Metro - File #: 2022-0170

• File #: 2022-0170
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Consent Calendar
• File created: 3/16/2022
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 4/28/2022
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award and execute Contract No. AE77613000 with WSP USA, Inc. to prepare Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E) for the I-105 Segments 2 and 3 in the amount of $39,935,928, subject to resolution of protests, if any.
• Sponsors: Construction Committee
• Indexes: Board approved Contract, Budgeting, City of Los Angeles, Construction, Contractors, Contracts, Environmental Impact Report, Express lanes, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, General purpose lanes, Grant Aid, I-105, I-105 Expresslanes Development (Project), I-105 ExpressLanes Project, I-405, Informational Report, Lynwood, Metro ExpressLanes, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Norwalk, Procurement, Project, Safety, Southern California Highways, Strategic planning, Toll collection, Tolls

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/21/2022	Construction Committee

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
APRIL 21, 2022

Subject
SUBJECT: METRO I-105 EXPRESSLANES FINAL SEGMENTS 2 AND 3 DESIGN PLANS SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES CONTRACT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award and execute Contract No. AE77613000 with WSP USA, Inc. to prepare Plans, Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E) for the I-105 Segments 2 and 3 in the amount of $39,935,928, subject to resolution of protests, if any.

Issue
ISSUE

Board action is requested to execute the contract to complete PS&E for the I-105 ExpressLanes Project Segments 2 and 3 between Central Avenue and Studebaker Road. PS&E is the next phase in the project development process and must be completed before construction can begin.

Background
BACKGROUND

The I-105 ExpressLanes project will convert the existing High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane to ExpressLanes and add a second Express Lane in each direction on the I-105 between I-405 and Studebaker Road in the City of Norwalk. This project is included in the Measure M expenditure plan and has been allocated $175 million. In addition, the project was awarded a $150 million State Solutions for Congested Corridors Program (SCCP) grant in December 2020.
The Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (EIR/EA) for the I-105 ExpressLanes project was completed in May 2021 and the project is proceeding to the next phases of project development, including PS&E.
For PS&E and construction, the I-105 is being segmented into three segments: Segment 1 is between the I-405 to Central Avenue, Segment 2 is between Central Avenue and I-710, and Segment 3 is between I-710 and Studebaker Road. In May 2021, File Number 2021-0224 Board Item No. 18, the Board approved a contract modification to prepare PS&E for Segment 1 in the amount of $18,788,594. Segment 1 was advanced ahead of Segments 2 and 3 to meet the funding and timeline requirements of the State Sol...