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Type:
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Procurement Contract/Change Order
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Status:
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Passed
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On agenda:
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5/12/2021
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Final action:
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5/12/2021
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Title:
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Change Order: FrontRunner Forward On Call Operations Planning and Simulation Assistance Task Order 2 (DB Engineering and Consulting, USA)
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TO: Board of Trustees
THROUGH: Carolyn Gonot, Executive Director
FROM: Mary DeLoretto
PRESENTER(S): Manjeet Ranu, Director of Capital Development
TITLE:
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Change Order: FrontRunner Forward On Call Operations Planning and Simulation Assistance Task Order 2 (DB Engineering and Consulting, USA)
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AGENDA ITEM TYPE: |
Procurement Contract/Change Order |
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RECOMMENDATION: |
Approve award and authorize the Executive Director to execute Task Order No. 2 and associated disbursements in the amount of $320,105.80 with DB Engineering and Consulting, USA. |
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BACKGROUND: |
FrontRunner enhancements are a prominent feature in local and regional transportation plans. Both Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs) in UTA’s transit district, one from each of the metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), include improvements to FrontRunner commuter rail. State Legislative leaders have identified the need to enhance FrontRunner Service to help improve mobility and regional economic competitiveness, mitigate air pollution, and reduce congestion on the I-15 corridor. UTA and its partners are seeking to provide improved reliability for the current FrontRunner service, reduce typical travel times, increase service on the system during peak hours and consider express or skip-stop services. The FrontRunner Next Steps Strategy On-Call Operations Contract was awarded to DB Engineering & Consulting, USA by competitive procurement process on a best value basis on January 12 ,2021. The work performed under this contract is a critical part of UTA’s overall FrontRunner Forward program. Some resources in this contract are scoped to provide coordination and information-sharing to other elements and professionals involved in the program. Task Order 1, awarded for $179,856.44 on January 15, 2021 by the Executive Director for task planning and organization, was completed during the legislative session to be responsive to inquiries raised by elected officials. - |
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DISCUSSION: |
The remaining project budget is included under Task Order 2 so that the team could be flexible and responsive to real time information from conceptual engineering and strategic business plan work stemming from the procurement of the FrontRunner Program Management Consultant. Task Order 2 will be structured in Four Sub-Tasks: Sub Task 1: FrontRunner Forward Program Manager (FRFPM) Coordination - regular meetings to receive feedback and guidance from other work streams that may impact ongoing operations planning Sub Task 2: Strategic Concept Development Support - refine concepts developed in Task Order 1 that are to be forwarded - develop conceptual service plans in support of the strategic business plan - be responsive to ideas shared in the coordination meeting with the FRFPM that result from conceptual engineering analysis, and/or market considerations such as demographic data and market trends - assess the service benefits and infrastructure needs from changes to maximum allowable speed, fleet, and/or service frequencies and patterns Sub Task 3: Simulation Modelling - conduct dynamic simulation to validate the stability and robustness of the developed concepts - up to seven peak-hour timetables and includes all revenue and non-revenue moves - tested with and without perturbations Sub Task 4: Signal and Stations Safety Enhancements - assessment of potential enhancements to the signal system and needed safety improvements at graded crossings and stations needed for increased speed to 90 mph and implementation of express services - perform an initial, high level review of the entire signal system up to three locations identified as potential bottle necks from the conceptual service planning and simulation will then be studied in more detail. |
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CONTRACT SUMMARY: |
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Contractor Name: |
DB Engineering & Consulting, USA |
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Contract Number: |
20-03323BM |
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Base Contract Effective Dates: |
November 17, 2020 - November 17, 2023 |
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Extended Contract Dates: |
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Existing Contract Value: |
$179,856.44 |
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Amendment Amount: |
T.O. No. 2 $320,105.80 |
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New/Total Amount Contract Value: |
$499,962.24 |
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Procurement Method: |
Competitive Request for Proposals |
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Funding Sources: |
MSP243 Account #40-3243.68912 |
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ALTERNATIVES: |
UTA could choose to not move forward with this task order and delay performing this study for a future date. However, doing so will delay the execution of this critical element of the FrontRunner Forward Program that is required to assure whatever capital investments are made will enable the desired operating result |
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FISCAL IMPACT: |
The amount of $320,105.80 for Task Order No. 2 was budgeted for in the 2021 Capital Budget. |
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ATTACHMENTS: |
1) FrontRunner Forward Simulation Task Order 2 (DB Engineering and Consulting 2)FrontRunner Forward Next Steps On Call Operations Planning and Simulation Assistance Contract (base contract) 3) FrontRunner Forward Simulation Task Order 1 (DB Engineering and Consulting) |
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