Metro - File #: 2016-0958

• File #: 2016-0958
• Type: Contract
• Status: Held
• File created: 12/6/2016
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 2/15/2017
• Final action: 2/23/2017
• Title: CONSIDER: A. APPROVING the recommended Alternative 1 with six Regional Rail run-through tracks and four High Speed Rail run-through tracks (also referred to as "6+4 Run Through Tracks" Alternative) to be carried forward in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Draft Environment Impact Statement (EIS) and continue to evaluate Alternatives 2, 3 and 4 as reasonable alternatives in the Draft EIR/EIS; B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute Modification No. 4 to Contract No. PS2415-3172, with HDR Engineering, Inc., for Link Union Station (Link US) to provide environmental and preliminary engineering services for the expansion of Link US to connect the Link US project with Patsaouras Transit Plaza to the east and the historic Union Station to the west, increasing the total contract value by $13,761,273, from $48,279,357 to a not to exceed amount of $62,040,630; C. AUTHORIZI...
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Americans With Disabilities Act, Amtrak, Board approved Contract, Budget, Budgeting, California Environmental Quality Act, California High Speed Rail, California High Speed Rail Authority, Central Los Angeles subregion, Certification, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Contracts, Elevators, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Escalators, High speed rail, Hubs, I-101, Link Union Station, Los Angeles River, Los Angeles Union Station, Measure R, Metro Gold Line, Metro Purple Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail L Line, Metro Red Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Metrolink, National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969, Notice of Intent, Notice Of Preparation, Outreach, Patsaouras Plaza Busway Station, Pedestrians, Procurement, Program, Project, Railroad commuter service, Safety, San Fernando Valley subregion, South Bay Cities subregion, Southern California Regional Interconnector Project (Project), Transportation modes, Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative, Union Station Master Plan, Westside Cities subregion

Date	Action By	Action	Result
2/23/2017	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
2/15/2017	Finance, Budget and Audit Committee
2/15/2017	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
REVISED
FINANCE, BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: LINK UNION STATION (LINK US) PROJECT

ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. APPROVING the recommended Alternative 1 with six Regional Rail run-through tracks and four High Speed Rail run-through tracks (also referred to as "6+4 Run Through Tracks" Alternative) to be carried forward in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Draft Environment Impact Statement (EIS) and continue to evaluate Alternatives 2, 3 and 4 as reasonable alternatives in the Draft EIR/EIS;

B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute Modification No. 4 to Contract No. PS2415-3172, with HDR Engineering, Inc., for Link Union Station (Link US) to provide environmental and preliminary engineering services for the expansion of Link US to connect the Link US project with Patsaouras Transit Plaza to the east and the historic Union Station to the west, increasing the total contract value by $13,761,273, from $48,279,357 to a not to exceed amount of $62,040,630;

C. AUTHORIZING the CEO to increase Contract Modification Authority (CMA) in the amount of $1,376,127, increasing the total CMA amount from $2,980,588 to $4,356,715;

D. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to execute a funding agreement with California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) in the amount of $3,726,102 for project development work related to Contract Modification No. 4; and

E. APPROVING an amendment to increase the FY17 fiscal year budget in the amount of $9,200,000 for the LINK US Project in Cost Center 2145.

Issue
ISSUE

Staff is seeking approval from the Board on the recommended "6+4 Run Through Tracks" Alternative to be carried forward in the Draft EIR/EIS, while continuing to evaluate three other reasonable alternatives in the documen...