File #: 2023-0200   
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: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute: A. Contract Modification No. 12 to Contract No. PS-2020-1055 with Dr. Geoffrey R. Martin for the continuation of Tunnel Advisory Panel Services, in an amount not-to-exceed $712,000, increasing the total contract value from $3,000,481 to $3,712,481 and extend the contract from June 30, 2023 to June 30, 2026; B. Contract Modification No. 7 to Contract No. PS-8510-2493 with Dr. Edward J. Cording, for the continuation of Tunnel Advisory Panel Services, in an amount not-to-exceed $672,000, increasing the total contract value from $2,999,235 to $3,671,235 and extend the contract from June 30, 2023 to June 30, 2026; and C. Contract Modification No. 1 to Contract No. PS-1620-80000, with Dr. Thomas O'Rourke, for the continuation of Tunnel Advisory Panel Services, in an amount not-to-exceed $639,000, increasing the total contract value from $947,457 to $1,586,457 and extend the contract from June 30, 2023 to June 30, 2026.
Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
Indexes: Alignment, Atlantic Station, Board approved Contract, Budgeting, C Line (Green) Extension to Torrance, Central Los Angeles subregion, Construction, Construction engineering, Contracts, Design build, Downtown Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, Excavation and tunneling, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Geotechnical engineering, Gold Line Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2, Groundwater, Light rail transit, Los Angeles Union Station, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail E Line, Metro Rail L Line, Metro Vision 2028 Plan, Procurement, Project, Project delivery, Project management, Rail transit, Subway stations, Tunnel supports, Twenty-eight by '28 Initiative, Underground construction, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor (WSAB) Project, Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 1, Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 2, Westside Subway Extension/Purple Line Extension Phase 3, Westside/Central Service Sector, Whittier, Wilshire/Western Station, Zoning
Attachments: 1. Attachment A - Procurement Summary, 2. Attachment B - Contract Modification Change Log, 3. Attachment C - DEOD Summary (CONTRACT NO. PS-2020-1055), 4. Attachment D - DEOD Summary (CONTRACT NO. PS-8510-2493), 5. Attachment E - DEOD Summary (CONTRACT NO. PS-1620-8000)
Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
MAY 18, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: TUNNEL ADVISORY PANEL

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute:

A. Contract Modification No. 12 to Contract No. PS-2020-1055 with Dr. Geoffrey R. Martin for the continuation of Tunnel Advisory Panel Services, in an amount not-to-exceed $712,000, increasing the total contract value from $3,000,481 to $3,712,481 and extend the contract from June 30, 2023 to June 30, 2026;

B. Contract Modification No. 7 to Contract No. PS-8510-2493 with Dr. Edward J. Cording, for the continuation of Tunnel Advisory Panel Services, in an amount not-to-exceed $672,000, increasing the total contract value from $2,999,235 to $3,671,235 and extend the contract from June 30, 2023 to June 30, 2026; and

C. Contract Modification No. 1 to Contract No. PS-1620-80000, with Dr. Thomas O'Rourke, for the continuation of Tunnel Advisory Panel Services, in an amount not-to-exceed $639,000, increasing the total contract value from $947,457 to $1,586,457 and extend the contract from June 30, 2023 to June 30, 2026.

Issue
ISSUE

Metro is currently planning, designing, and constructing rail transit projects with extensive underground engineering and construction that involve complex geotechnical and tunneling conditions. Current active projects with tunnel segments include the Westside Purple Line Extension Section 2 and Section 3 Projects, Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Project, Sepulveda Transit Corridor Project, West Santa Ana Branch Transit Corridor Project, Green Line Extension to Torrance, and Vermont Transit Corridor. Los Angeles County has challenging geologic, seismic and tunneling conditions and deep underground station construction, with some through fault rupture zones, tar impregnated soil, toxic gases, and high concentration of methane. While Metro has extensive experience from both staff and engineering consultants, there is the n...

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