AGENDA
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - 1:00 P.M.
Call to order:
Directors:
Hal
Bernson, Chair
Michael
Antonovich, Vice Chair
John
Fasana
Beatrice
Proo
Zev
Yaroslavsky
Robert Sassaman, Ex Officio
6.
RECEIVE report of the Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
7.
RECEIVE AND FILE Safety’s First Program and Workers’
Compensation status report for the period covering January 2002 through
March 2002.
8.
RECEIVE AND FILE quarterly report on activities of the County’s
Mental Evaluation Team (MET) in support of regional transit operations.
9.
CONSIDER:
A.
a finding that procurement under Public
Utilities Code § 130232 does not
constitute a procurement method adequate to meet Metro’s needs and that the
procurement of the buses qualifies under Public Contracts Code (PCC)
§ 20217 for procurement by competitive negotiation;
B.
authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to
solicit proposals for up to seventy-two (72) CNG-electric or
CNG-hybrid
60-foot articulated transit buses as a competitive negotiation
pursuant to PCC § 20217 and Metro’s Procurement Policies and Procedures for use
on the San Fernando Valley Bus Rapid Transit (BRT); and
C.
authorizing the Chief Executive Officer to
solicit proposals for up to 200 advanced design, high performance 60-foot
articulated CNG transit buses as a competitive negotiation pursuant to PCC
§ 20217 and Metro’s Procurement Policies and Procedures for use on existing Metro
bus routes.
(Requires two-thirds vote of the Board)
10.
AWARD a five-year firm, fixed-price revenue contract to Viacom Outdoor
Group Incorporated, for a total contract amount of $70,000,000, effective
January 1, 2003, for the right to sell and display:
A.
standard exterior and interior advertising on the Metro
Bus fleet for a firm, fixed revenue price of $57,900,000, inclusive of three
one-year options; and
B.
wrapped advertising on not more than 100 buses in the Metro Bus
fleet for a firm, fixed revenue price of $12,100,000, inclusive of three
one-year options.
CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 11 and 12)
11.
APPROVE execution of an agreement with the California Highway Patrol to
provide field officer and dispatch support to the Metro Freeway Service
Patrol (FSP) during FY03 for a total amount not to exceed $405,000.
COMMITTEE AUTHORITY, 4/5 vote
12.
AWARD a firm, fixed-price contract under Bid No. 01-0224 to the following
lowest responsive and responsible bidders for pick-up trucks for the
total amount of $410,965, inclusive of sales tax:
A.
Burch Ford for line item #1 for 15 each compact pick-up trucks for the
amount of $191,510 inclusive of sales tax; and
B.
Ford West for line item #2 for 10 each full-size pick-up trucks for the
amount of $219,455 inclusive of sales tax.
COMMITTEE AUTHORITY, 4/5 vote
Consideration of items not on the posted agenda, including: items to be
presented and (if requested) referred to staff; items to be placed on the agenda
for action at a future meeting of the Committee or Board; and/or items requiring
immediate action because of an emergency situation or where the need to take
immediate action came to the attention of the Committee subsequent to the
posting of the agenda.
COMMENTS
FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS OF PUBLIC INTEREST WITHIN COMMITTEE’S SUBJECT MATTER
JURISDICTION
ADJOURNMENT