Metro - File #: 2017-0307

• File #: 2017-0307
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/3/2017
• In control: Ad Hoc Congestion, Highway and Roads Committee
• On agenda: 7/19/2017
• Final action: 7/27/2017
• Title: AWARD AND EXECUTE an 18-month, firm fixed price Contract No. AE38849000 with TranSystems Corporation, in the amount of $4,452,298 for Architectural and Engineering (A&E) services for the preparation of the Project Report Approval (PR) and the Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) for Southbound Interstate 605 from State Route 91 to South Street Improvements, pending resolution of protest(s), if any.
• Sponsors: Program Management (Department), Maria Luk
• Indexes: "Hot Spots" Program, Budgeting, Cerritos, Contracts, Federal Highway Administration, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, I-405, I-5, I-605, I-605 Corridor "Hot Spot" (Project), Interchanges, Maps, Measure R, Procurement, Project, Project Status Report, Safety, Southern California Highways, SR-91, Union Station Gateway Improvement

Date	Action By	Action	Result
7/27/2017	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
AD-HOC CONGESTION, HIGHWAY AND ROADS COMMITTEE
JULY 19, 2017

Subject
SUBJECT: SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 605 FROM STATE
ROUTE 91 TO SOUTH STREET IMPROVEMENTS
(ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT AWARD)

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AWARD AND EXECUTE an 18-month, firm fixed price Contract No. AE38849000 with TranSystems Corporation, in the amount of $4,452,298 for Architectural and Engineering (A&E) services for the preparation of the Project Report Approval (PR) and the Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) for Southbound Interstate 605 from State Route 91 to South Street Improvements, pending resolution of protest(s), if any.

Issue
ISSUE

Metro, in collaboration with Caltrans and the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG), is leading the development of Measure R I-605 "Hot Spots" highway improvement projects. This Contract award will enable Metro to complete the Project Report and the Plans, Specifications and Estimates for the proposed improvements to Southbound Interstate 605 (I-605), from State Route 91 (SR-91) to South Street, in the City of Cerritos.
Discussion
DISCUSSION

The Metro Board designated $590 million in Measure R funds for the congestion "Hot Spots" relief improvements along the I-605, SR-91 and I-405 Corridors in the Gateway Cities sub-region. In March 2013, Metro completed a feasibility study of I-605 and crossing corridors (I-405, SR-91, I-105, I-5, and SR-60) to identify congestion "Hot Spots" and develop preliminary improvement concepts. One of the identified congestion Hot Spots was the I-605/SR-91 Interchange. Attachment C provides a map of the study area.
Metro completed a Project Study Report/Project Development Support (PSR/PDS) for the I-605/SR-91 Interchange in July 2014. The PSR/PDS is an initial scoping/ resourcing document that identifies the transportation deficiencies, major elements that should be investigated, and the resources needed to complete the pr...