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CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
APRIL16, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: LINK UNION STATION PROJECT
Action
ACTION: AWARD CONTRACT
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a firm fixed price Contract No. PS120069000 to Flatiron West, Inc., for Phase 1 Preconstruction Services for the Link Union Station Phase A Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) Project, in the amount of $7,000,000, subject to the resolution of any properly submitted protest(s) if any.
Issue
ISSUE
Staff is seeking the Board's approval to award a firm fixed price Contract No. PS120069000 to Flatiron West, Inc. for Phase 1 Construction Manager/General Contractor Preconstruction Services for the Link Union Station Phase A Project.
Background
BACKGROUND
The Link Union Station (Link US) Project will transform how the commuter and intercity rail operates in Southern California with new run-through capability at Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) by providing one-seat rides for Northbound and Southbound run through service, doubling the capacity of daily train movements, reducing dwell times by as much as 20 minutes, and accommodating future high-speed rail.
The Link US Project is planned to be implemented in two phases:
1. Phase A - Includes a run-through structure from the stub end of Union Station, over the 101 Freeway, and connects to the mainline tracks on the West Bank of the Los Angeles River. In the initial phase, the run-through structure will provide immediate run-through service for Metrolink and the Pacific Surfliner (LOSSAN) on two tracks that connect to Platform 3. However, the run-through structure will be built to accommodate up to nine run-through tracks for future passenger and intercity rail expansion, including California High-Speed Rail.
2. Phase B - Includes a new rail yard with four new operating platforms and up to nine-run through tracks for Metrolink, LOSSAN and California High Speed Rail, as well as a new Passen...
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