Metro - File #: 2023-0499

• File #: 2023-0499
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 7/27/2023
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 9/21/2023
• Final action: 9/28/2023
• Title: CONSIDER: A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to award a firm fixed price contract, Contract No. DR97819000, to ZAGRO Bahn-und Baumaschinen GmbH, for one (1) Overhead Contact System (OCS) Wire Installation Truck for a firm fixed price of $2,387,340.00, inclusive of sales tax, subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest(s) if any; and B. FINDING that there is only a single source of procurement for the item(s) set forth in Recommendation A above and that the purchase is for the sole purpose of duplicating or replacing supply, equipment, or material already in use, as defined under Public Utilities Code Section 130237. (REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD)
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Budgeting, Capital Project, Contracts, Light rail transit, Los Angeles Union Station, Maintenance, Maintenance practices, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail C Line, Metro Rail E Line, Operations and Maintenance, Procurement, Project, Purchasing, Safety, South Coast Air Quality Management District, State Of Good Repair, Trucking

Date	Action By	Action	Result
9/28/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: PURCHASE OF OCS WIRE INSTALLATION TRUCK

Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to award a firm fixed price contract, Contract No. DR97819000, to ZAGRO Bahn-und Baumaschinen GmbH, for one (1) Overhead Contact System (OCS) Wire Installation Truck for a firm fixed price of $2,387,340.00, inclusive of sales tax, subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest(s) if any; and

B. FINDING that there is only a single source of procurement for the item(s) set forth in Recommendation A above and that the purchase is for the sole purpose of duplicating or replacing supply, equipment, or material already in use, as defined under Public Utilities Code Section 130237.

(REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE FULL BOARD)

Issue
ISSUE

This procurement is to purchase a specialized OCS wire installation truck to be used for regular maintenance of the OCS wires along Metro's light rail system and for upcoming overhaul of the OCS systems on the C Line, A Line (north of Union Station), and E Line.

The current method of OCS wire replacement uses hand tools and manual labor to replace heavy gauge copper wire. Utilizing this new OCS wire installation truck will significantly speed up the wire replacement process, potentially reducing the length of service disruptions for patrons.

Background
BACKGROUND

Metro currently maintains over 200 miles of Overhead Contact Wire System (OCS) wires for all light rail train lines. This OCS wire truck will be deployed to all light rail lines to maintain the OCS system and improve reliability. Since Metro currently does not have an OCS wire truck in its fleet.,Traction Power crews presently use a bucket truck, crane truck, and hand tools to manually replace OCS contact wire. The OCS wire truck improves work productivity and efficiencies by automat...