount will be $4,205,100.
Issue
ISSUE
Pursuant to Metro's Renewable Energy Policy attached as Attachment A,1 Metro has committed to a 66% renewable energy use goal by 2020. One of the strategies that Metro has employed to achieve that goal is to install solar PV systems on its facilities at various Metro properties (see Funding and Operating Sustainability-Related Infrastructure report, attached as Attachment B).2 Staff has conducted assessment and evaluation studies to determine optimal locations among Metro's real property assets for the installation of solar PV systems. As a result of such studies, Metro Divisions 9, 11, 22, and the Expo Yard have been proposed as the sites for the future installation of rooftop solar PV systems by a third party, to be selected through a competitive solicitation process (such proposed p...
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