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CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES FOR METRO CAPITAL PROJECTS
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE:
A. an increase to the total authorized funding for Contract No. AE76301MC081 with Zephyr Rail, for pending and future task orders to provide Construction Management Support Services (CMSS), in an amount not to exceed $5,750,000.00, increasing the total contract value from $3,519,211 to $9,269,211; and
B. the Chief Executive Officer to execute individual Task Orders (TOs) and Contract Modifications within the Board approved contract funding amount.
Issue
ISSUE
In October 2021, the Metro Board awarded contract AE76301MC081 to Zephyr Rail, a Metro Small Business Enterprise and female-owned firm, for CMSS for Capital Projects in an amount of $3,519,211 for a term of three years, inclusive of two one-year options. Staff has awarded task orders totaling $2,773,000 and now has approximately $746,211 of the authorized funding remaining. The amount remaining is not sufficient to support capital projects that are currently in planning or under contract.
Background
BACKGROUND
The primary role of Zephyr Rail is to provide skilled and qualified staff to augment Metro staff in the performance of construction management services for Metro's capital projects as well as adjacent projects and joint development. Both Metro and Zephyr Rail staff work side-by-side in Integrated Project Management Offices (IPMO). In essence, the Zephyr Rail contract allows Metro to augment Metro construction management staff efficiently and effectively as required, so that the proper resources required to manage a contract are available to Metro both in terms of staff availability and technical expertise. This contract is funded solely through Board approved life of project budgets or annual project budgets, and funds are authorized by issuing separate task orders...
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