File #: 2019-0555   
Type: Contract Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/15/2019 In control: Planning and Programming Committee
On agenda: 10/17/2019 Final action:
Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to: A. EXECUTE Modification No. 10 to Contract No. PS2415-3172 with HDR Engineering, Inc. to provide environmental, preliminary and advanced engineering design services on the Link Union Station (Link US) Project in the amount not-to-exceed $23,360,000, increasing the Total Contract Value from $62,793,000 to $86,153,000; B. INCREASE the Contract Modification Authority (CMA) in the amount of $2,836,000, increasing the total CMA amount from $4,356,715 to $7,192,715 and execute future contract modifications up to the CMA authorized amount; and, C. EXECUTE all necessary agreements and task orders with third parties to support the Link US Project for a total amount of up to $8,000,000.
Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
Indexes: Amtrak, Budgeting, California Environmental Quality Act, California High Speed Rail, California High Speed Rail Authority, California State Transportation Agency, California Transportation Commission, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Commercial transportation, Contracts, Elevators, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Escalators, Funding plan, Grant Aid, High speed rail, Link Union Station, Los Angeles River, Los Angeles Union Station, Measure R, Memorandum Of Understanding, Metro Gold Line, Metro Purple Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail L Line, Metro Red Line, Metrolink, National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969, Procurement, Project, Proposition 1a, Quiet Zone, Rail transit, Railroad commuter service, San Fernando Valley subregion, South Bay Cities subregion, Southern California Regional Interconnector Project (Project), Strategic planning, Street lighting, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor (WSAB) Project, Westside Cities subregion
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Procurement Summary, 2. Attachment B - Contract Mod Log, 3. Attachment C - DEOD Summary, 4. Presentation
Related files: 2019-0800
Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 16, 2019

Subject
SUBJECT: LINK UNION STATION PROJECT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to:
A. EXECUTE Modification No. 10 to Contract No. PS2415-3172 with HDR Engineering, Inc. to provide environmental, preliminary and advanced engineering design services on the Link Union Station (Link US) Project in the amount not-to-exceed $23,360,000, increasing the Total Contract Value from $62,793,000 to $86,153,000;

B. INCREASE the Contract Modification Authority (CMA) in the amount of $2,836,000, increasing the total CMA amount from $4,356,715 to $7,192,715 and execute future contract modifications up to the CMA authorized amount; and,

C. EXECUTE all necessary agreements and task orders with third parties to support the Link US Project for a total amount of up to $8,000,000.

Issue
ISSUE

Staff is requesting Metro Board to authorize the CEO to execute Contract Modification No.10 with HDR Engineering, Inc. to develop preliminary and advance engineering designs based on the FEIR project that was approved by the Metro Board in June 2019 and prepare a new National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The Contract Modification also includes a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) amendment for a partial relocation of the Burlington North Santa Fe (BNSF) freight storage tracks located south of Los Angeles Union Station where the run through tracks connects to the main line tracks along the west bank of the Los Angeles River.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Link Union Station (Link US) Project will transform how the commuter and intercity rail operates in Southern California with run-through capability at Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) providing one-seat rides from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, increasing commuter and intercity rail services, and accommodating future high-speed rail servi...

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