TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager
SUBJECT: Request to Increase the GM's Authority for BRT Contract Amendment
ACTION ITEM
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager to approve change orders and amend the O.C. Jones and Sons, Inc. contract as-needed up to 30% of the Board-approved contract value for the East Bay Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project Infrastructure and Station Platforms.
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Safe and Secure Operations
Initiative - Infrastructure Modernization
Continued budgetary spending authority is critical to the completion of the Bus Rapid Transit project.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The original contract value for the BRT Infrastructure and Station Platforms (IFB 2016-1534) was $108,112,200. The Board approved SR 15-210c in September 2019 which increased the contract value by 18% to a new total of $127,572,396 with the execution of 19 change orders. Staff has forecasted the need to increase the potential contract value up to 30% to a new authorized total of $140,545,860 through substantial construction completion, punch list items, and remaining change order work. The majority of the contract increase will be paid for with existing grants and available line of credit funding.
Approximately $2.5 million of the total contract value is work done by O.C. Jones on behalf of and paid for by other parties, such as East Bay Municipal Utility District, Pacific Gas & Electric, the City of Oakland, and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The District awarded the BRT Infrastructure and Station Platforms contract (2016-1354) to O.C. Jones and Sons, Inc. in the amount of $108,112,200 on March 6, 2016, through Staff Report 15-210a. The full notice to proceed was issued by the District on August 1, 2016, with a period of performance of 688 days. As the construction couldn't start in first four zones until April 2017 due to permitting delays...
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