Metro - File #: 2019-0202

• File #: 2019-0202
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 3/29/2019
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 7/18/2019
• Title: AUTHORIZE: A. the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute a cost-plus fixed fee Contract No. AE58083E0129 with Gannett Fleming to perform professional services including design advancement for the design build delivery process, support during the solicitation process, and design support during construction for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project in an amount not-to-exceed $61,974,852, subject to resolution of any protests; and B. Contract Modification Authority in the amount of $12,394,970 (20% of the not-to-exceed contract value) and authorize the CEO to execute individual Contract Modifications within the Board approved Contract Modification Authority.
• Sponsors: Construction Committee
• Indexes: Alternatives Analysis study approved by the Board, Bids, Board approved Locally Preferred Alternative, Budgeting, Construction, Construction Support, Contractors, Contracts, Design build, East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Project, East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor, East Sfv Transit Corridors (Project), Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Light rail transit, Metro Orange Line, Metrolink, Olympic games, Procurement, Professional Services, Project, Project management, Public private partnerships, Record Of Decision, Request For Proposal, Ridership, Van Nuys, Volume
• Related files: 2019-0600

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JULY 18, 2019


Subject
SUBJECT: EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY TRANSIT CORRIDOR

Action
ACTION: NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE:

A. the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute a cost-plus fixed fee Contract No. AE58083E0129 with Gannett Fleming to perform professional services including design advancement for the design build delivery process, support during the solicitation process, and design support during construction for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project in an amount not-to-exceed $61,974,852, subject to resolution of any protests; and

B. Contract Modification Authority in the amount of $12,394,970 (20% of the not-to-exceed contract value) and authorize the CEO to execute individual Contract Modifications within the Board approved Contract Modification Authority.

Issue
BACKGROUND

The East San Fernando Valley (ESFV) Transit Corridor Project (Project) is a light rail system that will extend north from the Van Nuys Metro Orange Line station to the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station, a total of 9.2 miles. Light rail trains will operate in the median of Van Nuys Boulevard for 6.7 miles to San Fernando Road. From there, they will transition onto existing Metro right-of-way and follow a shared corridor with Metrolink and freight for 2.5 miles to the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station.

The environmental document includes 14 at-grade stations with an end-to-end travel time of approximately 37 minutes. Daily boarding is anticipated to exceed 30,000 by the year 2040. Currently, ridership volume on Metro buses operating along Van Nuys Blvd is significant, only slightly behind ridership volumes on the Metro Orange Line. Stations will be strategically located to access the Orange Line and in close proximity to Metro Local and Rapid east/west bus service to enable convenient connections.

On June 28, 2018, the Metro Board appr...