Metro - File #: 2021-0785

• File #: 2021-0785
• Type: Project
• Status: Consent Calendar
• File created: 12/2/2021
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 1/27/2022
• Final action: 1/27/2022
• Title: CONSIDER: A. ESTABLISHING a life-of-project budget for the Rail-to-Rail Active Transportation Project (Project) in the amount of $115,989,173; and B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Project related agreements, including contract modifications, up to the authorized Life-of-Project Budget.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Bicycling, Bids, Bikeways, Budget, Budgeting, Bus rapid transit, California State Transportation Agency, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Contractors, Contracts, Easements, First/Last Mile, Funding plan, Grant Aid, Invitation For Bids, Light rail transit, Memorandum Of Understanding, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail K Line, Motion / Motion Response, Nonmotorized transportation, Pedestrian safety, Pedestrians, Project, Project management, Public works, Rail to Rail/River Active Transportation Corridor Project, Ramps (Interchanges), Safety, Sidewalks, Slauson Station, Strategic planning, Transportation policy
• Related files: 2022-0109

Date	Action By	Action	Result
1/27/2022	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
1/20/2022	Construction Committee

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JANUARY 20, 2022

Subject
SUBJECT: RAIL TO RAIL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR PROJECT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. ESTABLISHING a life-of-project budget for the Rail-to-Rail Active Transportation Project (Project) in the amount of $115,989,173; and

B. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Project related agreements, including contract modifications, up to the authorized Life-of-Project Budget.

Issue
ISSUE

A Life of Project (LOP) budget for the Project is required to execute contracts and pursue completion of the Project. Establishing the LOP budget at the time of contract award is consistent with the recommendations in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Construction Management Best Practices Study Report and lessons learned regarding establishing final budgets, when adequate information (such as the receipt and validation of responsiveness of hard bids) is available.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Rail-to-Rail Active Transportation Corridor (ATC) Project ("Project") spans 6.4 miles along an east/west alignment from the future Metro K Line Florence/West station to just east of the existing Metro A Line Slauson station, improving multimodal connectivity in historically disadvantaged communities in South Los Angeles. This investment in a multi-use corridor for bicyclists and pedestrians will link together three regionally significant north-south transit lines in Metro's system (the Metro K Line (Crenshaw/LAX) Light Rail Transit (LRT), the Silver Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) located on the 110 Harbor Transitway, and the Metro A Line LRT, increasing mobility options, enhancing access to community-prioritized destinations, connecting with local Metro and municipal bus services located adjacent to and within one-quarter mile of the corridor, and provide a safer path of travel for the thousands of students, residents, and commuters...