Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MAY 16, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: NORTH HOLLYWOOD TO PASADENA BUS RAPID
TRANSIT (BRT) ENVIRONMENTAL AND PLANNING
STUDY
Action
ACTION: AWARD ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to award and execute a 40-month firm fixed price Contract No. AE49369000 to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., in the amount of $6,768,898 for a base contract to complete the Planning and Environmental Study for the North Hollywood to Pasadena Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor and one of two optional tasks to advance the design through either 1) Advanced Conceptual Engineering (ACE) in an amount not to exceed $2,954,561, or 2) Preliminary Engineering (PE) in an amount not to exceed $4,860,264, for a total not to exceed amount of $11,629,162, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
Issue
ISSUE
The North Hollywood to Pasadena BRT Corridor is identified and funded by Measure M, with a projected opening date of Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 to FY 2024. Currently, $267 million in Measure M funds are allocated for this project. This project was also highlighted in the Twenty-Eight by '28 initiative adopted by the Board in January 2018. In order to meet the Measure M schedule, a Proposed Project for the corridor needs to be identified and environmentally cleared through an Alternatives Analysis (AA) and environmental review study.
The 28-month base contract is for both the AA and environmental review needed to complete a Draft and Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Two optional tasks are also included for up to an additional 12 months for either ACE to the 15% level of design or PE to the 30% level of design. ACE or PE would begin after a preferred alternative is selected.
Board approval of the Contract is needed in order to proceed with the AA and environmental clearance o...
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