AGENDA
OPERATIONS COMMITTEE


Thursday, February 20, 2003 - 1:00 P.M.



Call to order:

Directors:

Beatrice Proo, Chair

Pam O’Connor, Vice Chair

Michael Antonovich

Gloria Molina

Allison Yoh

Doug Failing, Ex Officio

 

21.    RECEIVE report of the Deputy Chief Executive Officer.

 

·                     Service Sector costs

 

 

22.    RECEIVE update on Service Sector.

 

 

 

23.    RECEIVE AND FILE report on the Mental Evaluation Team dedicated to support regional public transit operations.

 

  

 

24.    CONSIDER:

 

A.         approving findings of public hearing held on Wednesday, January 15, 2003 concerning the Metro’s San Fernando Valley Sector June 2003 Service Change Program;

 

B.        adopting the Revised June 2003 San Fernando Valley Sector Change Program.

 

 

 

25.    CONSIDER:

 

A.         approving findings of the public hearing held on Saturday, January 25, 2003 concerning the Metro’s San Gabriel Valley Sector June 2003 Service Change Program;  and

 

B.        adopting the Revised June 2003 San Gabriel Valley Sector Change Program.

 

 

 

26.    CONSIDER:

 

A.      approving findings of public hearing held on Saturday, January 25, 2003 concerning the Metro’s Gateway Cities Sector June 2003 Service Change Program;

 

B.        adopting the Revised June 2003 Gateway Cities Sector Change Program.

 

 

27.    CONSIDER:

 

A.           awarding a fixed-price unit rate contract No. OP33200646 to North American Bus Industries (NABI), for 200 Low Floor CNG Articulated Vehicles, spare parts, training aids and other miscellaneous equipment for an amount not to exceed $138,888,329 inclusive of sales tax;

 

B.      executing a contract with NABI after funding is approved for this project by the Califonria transportation Commission (CTC); and

 

C.      negotiating and executing Change Orders for this procurement only in amounts of less than $1,000,000 per change order with cumulative change orders not to exceed 10% of the current approved contract value.

 

 

 

28.    AWARD a five-year fixed-price unit rate contract to Knorr Brake Corporation, Contract No. OP39402528, the single, responsive and responsible bidder, for the overhaul of Metro Blue Line Light Rail Vehicle Brake System Equipment for an amount not to exceed $3,427,783.

 

 

 

29.    APPROVE execution of seven three-year Metro Freeway Service Patrol contracts for a total amount not to exceed $8,632,302 to the following firms:

 

Beat

Contractor

Amount

Contract Period

2

South Coast Towing, Los Angeles

$1,281,904

6/1/03 – 5/31/06

6

Tip Top Tow Service, Santa Monica

$1,162,814

6/1/03 – 5/31/06

10

EZ Towing, Van Nuys

$1,172,746

7/1/03 – 6/30/06

22

Girard & Peterson, Burbank

$1,308,663

7/1/03 – 6/30/06

35

Girard & Peterson, Burbank

 $  972, 173

7/1/03 – 6/30/06

39

J & M Towing, Alhambra

$1,246,346

8/1/03 – 7/31/06

40

Best Car towing, Los Angeles

$1,481,656

8/1/03 – 7/31/06

 

TOTAL

$8,632,302

 

                                                                  

 

CONSENT CALENDAR Items 30 and 31

 

 

 

30.    AWARD a five-year firm fixed-price contract No. PS03064105 to Terminix Commercial, for vehicle and facilities pest control services for an amount not to exceed $1,545,497 inclusive of two one-year options, effective March 7, 2003.

 

         COMMITTEE AUTHORITY, 4/5 vote

 

 

31.    AWARD a 2-year,  firm fixed-price requirements contract under Bid 10-0208 to Molina Gaskets for re-upholstered bus and light rail seat inserts for an amount not to exceed $1,295,190 inclusive of sales tax effective March 1, 2003.

 

         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.

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