Metro - File #: 2018-0608

• File #: 2018-0608
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 9/6/2018
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 11/14/2018
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. EXECUTE Modification No. 8 to Contract No. PS272680011357 with Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. (BTS) for the Metro Countywide Bike Share Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) Grant in the amount of $6,342,126, increasing the total contract value from $89,001,735 to $95,343,861; B. APPROVE the increase of the Phase III Expansion Life of Project (LOP) budget by $2.83M increasing total LOP from $10.5M to $13.33M; and C. NEGOTIATE and EXECUTE a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) amendment to set the terms of fiscal and administrative responsibility as described in the January 2015 Receive and File (accessed at http://media.metro.net/board/Items/2015/01_january/20150114p&pitem25.pdf) with the City of Los Angeles as it relates to the GGRF Grant award.
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Bicycling, Budget, Budgeting, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Contracts, Downtown Los Angeles, Grant Aid, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, Maintenance, Maintenance practices, Memorandum Of Understanding, Metro Bike Share, Metro Bike Share Phase 3 (Project), Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Operations and Maintenance, Procurement, Program, San Fernando Valley subregion, South Bay Cities subregion, Strategic planning, Transit System, Vehicle sharing, Westside Cities subregion
• Related files: 2018-0784

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Subject
SUBJECT: METRO BIKE SHARE GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION FUND GRANT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. EXECUTE Modification No. 8 to Contract No. PS272680011357 with Bicycle Transit Systems, Inc. (BTS) for the Metro Countywide Bike Share Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) Grant in the amount of $6,342,126, increasing the total contract value from $89,001,735 to $95,343,861;

B. APPROVE the increase of the Phase III Expansion Life of Project (LOP) budget by $2.83M increasing total LOP from $10.5M to $13.33M; and

C. NEGOTIATE and EXECUTE a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) amendment to set the terms of fiscal and administrative responsibility as described in the January 2015 Receive and File (accessed at http://media.metro.net/board/Items/2015/01_january/20150114p&pitem25.pdf) with the City of Los Angeles as it relates to the GGRF Grant award.

Issue
ISSUE

Board authorization is currently needed to purchase and maintain equipment affiliated with the GGRF grant award of $2.546M. This equipment will be located in the service area adjacent to downtown Los Angeles, supplementing the Board-approved Phase III Expansion.

Background
BACKGROUND

In January 2014, the Board authorized the CEO to procure, contract, and administer a countywide bike share program through Motion 58. At the June 2015 meeting, the Board awarded a contract to BTS for the provision, installation and maintenance of equipment, and operation of the Metro Countywide Bike Share Program. The contract includes phases for expanding bike share to other cities throughout the County. The Board has since authorized expansion phases twice, in October 2016 and May 2018. In July 2016, the Metro Bike Share program was initiated with the downtown Los Angeles Pilot. In 2017, the program implemented Phase II Expansion and currently, efforts are underway...