Metro - File #: 2020-0062

• File #: 2020-0062
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/13/2020
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 5/27/2021
• Final action: 5/27/2021
• Title: 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 Sect...
• Sponsors: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Commit
• Indexes: Board approved a Motion, Budget, Budgeting, Bus 40'Ze W/ Byd (Project), Bus Acquisitions, Capital Project, Construction, Contractors, Contracts, Design build, Division 09, El Monte, El Monte Busway, El Monte Transit Station Enhancement, Electrification, Grant Aid, Location 0075, Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, Metro Rail A Line, Motion / Motion Response, Non-contract, Off peak periods, Payment, Procurement, Program, Project, Project delivery, Rolling stock, Transit centers, Transmissions, Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Master Plan, Zero Emissions

Date	Action By	Action	Result
5/27/2021	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
5/20/2021	Executive Management Committee

Meeting_Body
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

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
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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