Meeting_Body
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: RAIL OPERATIONS ENGINEERING SUPPORT BENCH
ACTION: INCREASE CONTRACT VALUE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to increase the total authorized not-to-exceed amount to Rail Operations Engineering Support Bench (Bench) Contract No OP39202965, by $4,300,000 from $5,000,000 to $9,300,000 for engineering and technical services for wayside systems operating and capital projects.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro Rail Maintenance and Engineering has limited number of resources to develop and execute capital projects and, at the same time, meet the day-to-day engineering support needs that are necessary to maintain and improve Metro wayside assets and systems. The current Bench requires an increase in contract authority to allow the continued provision of engineering and technical services as-needed in situations where Metro does not have sufficient capacity or expertise necessary to perform a task.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
In April 2013, the Board authorized the award of Contract No. OP39202965, in the amount of $5,000,000, to 25 qualified firms, for a range of support services for wayside systems and equipment that included train control, traction power, communications, and fare collection. The services also included civil design as well as computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) services. This Bench has enabled Metro to supplement internal resources by having available a wide range of firms with specialized engineering knowledge. A list of proposed project uses is shown in Attachment B. This action will provide additional contract authority, which is needed to provide an increased amount of engineering and technical services through the end of the current Period of Performance, March 30, 2018.
To date, the value of bench task orders and modifications that has been awarded is $2,334,206; the additional value of pending task orders is ...
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