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FINANCE, BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 14, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEERING SERVICES
Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to:
A. AWARD a five-year, firm fixed unit rate Contract No. PS67661000 to Birdi Systems, Inc. (Birdi), for technology infrastructure engineering services supporting new facility Measure M and existing Metro facilities upgrade projects in an amount not to exceed $10,600,000, effective November 2020, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any.
B. EXECUTE individual task orders under the Contract for technology infrastructure engineering services for an aggregate not-to-exceed amount of $10,600,000.
Issue
ISSUE
Various technology infrastructure engineering services are required throughout the lifecycle of a design-build facilities construction or remodeling project. In the initial design stage, technical planners, computer aided drafting (CAD) and communications engineers are required. As the project progresses to the build stage, project managers; network, quality assurance and test engineers are needed. Metro's Information and Technology Services (ITS) are needed to support the Agency's projects and require the ability to readily access these engineering skill sets. Oftentimes, multiple bus and rail projects require these services concurrently. This recommended contract award to the vendor will provide Metro the required technical infrastructure services on an as-needed task order basis.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro's ITS Department is responsible for the design, engineering and implementation of technology infrastructure components supporting Measure M & R construction projects. Current active projects include Airport Metro Connector, Division 20 Portal Widening and Turnback, Gold Line Foothill Extension, Purple Line Extension, and the Regional Connector.
Metro currently has over 700 networ...
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