Metro - File #: 2023-0528

• File #: 2023-0528
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/10/2023
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 11/16/2023
• Final action: 11/30/2023
• Title: AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to: A. EXECUTE Contract Modification No. 6 to Contract No. PS183832000P2550 Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Midlife Modernization with Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. for Offsite LRV Qualification Testing increasing the total Contract value by $1,500,000 from $159,119,493 to $160,619,493 to enable LRV testing offsite LACMTA property; and B. EXECUTE Contract Modifications under this Contract for up to $1,000,000 per Contract Modification.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Board approved Contract, Budgeting, Contractors, Contracts, Light rail vehicles, Maintenance, Maintenance of way, Operations and Maintenance, Pj 2550 Light Rail Vehicle Mid-Life Overhaul (Project), Procurement, Project, Revenue Service, Rolling stock, State Of Good Repair, Test facilities, Test tracks, Test vehicles, Testing, Vehicle tests
• Related files: 2024-0045

Date	Action By	Action	Result
11/30/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: P2550 LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE MIDLIFE OFFSITE TESTING

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to:

A. EXECUTE Contract Modification No. 6 to Contract No. PS183832000P2550 Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Midlife Modernization with Kinkisharyo International, L.L.C. for Offsite LRV Qualification Testing increasing the total Contract value by $1,500,000 from $159,119,493 to $160,619,493 to enable LRV testing offsite LACMTA property; and

B. EXECUTE Contract Modifications under this Contract for up to $1,000,000 per Contract Modification.

Issue
ISSUE

Metro is currently undergoing several projects to modernize existing LRVs to the current state of technology to ensure the LRV fleet remains in a State of Good Repair (SGR). After the initial LRV's (pilot LRVs) are modernized, they are usually shipped to Metro for design qualification tests on Metro's mainline. As Metro's priorities are passenger service and maintenance of its assets, supporting project tests on the mainline with test operators places tremendous strain on Metro's resources. In some cases, conflicts may result in an impact to service, delays to the test program, or both. Using Metro's mainline for test purposes adds further risk in the event of test failures. As an example, Metro's resources may be additionally strained if a revenue-ready LRV needs to be sent to retrieve a failed pilot LRV.

This contract modification will allow the contractor, Kinkisharyo (KI), to lease a test track where most of the planned mainline design conformance tests of the pilot vehicles may be performed, reducing impact to service and to Metro's operations. It is critical to note that the fleet will still need to undergo limited testing on Metro's mainline to verify that there are no production or quality issues that need to be addressed prior to acceptance.
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