Metro - File #: 2022-0415

• File #: 2022-0415
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/16/2022
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 8/25/2022
• Final action: 8/25/2022
• Title: CONSIDER: A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to award a 60-month, Firm Fixed price Contract No. OP8666000 to Transdev Rail Inc., the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, for the purchase of Metro Red and Purple Mainline Fastener Replacement for a not-to-exceed amount of $28,703,169.90, inclusive of sales tax. This recommendation is subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s). B. INCREASING the Life of Project (LOP) Budget for the Metro Red and Purple Mainline Fastener Replacement, capital project number 205125, by $8,850,000 from $28,130,000 to $36,980,000.
• Sponsors: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Commit
• Indexes: Budget, Budgeting, Capital Project, Capital Project Funds, Construction, Contracts, Equipment Acquisitions, Maintenance, Maintenance of way, Procurement, Project, Project management, Purchasing, Railroad commuter service, Safety, Strategic planning, Transportation Development Act - Article 4, Transportation Development Act of 1971
• Related files: 2022-0653

Date	Action By	Action	Result
8/25/2022	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
8/18/2022	Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee

Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
AUGUST 18, 2022


Subject
SUBJECT: METRO RED AND PURPLE MAINLINE RAIL FASTENER REPLACEMENT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to award a 60-month, Firm Fixed price Contract No. OP8666000 to Transdev Rail Inc., the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, for the purchase of Metro Red and Purple Mainline Fastener Replacement for a not-to-exceed amount of $28,703,169.90, inclusive of sales tax. This recommendation is subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s).

B. INCREASING the Life of Project (LOP) Budget for the Metro Red and Purple Mainline Fastener Replacement, capital project number 205125, by $8,850,000 from $28,130,000 to $36,980,000.

Issue
ISSUE

In May 2021, the Board approved the Metro Red and Purple Mainline Fastener Replacement with a LOP budget of $28,130,000 as part of the adopted FY22 annual budget. At the time of the project scope development, the LOP budget was based on the best available estimate of the cost of replacing heavy rail fasteners along with the Red and Purple mainlines. Due to the increase in economic costs since the development of the cost estimate, an increase is necessary for the LOP Budget to purchase mainline fasteners for replacement for both the Red and Purple Lines.

Additionally, due to the Red and Purple Lines operating heavy rail service for over 27 years, the mainline Type 1 rail fasteners have reached the end of their useful life, and replacement of these rail fasteners is required.

Background
BACKGROUND

The Type 1 rail fasteners, manufactured by LORD Corp., were installed during the original construction of the Red Line and have been in use since revenue service started in 1993. The original fasteners were designed with a life expectancy of 25 to 30 years. The continuous rail service in the underground tunnel environment has le...