File #: 2021-0136   
Type: Contract Status: Withdrawn
File created: 3/12/2021 In control: Planning and Programming Committee
On agenda: 5/19/2021 Final action: 5/19/2021
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.
Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
Indexes: 7th Street/Metro Center Station, Budget, Budgeting, Bus rapid transit, California Environmental Quality Act, Contracts, Design build, Environmental Impact Report, Equity Focus Communities, Housing, Light rail transit, Measure M, Metro Busway J Line, Metro Equity Platform, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail E Line, Motion / Motion Response, National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969, Outreach, Procurement, Project, Rail transit, Ridership, South Bay Cities subregion, Strategic planning, Third rail, Value capture, Vermont Avenue Transit Corridor, Vermont Transit Corridor (Project), Vermont/Athens Station, Wilshire/Vermont Station
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Procurement Summary, 2. Attachment B - DEOD Summary, 3. Attachment C - Vermont Transit Corridor Map, 4. Attachment D - April 2019 Motion, 5. Attachment E - Alternatives for Evaluation, 6. Presentation
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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