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FINANCE, BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
AUGUST 19, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL SERVICES BENCH
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to:
A. APPROVE the establishment of 19 contract agreements for professional services under the Real Estate Appraisal Services Bench, with the contractors recommended in Attachment A-1 for a five-year base period in the amount of $34,500,000, with two, one-year options, for $3,500,000 and $2,064,500, respectively, with a funding amount not to exceed cumulative total of $40,064,500, subject to resolution of protest(s) if any.
B. AWARD Task Orders within the approved not-to-exceed cumulative total value of $34,500,000.
Issue
ISSUE
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ("LACMTA") Real Estate staff requires a bench contract for appraisal services with three (3) disciplines: Real Estate; Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment; and Business Goodwill.
LACMTA has an on-going need for appraisal services in support of new transit and highway projects, enhanced bus and rail operations, and a host of other administrative and transportation improvements projects. Some major transportation projects include:
* Westside Purple Line Subway Extension Section III
* Link US
* Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2
* Sepulveda Transit Corridor
* West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor
* Orange Line BRT Improvement
* East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor
* Other miscellaneous projects including bus, rail, and highway projects
These projects will be designed and constructed over the next eight years and will require the appraisal of various personal and real property interests.
LACMTA is required by federal, state and municipal agency regulations to make offers of "Just Compensation" for the acquisition of real and personal property based on "fair market value" as recommended by competent, independent appraisers.
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