Meeting_Body
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
Subject
SUBJECT: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR METRO RAIL PROJECTS
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE:
A. an increase to the total authorized funding for Contract No. PS601830026445 with Destination Enterprises, Inc., for pending and future task orders to provide Construction Management Support Services (CMSS), in an amount not to exceed $6,123,000 increasing the total contract value from $3,000,000 to $9,123,000; and
B. the Chief Executive Officer to execute individual Task Orders (TOs) and Contract Modifications within the Board approved contract funding amount.
Issue
ISSUE
In December 2016, the Metro Board awarded contract PS601830026445 to Destination Enterprises (DE), a Metro Small Business Enterprise and female owned firm, for CMSS for rail facilities in an amount of $3,000,000 for a term of three years, inclusive of two one-year options. To date, staff has awarded task orders totaling $2,493,336 and has approximately $500,000 of the authorized funding remaining. The amount remaining is not sufficient to support capital projects that are currently in planning or under contract.
Background
BACKGROUND
The primary role of DE is to provide skilled and qualified staff to augment Metro staff in the performance of construction management services for Metro's rail facilities construction contracts. Both Metro and DE staff work side-by-side in integrated project management offices (IPMO). In essence, the DE contract allows Metro to efficiently and effectively augment Metro Construction Management staff as required, so that the proper resources required to manage a contract are available to Metro both in terms of staff availability and technical expertise. Contract funds are authorized by issuing separate TOs for various projects using labor classifications and rates set forth in the contract, with funding solely supported through...
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