Metro - File #: 2019-0649

• File #: 2019-0649
• Type: Contract
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 8/14/2019
• In control: Executive Management Committee
• On agenda: 9/19/2019
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. AWARD a twenty-four month, firm fixed price Contract No. PS62790000 to WSP USA, Inc., in the amount of $3,085,929 for the Congestion Pricing Feasibility Study Technical Services, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any; and B. AWARD a twenty-four month, firm fixed price Contract No. PS62791000 to Guidehouse LLP, in the amount of $1,919,300, with an 18-month option in the amount of $569,840, for a total contract value of $2,489,140, for the Congestion Pricing Feasibility Study Communications and Public Engagement Services, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
• Sponsors: Executive Management Committee
• Indexes: Budgeting, Congestion pricing, Contracts, Firm Fixed Price Contract, Funding plan, Governmental And Oversight Activities (Project), James Butts, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Motion / Motion Response, Multimodal, Outreach, Pilot studies, Plan, Procurement, Project, Project management, Public service, Request For Proposal, Research, Resolution, Strategic planning, Testing, Traffic congestion
• Related files: 2019-0210, 2019-0755

Date	Action By	Action	Result
9/26/2019	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Subject
SUBJECT: CONGESTION PRICING FEASIBILITY STUDY

Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACTS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. AWARD a twenty-four month, firm fixed price Contract No. PS62790000 to WSP USA, Inc., in the amount of $3,085,929 for the Congestion Pricing Feasibility Study Technical Services, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any; and

B. AWARD a twenty-four month, firm fixed price Contract No. PS62791000 to Guidehouse LLP, in the amount of $1,919,300, with an 18-month option in the amount of $569,840, for a total contract value of $2,489,140, for the Congestion Pricing Feasibility Study Communications and Public Engagement Services, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.

Issue
ISSUE/BACKGROUND

On February 28, 2019, the Board approved strategies to pursue the Transformational Initiatives that are central to "The Re-Imagining of LA County," which includes a Congestion Pricing Feasibility Study (Study). These Transformational Initiatives address the widely shared desire to greatly reduce congestion, improve mobility and air quality, improve equity, and ultimately provide a more sustainable and resilient LA County for all.

Concurrently, the Board passed Motion 32.3 to direct staff to ensure the Study fully addresses and incorporates the parameters identified in the January 2019 Motions 43.1 (Butts) and 43.2 (Solis, Garcetti, Dupont-Walker, Butts, Hahn), which include, but are not limited to, a detailed implementation timeline, cost estimates, sources of funding, and an equity strategy execution plan.

In April 2019, the Board approved the next steps for the Study, which included the following:

* May 2019: Staff will issue Requests for Proposals for 1) Technical Services and 2) Communications Plan and Public Engagement Services.
* Summer 2019: Seek Board authorization to award contracts.
* Ongoing: Staff will conduct ongoing dia...