Metro - File #: 2023-0642

• File #: 2023-0642
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/2/2023
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 10/19/2023
• Final action: 10/26/2023
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute: A. Contract Modification No. 10 to Contract No. OP52365000 with Transdev Services, Inc. (Transdev) in the amount of $18,212,015 to continue to operate local transit lines in the North Region of Los Angeles County increasing the total not-to-exceed contract value from $106,316,969 to $124,528,984, and extend the period of performance from December 4, 2023, to June 30, 2024; and B. Individual contract modifications within the Board approved contract modification authority.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Board approved Contract, Budgeting, Bus transportation, Contracted Bus Service, Contracts, Customer service, Governance, Key Performance Indicator, North Los Angeles County Transportation Coalition, Operations Transportation (Project), Procurement, Purchasing, Request For Proposal, San Fernando, Service disruption

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/26/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 19, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: CONTRACTED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES - NORTH REGION EXTENSION

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION(S)

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute:

A. Contract Modification No. 10 to Contract No. OP52365000 with Transdev Services, Inc. (Transdev) in the amount of $18,212,015 to continue to operate local transit lines in the North Region of Los Angeles County increasing the total not-to-exceed contract value from $106,316,969 to $124,528,984, and extend the period of performance from December 4, 2023, to June 30, 2024; and

B. Individual contract modifications within the Board approved contract modification authority.

Issue
ISSUE

The current Contract No. OP52365000 for Contracted Transportation Services North Region Contract is scheduled to expire on December 4, 2023. A contract extension through June 30, 2024, is required to preserve service among the six contracted transportation bus lines within the Los Angeles County North Region contract. The North Region services the L.A. Downtown, Westside Central, and San Fernando Valley communities.

A Request For Proposals (RF) for contracted transportation services within Los Angeles County North Region was issued as a competitive solicitation to replace the existing contracted transportation services contract. The solicitation is currently under evaluation.

Modifying the existing contract will allow for an extension of the period of performance through the end of FY24 while staff completes the evaluation of the RFP solicitation.

Background
BACKGROUND

Since the current Contract No. OP52365000 for North Region Transportation Services was scheduled to expire on August 3, 2023, staff initiated a competitive procurement process in 2022. Proposals were received and were evaluated in accordance with the terms of the RFP, which included increased contractor accountabil...