Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MAY 19, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: VERMONT TRANSIT CORRIDOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to:
A. AWARD AND EXECUTE a 48-month, firm fixed price Contract No. AE68471000 to Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. for the Vermont Transit Corridor Environmental Review and Conceptual Engineering pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines in the amount of $33,066,291 (inclusive of two optional tasks: 1) National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Document in the amount of $4,367,917, and 2) Opportunities and Capacity for Use of Value Capture in the amount of $341,503), subject to resolution of protest(s), if any; and
B. APPROVE Contract Modification Authority in the amount of $8,266,573 and authorize the CEO to execute individual Contract Modifications within the Board approved Contract Modification Authority.
Issue
ISSUE
The Vermont Transit Corridor is a Measure M project with a projected opening date range of Fiscal Years (FY) 2028 to FY 2030. Currently, there is $425 million allocated for this project. In order to advance the project in accordance with the Measure M schedule, a Proposed Project/Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) needs to be identified and environmentally cleared.
The 48-month period is for the environmental review needed to complete a Draft and Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to CEQA and conceptual engineering, including two optional tasks to conduct either the federal environmental review, pursuant to NEPA, and/or Value Capture. Either or both options may be authorized at the discretion of Metro.
Board approval of the Contract is needed in order to proceed with the environmental review of the project.
Vermont Avenue is the second busiest transit corridor in Los Angeles County with nearly 71,000...
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