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CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
AUGUST 18, 2022
Subject
SUBJECT: EAST SAN FERNANDO VALLEY LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP FOR SOLAR PANELS AT MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE FACILITY
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to award and execute a public-private partnership (P3) Contract No. PS84743000, East San Fernando Valley Light Rail Maintenance and Storage Facility Solar and Energy Storage System Public Private Partnership, for a maximum duration of 15 years, with PCS Energy LLC pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130242, in the amount of $1,063,190, for Phase 1 (Preconstruction design services) subject to the resolution of any timely protest(s), if any. Pricing for Phase 2 (Finance, design, supply, installation, and commissioning) and Phase 3 (Monitor systems performance and oversight of Metro O&M activities) will be negotiated in the future with a not to exceed margin percentage of 10% and 12%, respectively; and
B. ESTABLISHING Contract Modification Authority (CMA) for 10% of the not-to-exceed contract award value and authorizing the CEO to execute individual Contract Modifications within the CCMA and within the project budget authorization.
Issue
ISSUE
Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 130242, and with Board approval on October 28, 2021, staff solicited competitive proposals to use a P3 procurement method as an alternative delivery project method to design, build and finance a solar panel system at the maintenance and storage facility (MSF) for the East San Fernando Valley (ESFV) Light Rail Transit Project (Project). This P3 contract satisfies a federal Expedited Project Delivery Grant requirement for a P3 component to be integrated within the overall Project.
Background
BACKGROUND
The Project is a light rail system that will extend north from the Van Nuys Metro G-Line station to the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Sta...
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