Metro - File #: 2018-0272

• File #: 2018-0272
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 5/4/2018
• In control: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• On agenda: 6/20/2018
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Modification No. 3 to Contract No. OP5766200 with Link-Nilsen Corp., for Fire-Life Safety Systems Testing and Certification services in the amount of $1,360,000 increasing the not-to-exceed three-year base contract value from $1,623,895.90 to $2,983,895.90.
• Sponsors: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• Indexes: Budgeting, Certification, Contractors, Contracts, Elevators, Guidelines, Maintenance, Procurement, Railroad facilities, Safety, Safety and security, Small Business Enterprise, System safety, Testing

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SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
JUNE 21, 2018


Subject
SUBJECT: FIRE-LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS TESTING AND
CERTIFICATION SERVICES

Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT MODIFICATION

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Modification No. 3 to Contract No. OP5766200 with Link-Nilsen Corp., for Fire-Life Safety Systems Testing and Certification services in the amount of $1,360,000 increasing the not-to-exceed three-year base contract value from $1,623,895.90 to $2,983,895.90.

Issue
ISSUE

Under the existing contract, fire/life safety regulatory mandated testing, repair and certification services are performed on an ongoing basis throughout Metro bus and rail facilities in accordance with the Los Angeles Fire Department Regulation 4 (LAFD Reg. 4).

The Contract three-year base term will expire on September 15, 2019. However, since the scope of work has been expanded to include additional rail locations and services, there are insufficient funds remaining within the current contract and additional funding is required to complete all mandated fire/life safety Reg. 4 testing.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

The contractor, Link-Nilsen Corp., made a small business enterprise (SBE) commitment of 11%. The contractor's actual performance exceeds the commitment with a total of 40.07% SBE participation.

This Contract requires the contractor to provide regulatory required testing, repair and certification services for fire/life safety five-year water-based systems throughout Metro bus and rail facilities, and the bus facilities annual water-based systems, elevators, emergency power and exit lighting systems, complex and basic fire alarm panels, supervising station fire alarm systems, automatic closing fire assemblies and emergency generators.

During the Contract three-year base period, starting January 2017 and thereafter, services were expanded to include the rail facilities 484 annual water-based systems,...