Metro - File #: 2023-0565

• File #: 2023-0565
• Type: Project
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 9/1/2023
• In control: Construction Committee
• On agenda: 11/16/2023
• Final action: 11/30/2023
• Title: INCREASE the Life of Project (LOP) Budget on the Track and Tunnel Intrusion Project by $550,224, from $10,821,772 to $11,371,996.
• Sponsors: Executive Management Committee
• Indexes: 7th Street/Metro Center Station, Bids, Budget, Budgeting, Capital Project, Civic Center/Grand Park Station, Construction, Contractors, Design build, Downtown Los Angeles, Hubs, Invitation For Bids, Labor, Light rail transit, Link Union Station, Location 99, Los Angeles Union Station, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Rail D Line, Metro Rail E Line, Pershing Square Station, Pico Station, Project, Protection, Safety, Safety and security, Security, Station 0602, Station 0608, Strategic planning, Subcontractors, Tracking systems, Westlake/Macarthur Park Station, Wilshire/Vermont Station
• Related files: 2024-0045

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

Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: TRACK AND TUNNEL INTRUSION PROJECT

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
INCREASE the Life of Project (LOP) Budget on the Track and Tunnel Intrusion Project by $550,224, from $10,821,772 to $11,371,996.

Issue
ISSUE

Metro Headquarters (USG), which is located at Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles, is a key hub to the B (Red) and D (Purple) lines, and the 7th Street and Metro Center Station is a key hub to the B (Red), A (Blue), D (Purple) and E (Expo) lines, all which have been determined by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to be part of the Top Transit Asset List (TTAL). A Track and Tunnel Intrusion Detection System is crucial for the safety and protection of the Metro system, its ancillary areas and train tunnels.

Due to supply chain issues, inflation, and a tight current labor market the project budget is impacted. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, construction material prices jumped 28.7% from 2021 to 2022.
Background
BACKGROUND

The TTIDS project for underground rail stations proposes to install track intrusion systems at Metro rail underground stations. Metro Headquarters (USG), which is located at Union Station in Downtown Los Angeles, is a key hub to the B (Red) and D (Purple) lines, and the 7th Street and Metro Center Station is a key hub to the B (Red), A (Blue), D (Purple) and E (Expo) lines, all which have been determined by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to be part of the Top Transit Asset List (TTAL).

Variables such as poor lighting and train headlights create moving shadows, heat, and a lack of accurate depth perception in dark confined spaces have posed a challenging environment for our existing system. For example, the increasing number of the unhoused population seeking shelter on various parts of the Metro system, specifically in underground stations and ancillary areas has resulted in r...