Metro - File #: 2023-0021

• File #: 2023-0021
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/12/2023
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 4/19/2023
• Final action: 4/27/2023
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. AWARD a two-year, firm fixed price Contract No. PS91223-2000 to ETC Institute to conduct a system-wide on-board origin-destination survey, in an amount of $1,495,180, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any; and B. EXECUTE a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to advance $500,000 in local funding to complete the Los Angeles County portion of the Household Travel Survey for SCAG regional modeling validation purposes.
• Sponsors: Program Management (Department), Maria Luk
• Indexes: Budgeting, Contracts, Federal Transit Administration, Grant Aid, Memorandum Of Understanding, New Starts Program, Procurement, Professional Services, Southern California Association Of Governments, Strategic planning, Surveys, Travel time, Validation

Date	Action By	Action	Result
4/27/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
APRIL 19, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: SYSTEM-WIDE ON-BOARD ORIGIN-DESTINATION SURVEY

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. AWARD a two-year, firm fixed price Contract No. PS91223-2000 to ETC Institute to conduct a system-wide on-board origin-destination survey, in an amount of $1,495,180, subject to resolution of protest(s), if any; and

B. EXECUTE a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to advance $500,000 in local funding to complete the Los Angeles County portion of the Household Travel Survey for SCAG regional modeling validation purposes.

Issue
ISSUE
This systemwide on-board origin-destination survey ("OD Survey") will be conducted to maintain Federal Transit Administration (FTA) compliance for the agency's travel demand model. The FTA requires agencies in pursuit of Capital Investment Grants funding (New Starts and Small Starts) to conduct customer on-board origin-destination surveys every five years to provide accurate data for each agency's in-house travel demand forecasting. Board approval of this professional services contract is needed to proceed with the surveying process.

During Metro's scheduled OD Survey timeline, SCAG also plans on conducting their regional Household Travel Survey to update the information used in their activity-based model, used for their regional planning compliance with federal and state requirements. SCAG has asked Metro to provide a financial contribution for the Los Angeles County portion of their survey collection effort based on past contributions and collaboration.

Background
BACKGROUND

Metro Travel Demand Model
Both Metro and SCAG maintain transportation models for forecasting future travel patterns, but they serve different purposes. Metro maintains a travel demand model that is specifically designed to meet FTA requiremen...