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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
APRIL 13, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: PROJECT APPROVAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT (PAED) FOR THE WESTBOUND SR-91, FROM SHOEMAKER AVENUE TO THE
I-605/SR-91 INTERCHANGE
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a 36-month cost plus fixed fee Contract No. AE476110012334, to Michael Baker International, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $7,762,669 for Architectural and Engineering (A&E) services for the preparation of the Project Approval and Environmental Document (PAED) on Westbound SR-91, from Shoemaker Avenue to the I-605/SR-91 Interchange.
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ISSUE
The I-605/SR-91 Project Study Report-Project Development Support (PSR-PDS), approved in July 2014, provides a key opportunity for Metro, Caltrans and the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG) to achieve consensus on the purpose and need, scope, and schedule for proposed freeway improvements. The PSR-PDS was also used to program the support costs necessary to complete the PAED, which is the next phase in the project development process.
The PSR-PDS contained a construction phasing analysis consisting of five segments. Due to the environmental complexity and the capital costs for moving forward with improving the entire interchange study area, the SR-91/I-605/I-405 Technical Advisory Committee recommended to proceed with the PAED for the improvements on Westbound SR-91, from Shoemaker Avenue to the I-605/SR-91 Interchange. This recommendation represents completing the environmental clearance for two of the five construction phasing segments identified in the PSR-PDS and is supported Metro Highway Program and Caltrans. The services requested in this Contract are for completing the PAED for improvements along Westbound SR-91 from Shoemaker Avenue to the I-605/SR-91 Interchange.
In the PAED phase, detailed engineering and environmental studies will be completed in order to prepare the Projec...
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