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REGULAR BOARD MEETING
JUNE 28, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: DIVISION 20 PORTAL WIDENING TURNBACK PROJECT
Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to execute a 5-year cost-plus fixed fee Contract No. AE48636MC074 with DHS Consulting, Inc. to provide Construction Management Support Services for the Division 20 Portal Widening Turnback Project, in an amount not-to-exceed $13,029,957.91;
B. APPROVE Contract Modification Authority in the amount of $2,605,991.82 or 20% of the not-to-exceed contract award value and authorize the CEO to execute individual Contract Modifications within the Board approved Contract Modification Authority.
Issue
ISSUE
Construction Management Support Services (CMSS) are required to assist Metro Project staff in management oversight for construction of the Division 20 Portal Widening Turnback Project. Services will be provided from final design through pre-construction activities, construction, and contract close out.
The recommended Board action will provide funding through FY24 when construction of Project must be complete and ready for the Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 to begin revenue service.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
On March 23, 2017, the Metro Board of Directors approved the award of a design contract for the Division 20 Portal Widening Turnback Project (DIV 20). The project is required to support four-minute service on the Westside Purple Line Extension (WPLE) in accordance with the project's Full Funding Grant Agreement. DIV 20 will be constructed within an active rail yard while maintaining operations on the Red and Purple Lines. Construction activities in the yard, particularly at the portal, will need to be phased and coordinated with concurrent projects including the new Emergency Security Operations Center.
DIV 20 is a design-bid-build project. As such, it is beneficial to have additional technical reviews of the...
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