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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: A650 HEAVY RAIL VEHICLE ATC SYSTEM UPGRADE
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to negotiate, award, and execute Contract No. OP116496 to Hitachi Rail for 36 months for an amount not to exceed $29,312,410, to upgrade the onboard train control system on 70 of Metro's A650 option order Heavy Rail Vehicles (HRVs) and a contract option for upgrading an additional 4 A650 HRVs, to ensure compatibility with upcoming upgrades to Metro's wayside signaling and communication systems, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any; and
B. FINDING that there is only a single source of procurement for the materials and work set forth in Recommendation A above and it is for the sole purpose of delivering, installing, and testing equipment compatible with the anticipated upgrades to Metro's wayside signaling/communication systems.
Issue
ISSUE
Staff has determined that the existing A650 HRVs will be incompatible with the upcoming upgrades to the wayside signaling and communication systems, meaning the HRVs cannot be used in service. Upgrading the A650 HRVs to be compatible with the upcoming wayside signaling system will require the purchase and installation of specialized rail transit equipment, as the signaling system throughout all of Metro's rail systems is produced by Hitachi Rail (previously known as Ansaldo STS). Due to this equipment being produced by only one company it is appropriate that the work to upgrade the Automatic Train Control (ATC) system on the A650 Option HRVs be procured through a sole source contract.
Background
BACKGROUND
Hitachi Rail Inc. has been the single ATC system supplier of Metro's rail system for the past fifteen (15) years and is fully knowledgeable of Metro's current rail and wayside signaling systems. The Heavy...
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