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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Subject
SUBJECT: ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND RELATED SERVICES
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT AWARD
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a ten-year firm fixed unit rate Contract No. AE89754000 to Gannett Fleming, Inc. for engineering support services for vertical transportation system and related services, for a not-to-exceed amount (NTE) of $36,324,570 for the six-year base term, and $12,187,396 for each of the two, two-year option terms for a total combined NTE amount of $60,699,362, effective January 1, 2024, subject to resolution of any properly submitted protest(s), if any.
Issue
ISSUE
Engineering services are needed to support the Operations Infrastructure Maintenance and Engineering (IM&E) Department with the modernization of system-wide vertical transportation systems. The IM&E Department seeks to augment the engineering capacity with technical resources to develop and manage a long-term comprehensive vertical transportation capital improvement project.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro has 231 elevators and 173 escalators systemwide that are heavily used. Many of the elevators and escalators are among the oldest in the entire Metro system and are reaching the end of their useful lives. For FY23, the elevator and escalator availability key performance indicator (KPI) goals were set at 98.95% and 99.04% respectively. Final FY23 elevator and escalator availability was 98.85% and 98.75% with elevators being 0.10% short and escalators being 0.29% short of their respective KPI goals. Over 4,000 hours of downtime was due to repair and remanufacturing of obsolete parts and equipment. In addition, elevators and escalators must be improved to accommodate the higher ridership capacity in preparation for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2028. Elevators and escalators are critical to...
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