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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
MARCH 18, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR BUS AND RAIL MAINTENANCE SERVICES
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT MODIFICATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Contract Modification No. 5 to Contract No. PS46172000, with Gannett Fleming Transit & Rail Systems, for engineering support of rail maintenance to exercise the second-year option extending the period of performance through April 26, 2022 and increasing the total contract not-to- exceed amount by $5,000,000 from $21,000,000 to $26,000,000.
Issue
ISSUE
The first-year option performance period for Contract No. PS46172000 ends on April 26, 2021. A contract modification is required to exercise the second-year option to continue providing engineering support from April 27, 2021 through April 26, 2022.
Metro Maintenance and Engineering has limited scope and depth of engineering and technical resources to develop and execute capital projects and meet the day-to-day engineering needs necessary to maintain and improve transit infrastructure assets and systems. Contract No. PS46172000 has been providing engineering support that enables Metro to augment internal resources on an on-call basis in situations where either Metro does not have sufficient capacity or expertise necessary to perform the required task.
Background
BACKGROUND
In April 2018, the Board of Directors approved the award of Contract No. PS46172000 for Maintenance and Engineering support in a total not-to exceed amount of $31,000,000 ($16,000,000 for the initial two-year base period, and $15,000,000 for the three, one-year options at $5,000,000 per year). This task order based contract provides for a range of engineering services for train control, traction power, communications, track, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil design, and fare collection. Also included are support services for project management, ...
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