Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JANUARY 16, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE
A. An increase to the total authorized funding for Contract No. PS3274 with Kleinfelder, Inc.to provide Environmental Engineering support services in the amount of $11,926,155 increasing the Total Contract Value (CMA) from $13,200,000 to $25,126,155, and
B. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute all individual Task Orders and changes within the Board approved contract funding amount.
Issue
ISSUE
Every Capital Project and many ongoing facilities maintenance and restoration activities undertaken by LA Metro requires environmental engineering and consulting services. Our agency must remain in compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations to avoid potential fines, and civil and criminal liability. This contract has been a critical component for technical and environmental engineering support for any of our capital and operating projects. This contract provides technical expert environmental assistance to ensure timely environmental compliance and execution of needed environmental design, data generation and analysis, and environmental measurement and monitoring necessary and as required by Federal and State statutes and regulations and local ordinances.
Contract No. PS3274 scope includes environmental and geotechnical assessments, Phase I environmental site assessments, lead based paint and asbestos surveys, stormwater monitoring, air quality monitoring, soil and groundwater sampling, industrial wastewater sampling, GASB 49 Environmental Liability Reporting, fuel storage tank system design, permitting assistance and other regulatory reporting requirements.
The increased contract value requested will be used to continue the support for capital projects and has such value that is consequent of the increase in contract work volume fro...
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