Metro - File #: 2023-0198

• File #: 2023-0198
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/16/2023
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 5/25/2023
• Final action: 5/25/2023
• Title: CONSIDER: A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute Modification No. 15 to Contract No. AE5999300 with WSP USA Inc. to provide First-Last Mile (FLM) plan preparation and environmental design & technical work to complete the Final Environmental Impact Statement / Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) in the amount of $2,431,148, increasing the Total Contract Value from $43,388,553 to $45,819,701, and to extend the Contract Period of Performance through December 31, 2024; B. AUTHORIZING the CEO to execute Modification No. 6 to Contract No. PS2492300 with Arellano Associates, LLC to rebrand the project and to bring Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to support FLM and environmental work in the amount of $449,991, increasing the Total Contract Value from $2,246,706 to $2,696,697, and to extend to the Contract Period of Performance through December 31, 2024; and C. AUTHORIZING AND DELEGATING authority to the CEO to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements in the...
• Sponsors: Program Management (Department), Maria Luk
• Indexes: Alignment, Artesia, Bellflower, Board approved a Motion, Budgeting, Contractors, Contracts, Council Of Governments, Environmental Impact Report, Environmental impact statements, Federal Transit Administration, Fernando Dutra, First/Last Mile, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Hilda Solis, Janice Hahn, Kathryn Barger, Los Angeles Union Station, Measure M, Measure R, Metro Rail A Line, Motion / Motion Response, Outreach, Paramount, Partnerships, Plan, Procurement, Project, Strategic planning, Technical Advisory Committee, Transit Oriented Development, Union Pacific Railroad, West Santa Ana Branch Corridor - Administration (Project), West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor (WSAB) Project

Date	Action By	Action	Result
5/25/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
5/17/2023	Planning and Programming Committee

Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
MAY 17, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: WEST SANTA ANA BRANCH TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:

A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to execute Modification No. 15 to Contract No. AE5999300 with WSP USA Inc. to provide First-Last Mile (FLM) plan preparation and environmental design & technical work to complete the Final Environmental Impact Statement / Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) in the amount of $2,431,148, increasing the Total Contract Value from $43,388,553 to $45,819,701, and to extend the Contract Period of Performance through December 31, 2024;

B. AUTHORIZING the CEO to execute Modification No. 6 to Contract No. PS2492300 with Arellano Associates, LLC to rebrand the project and to bring Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to support FLM and environmental work in the amount of $449,991, increasing the Total Contract Value from $2,246,706 to $2,696,697, and to extend to the Contract Period of Performance through December 31, 2024; and

C. AUTHORIZING AND DELEGATING authority to the CEO to negotiate and execute all necessary agreements in the amount of $256,182.50 between Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG) for Third-Party Administration participation in the West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) environmental clearance study (existing Funding Agreement FA# 920000000FACGGC03), increasing the total funding amount from $1,101,530 to $1,357,713.

Issue
ISSUE

A Contract Modification is necessary to conduct additional design and environmental technical analysis to support stakeholder coordination and to address comments received on the WSAB Draft EIS/EIR alignment design. This work is necessary to complete the federal and state environmental processes (i.e., Final EIS/EIR) for the WSAB Project (the Project).

In response to Board Motion # 7 by Direct...