Metro - File #: 2019-0221

• File #: 2019-0221
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 4/4/2019
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 5/16/2019
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. EXECUTE Modification No.6 for Contract No. PS298340011486 with Gruen Associates, for design (Phase II) and construction support (Phase III) modifications for Site Work, New Shoofly, Rail Platform Revisions and Design Adjustments in the firm fixed amount of $2,064,031.93 increasing the total contract value from $17,954,941 to $20,018,972.93; and B. INCREASE Contract Modification Authority (CMA) specific to Contract No. PS298340011486 with Gruen Associates, in correspondence with the increased contract, in the amount of $3,607,065 , increasing the total authorized CMA amount from $3,557,979 to$7,165,044 and authorize the CEO to execute contract modifications within the approved CMA amount.
• Sponsors: Construction Committee
• Indexes: Airport Metro Connector (AMC) Station Project, Airport Metro Connector Construction (Project), Budgeting, Construction, Construction equipment, Construction Support, Construction Support Services Contract, Contracts, Division 16, Los Angeles International Airport, Maintenance, Metro Center Street Project, Metro Crenshaw Line, Metro Green Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail K Line, Procurement, Professional Services, Project, Project management, Shoofly, Strategic planning
• Related files: 2019-0454

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
MAY 16, 2019

Subject
SUBJECT: AIRPORT METRO CONNECTOR PROJECT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. EXECUTE Modification No.6 for Contract No. PS298340011486 with Gruen Associates, for design (Phase II) and construction support (Phase III) modifications for Site Work, New Shoofly, Rail Platform Revisions and Design Adjustments in the firm fixed amount of $2,064,031.93 increasing the total contract value from $17,954,941 to $20,018,972.93; and

B. INCREASE Contract Modification Authority (CMA) specific to Contract No. PS298340011486 with Gruen Associates, in correspondence with the increased contract, in the amount of $3,607,065 , increasing the total authorized CMA amount from $3,557,979 to$7,165,044 and authorize the CEO to execute contract modifications within the approved CMA amount.

Issue
ISSUE

During the internal review of the 30% Design Documents for the Airport Metro Connector Project (AMC) and coordination with Los Angeles World Airport's (LAWA) Automated People Mover Project (APM), it was determined that the following additional design work was required:
* Design and Documentation of a Temporary Shoofly
Analysis of constructing a new Rail Station on the Crenshaw Line identified multiple concerns in regards to service interruptions required to build a new ground up light rail station during public rail operations. Constructing the entire rail platform, two above grade pedestrian mezzanine crossings and roofing, would require multiple service interruptions, single tracking, and in many cases, complete shutdown of the Crenshaw Line for extended periods to allow for this construction. As the AMC Work would occur shortly after the scheduled opening of the Crenshaw Line, these disruptions and adjustments to the newly opened rail service would be untenable, costly and inefficient. To mitigate these concerns, the installation of a temp...