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AD HOC CONGESTION HIGHWAY AND ROADS COMMITTEE
JUNE 21, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: METRO EXPRESSLANES - ROADSIDE TOLL
COLLECTION SYSTEM
Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award firm fixed price Contract No. PS44478000 to Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc. for implementing and maintaining an ExpressLanes roadside toll collection system in the amount of $40,872,209 for the eight-year base period, with two, three-year options, in the amounts of $9,244,429 and $8,859,200, respectively, for a total of $58,975,838, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
Issue
ISSUE
In 2010, Metro entered into Contract No. PS0922102333 (existing contract) with Atkinson Contractors, LP (Atkinson) to design, build, operate and maintain the I-10 and I-110 ExpressLanes. The existing contract is scheduled to expire on February 29, 2020, upon exercise of a final option year approved by the Board in January 2018 and an additional year of services to be authorized in a separate Board action.
Based on lessons learned and consistent with best practices in the tolling industry, Metro has split the services provided under the current contract into three separate procurements which are the back office system, roadside toll collection system, and customer service operations. The roadside toll collection system contract includes roadside equipment, dynamic pricing, trip building and other support functions.
The Board approved the back office system contract in January of 2018. In consideration of the existing contract's termination date, and recognition of the fact that the roadside toll collection system requires the longest development lead time after the back office system, this is the second of the three major ExpressLanes procurement contracts requiring Board approval. Staff is recommending award of this Contract for the roadside toll collection system, to enable Metro to develop and impleme...
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