Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: WEST SANTA ANA BRANCH TRANSIT CORRIDOR
Action
ACTION: AWARD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to award a cost plus fixed fee contract, Contract No. AE104903000, to HDR Engineering, Inc., for advanced engineering and final design services of utility adjustments, freight relocation, and grade crossings for the Slauson/A Line to Pioneer segment of the West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB) Transit Corridor Project in the amount of $75,407,476, subject to the resolution of protest(s), if any; and
B. APPROVING Contract Modification Authority (CMA) specific to Contract No. AE104903000 in the amount of $7,540,748, or 10% of the not-to-exceed contract award value authorize the CEO to execute individual Contract Modifications within the Board-approved Contract Modification Authority.
Issue
ISSUE
Staff is seeking the Board's approval of contract award to provide advanced engineering and final design of high-risk items such as utility adjustments, freight realignment, and grade crossings. The contract also includes design support services during the construction of these scope items. Due to the size and complexity of the 14.5-mile long corridor with numerous critical third-party stakeholders (including but not limited to, the railroad, Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles, 41 utility entities, and various corridor cities), staff is seeking 10% CMA to allow for flexibility and timely responsiveness necessary to maintain the project schedule.
Background
BACKGROUND
To meet the Board's expectation of completing the LPA segment for service by 2035, staff must implement parallel workstreams to meet that schedule. One of those workstreams is to address risks early in the project development phase, as staff continues concurrently to complete the Final EIS/EIR. Successful negotiations with stakeholders such as ...
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