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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MAY 20, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: EXECUTE CONTRACT WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON (SCE) TO UPGRADE UTILITIES AT DIVISION 9 & EL MONTE TRANSIT CENTER, EXECUTE CONTRACT MODIFICATION WITH BYD FOR DIVISION 9 (D9) DEPOT CHARGERS, AND GRANT DESIGN-BUILD AUTHORITY FOR CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
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RECOMMENDATION
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AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:
A. NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE a cost reimbursable Contract with SoCal Edison (SCE) to upgrade Division 9 (D9) and EL Monte Bus Depot utilities to support the full electrification of Battery Electric Buses procured from BYD, for an amount Not-To-Exceed $19,565,853.
B. EXECUTE Modification No. 7 to BYD Coach & Bus, LLC (BYD), to add forty-four (44) Heliox Depot Chargers, software licenses, installation and commissioning support, and twelve (12) year warranty service and support for D9 charging infrastructure at the Firm Fixed price of $22,938,872 increasing the Contract Value from $48,528,900 to $71,467,772.
C. INCREASE the Contract Modification Authority amount from $4,777,472 to $30,778,325 to incorporate upgrades to the charging infrastructure and for vehicle configuration changes for Contract OP28367-002, with BYD Coach & Bus, LLC.
CONSIDER:
D. FIND that awarding a design-build delivery method authority, pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130242(b), will achieve for Metro certain private sector efficiencies through the integration of design, project work and components.
Approval requires a two-thirds affirmative vote.
E. Approve the hiring of an initial five (5) new, non-contract full-time employees as part of the FY22 midyear budget process to ensure the successful delivery of the ZEB program.
Issue
ISSUE
In July 2017, Metro's Board of Directors approved a motion to "convert the Metro Orange Line to full Zero Emission operation by 2020 and the Metro Silver Line as soon as feasible, thereafter."
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