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SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
MARCH 17, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: METRO EMERGENCY SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER (ESOC) ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to:
A. ESTABLISH the life of project (LOP) budget in the amount of $112.7 million for the Emergency Security Operations Center (ESOC) Phase One, CP No. 212121; and
B. AWARD a 36-month firm fixed price Contract No. AE451150019779 to HDR Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $5,936,638 for Metro's ESOC Architectural and Engineering design services.
Issue
ISSUE
The existing Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is currently located at Metro's Union Station Gateway (USG) Headquarters, part of the USG Complex that serves as a major terminus hub for rail and bus transportation. Because this location is in close proximity to high traffic public areas, a Metro Threat and Vulnerability Assessment (TVA) identified a series of vulnerabilities that require mitigation. In an effort to mitigate the concerns identified in the TVA, Metro applied for and received State of California grant funds to build a new facility off-site. Phase One of the new Emergency and Security Operations Center (ESOC) will serve as the primary and central location to support day-to-day emergency, security and law enforcement operations. The facility may also be expanded during Phase Two to accommodate Metro rail and bus operations (ROC) and (BOC) - providing needed redundancy.
To proceed with Metro's new ESOC Phase One, staff requires award of this contract which includes:
* Performing final programming and conceptual design;
* Surveying and testing;
* Preparation of preliminary design and engineering documents up to 30 percent;
* Preliminary engineering and 60 percent advanced preliminary engineering for systems;
* Sustainability design;
* Bid solicitation support;
* Construction supp...
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