Construction Committee** Agenda*

Location & Date

Metro Board Room, One Gateway Plaza, 3rd Floor, Los Angeles
Thursday, July 19, 2012 9:00 a.m.

Agenda

Call to Order____________________

Directors_______________________
Don Knabe, Chair
Pam O'Connor, Vice Chair
José Huizar
Ara Najarian
Zev Yaroslavsky
Michael Miles, non-voting member

Officers________________________
Arthur T. Leahy, Chief Executive Officer
Michele Jackson, Board Secretary
Karen Gorman, Ethics Officer
Karen Gorman, Acting Inspector General
County Counsel, General Counsel

34. RECEIVE report by the Caltrans District Director on I-5 Project Delivery.

35. APPROVE an increase in the Contract Modification Authority (CMA) in the amount of $155,000 specific to Contract No. C0949 with AP Construction to complete computer room upgrades increasing the CMA from $102,445 to $257,445. No additional funds are required for the $12.1M Life-of-Project budget to complete this project.

36. CONSIDER:

1. authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to issue and negotiate Change Order No. 57 to Contract No. C0882, with Kiewit Infrastructure West Company, for construction toremove a landslide at Wall 1868, in an amount not-to-exceed $1,671,608 increasing the Total Contract Value from $798,619,117 to $800,290,275;
   
   
2. authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to execute multiple change orders in phases to Contract No. C0882, with Kiewit Infrastructure West Company, for Caltrans Drainage Maintenance and Repair, for an amount not-to-exceed $8 million increasing the Total ContractValue from $800,290,275 to $808,290,275. This is reimbursable through Caltrans;


3. authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to incorporate added scope of maintenance and repair of Caltrans Drainage work into the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project;


4. approving an increase to the Life of Project budget of $8 million, from $1.040 billion to $1.048 billion, to be funded by Caltrans for Project 4Q5523, I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvement Project for added scope of work; and


5. approving an increase of $8,100,000 to Contract No C0882 Change Modification Authority, from $106,734,308 to $114,834,308.

37. CONSIDER:

1. adopting a Life-of Project (LOP) budget increase of $700,000 resulting in a new LOP budget of $5,166,000; and


2. authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to award a 3 year firm fixed price contract under Request for Proposal No. C0964R with Vycon, Inc., a Wayside Energy Storage Substation for a firm fixed price of $3,593,330 inclusive of sales tax.

38. AUTHORIZE staff to proceed with the construction method along Flower Street consistent with the FTA Record of Decision, as certified in the FEIS/FEIR, within the procurement package for the Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project.

39. APPROVE an increase in the Contract Modification Authority (CMA) to Contract No. C0972 with Griffith Construction Company, for the Metro Subway Station Entrance Canopy Project, to provide funding for future potential Contract Modifications identified in the amount of $295,000, increasing the current CMA from $494,000 to $744,000. No additional funds are required for the Life-of-Project budget to complete the project.

40. AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to use Design-Build procurement delivery system for the Universal City Pedestrian Bridge project.

(REQUIRES 2/3 VOTE OF THE BOARD)

41. RECEIVE AND FILE staff report regarding Metro monitoring and oversight of Exposition Phase 2 and Foothill Extension projects.

(CARRIED OVER FROM JUNE CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE)

42. RECEIVE Transit Project Delivery Executive Director's report.

43. RECEIVE oral report on Project Budget and Schedule Status.

44. RECEIVE report of the Chief Executive Officer.

45. CLOSED SESSION:

A. Real Estate – G.C. 54956.8:
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COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST WITHIN COMMITTEE'S SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION

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