Metro - File #: 2019-0064

• File #: 2019-0064
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 2/5/2019
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 6/20/2019
• Title: CONSIDER: A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to execute a seven-year firm fixed price Contract No. AE133246000, with Alta Vista Solutions for the inspection of Metro structures including light rail, roadway, bikeway, and busway bridges, elevated stations, subway tunnels, and retaining walls comprising a base term of five years in the amount of $6,248,047; two, one-year options in the amount of $665,174 for option year one and $1,318,399 for option year two, and $130,223 for an additional 15 inspections to accommodate additional assets that may be brought on line during the life of the contract, for a combined total of $8,361,8463 subject to the resolution of protest(s), if any; and B. APPROVING Contract Modification Authority specific to Contract No. AE133246000 in the amount of $1,672,369 or 20% of the total contract value, to cover any unforeseen issues that may arise during the course of the contract.
• Sponsors: Construction Committee
• Indexes: Budgeting, Contracts, Expo Line Operating Project (Project), Gold Line Operations (Project), Guidelines, Metro Exposition Line, Metro Gold Line, Metro Green Line, Metro Orange Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail L Line, Metro Red Line, Operations Transportation (Project), Procurement, Professional Services, Project management, Rail Operations - Blue Line (Project), Rail Operations - Green Line (Project), Rail Operations - Red Line (Project), Rail transit, Safety, State Of Good Repair
• Related files: 2019-0535

Meeting_Body
REVISED
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JUNE 20, 2019

Subject
SUBJECT: INSPECTION OF STRUCTURES CONTRACT

Action
ACTION: AWARD PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to execute a seven-year firm fixed price Contract No. AE133246000, with Alta Vista Solutions for the inspection of Metro structures including light rail, roadway, bikeway, and busway bridges, elevated stations, subway tunnels, and retaining walls comprising a base term of five years in the amount of $6,248,047; two, one-year options in the amount of $665,174 for option year one and $1,318,399 for option year two, and $130,223 for an additional 15 inspections to accommodate additional assets that may be brought on line during the life of the contract, for a combined total of $8,361,8463 subject to the resolution of protest(s), if any; and

B. APPROVING Contract Modification Authority specific to Contract No. AE133246000 in the amount of $1,672,369 or 20% of the total contract value, to cover any unforeseen issues that may arise during the course of the contract.

Issue
ISSUE

Metro owns and operates structures that require periodic inspection to ensure public safety, and maintain reliability of the bus and rail system. There are approximately 241 structures that require on-going professional evaluation. Currently Metro's existing staff is fully engaged and does not have the resources or specialized technical skills to carry out these tasks.

Award of this contract will enable Metro to supplement internal resources for the work detailed above, and to ensure that our inspection frequency meets the guidelines established by the National Bridge Inspection System (NBIS), and the National Rail Transit Tunnel (RTT) standards.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

Metro executive management identified State of Good Repair as a priority for the agency. In order to ensure that the assets required for safe operation of the rail and ...