Metro - File #: 2022-0640

• File #: 2022-0640
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 9/8/2022
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 11/17/2022
• Final action: 12/1/2022
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. AMEND the Life of Project Budget (LOP) for Soundwall Package 10 Highway Project (Project) by $21,682,694 from $50,862,000 to $72,544,694, using the fund sources from the soundwall program as summarized in Attachment A consistent with the provisions of the Board-adopted Measure R and Measure M Unified Cost Management Policy (Attachment B); and B. AUTHORIZE 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: Agreements, Arcadia, Arroyo Verdugo subregion, Bids, Board approved Life-of-Project Budget, Budget, Budgeting, Construction, Construction Support, Informational Report, Measure R, Measure R and Measure M Unified Cost Management Policy, Pasadena, Procurement, Program Management, Project, Project management, Soundwall

Date	Action By	Action	Result
12/1/2022	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
11/17/2022	Construction Committee

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 17, 2022


Subject
SUBJECT: SOUNDWALL PACKAGE 10 HIGHWAY PROJECT


Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS


Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. AMEND the Life of Project Budget (LOP) for Soundwall Package 10 Highway Project (Project) by $21,682,694 from $50,862,000 to $72,544,694, using the fund sources from the soundwall program as summarized in Attachment A consistent with the provisions of the Board-adopted Measure R and Measure M Unified Cost Management Policy (Attachment B); and

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

Issue
ISSUE

Staff is seeking the Board's approval to Amend the LOP for the Project that was established in 2015 and assumed a construction budget of $34,165,000 (inclusive of ROW activities); construction costs have escalated since the LOP was established in 2015 and certain project components and scope have been added since then. Additionally, staff seeks the Board's approval to execute project-related agreements, including contract modifications within the Life of Project budget.

Background
BACKGROUND

This project consists of constructing soundwalls along I-210 freeway from west of Marengo Avenue Overcrossing to Wilson Avenue in the City of Pasadena, constructing soundwalls from Baldwin Avenue to Santa Anita Avenue in the City of Arcadia, and constructing soundwalls on SR-134 East of Cahuenga Blvd near Arcola Street.

Caltrans completed the Package 10 PS&E and Right of Way work in 2012 with the standards in effect at that time and delivered the PS&E to Metro. Caltrans had also secured many of the Temporary Construction Easements (TCEs) for the Project. Although the project was anticipated to be advertised shortly after LOP was established, there were multiple factors which delayed the Project:

Project Deliv...