Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: AIRPORT METRO CONNECTOR PROJECT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
A. AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract No. C65322C1194, AMC Site Work and Rail Systems Construction with Hensel Phelps Herzog JV, for the Early Demolition, Preliminary Site Work and Design and Installation of Rail Systems for a term of approximately 24 months within the Not-to-Exceed amount of $21,000,000.
B. AUTHORIZE Contract Modification Authority (CMA) specific to Contract No. C65322 C1194 with Hensel Phelps Herzog JV, in correspondence with the executed contract, in the amount of 20% of the final negotiated contract amount.
Issue
ISSUE
Metro is constructing a new, intermodal station at the connection of the new Crenshaw/LAX (CLAX) Line with the new Airport People Mover (APM) station. The confluence of these three major projects, all in various stages of construction at the same location, is very complicated. In order to minimize delay and disruptions to the new CLAX Line while allowing construction to proceed on the new AMC station, preliminary construction work consisting of demolition, utility work, grading and rail systems design and installation is necessary.
Specifically, the basis of this coordination and work is focused on the construction of a new at-grade light rail station at AMC that will include an entirely new rail platform and track system, two above-grade pedestrian mezzanine crossings and large span canopy roof - all of which will be built within the existing CLAX right of way. Consequently, the construction of these station components will restrict planned CLAX rail service through the AMC project site.
After coordination with Rail Operations and CLAX, the Staff and Project Team analyzed the severity of CLAX service restrictions and originally went through the process of designing a complete Shoofly System. This Shoofly ...
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