File #: 2020-0174   
Type: Contract Status: Passed
File created: 2/28/2020 In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
On agenda: 8/27/2020 Final action: 8/27/2020
Title: CONSIDER: A. RECEIVING AND FILING the Crenshaw Northern Extension Advanced Alternatives Screening Study; and B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to award and execute a 30-month, firm fixed price Contract No. AE64930000 to Connect Los Angeles Partners, a joint venture between WSP USA, Inc. and AECOM Technical Services, Inc., for environmental analysis (CEQA) and advanced conceptual engineering (ACE) in the amount of $50,367,851, subject to resolution of protests, if any. However, only the amount of $2.19M is requested in the FY21 budget for Professional Services in Cost Center 4350 (Special Projects), Project 475558 (Crenshaw Northern Extension). Upon approval of this action, staff will ensure necessary funds are allocated to the project in coherence with the Continuing Resolution until the FY21 budget is adopted in September.
Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
Indexes: Budgeting, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Contractors, Contracts, Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project, Metro Rail C Line, Project, San Fernando Valley subregion, Strategic planning
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Final Advanced AA Screening Report Executive Summary, 2. Attachment B - Community Outreach & Meeting Report, 3. Attachment C - Crenshaw/LAX Northern Extension Funding and Project Delivery Strategic Plan, 4. Attachment D - Procurement Summary, 5. Attachment E - DEOD Summary, 6. Presentation
Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
AUGUST 19, 2020

Subject
SUBJECT: CRENSHAW NORTHERN EXTENSION

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. RECEIVING AND FILING the Crenshaw Northern Extension Advanced Alternatives Screening Study; and

B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to award and execute a 30-month, firm fixed price Contract No. AE64930000 to Connect Los Angeles Partners, a joint venture between WSP USA, Inc. and AECOM Technical Services, Inc., for environmental analysis (CEQA) and advanced conceptual engineering (ACE) in the amount of $50,367,851, subject to resolution of protests, if any. However, only the amount of $2.19M is requested in the FY21 budget for Professional Services in Cost Center 4350 (Special Projects), Project 475558 (Crenshaw Northern Extension). Upon approval of this action, staff will ensure necessary funds are allocated to the project in coherence with the Continuing Resolution until the FY21 budget is adopted in September.

Issue
ISSUE

Work has been completed on the Crenshaw/LAX Northern Extension Advanced Alternatives Screening Study (Attachment A) in accordance with Board direction received in September 2018 (Item #50, Legistar File #2018-0589). The study included public outreach (Attachment B) and a review of preliminary project alternatives with recommendations for a refined set of alternatives to advance into environmental review.

On August 12, 2019 Metro issued a Request for Proposals (RFP No. PS63932) seeking a qualified contractor for environmental and engineering services for the Crenshaw Northern Extension Corridor Project. The principal goal is to make the project shovel-ready for any potential new sources of construction funding that could accelerate project delivery under the Measure M program.

The City of West Hollywood has been an active partner with Metro during the early feasibility and alternatives analysis studies and has prepared...

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