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OC Streetcar Funding and Schedule Update and Amendments to Supporting Agreements
overview
Overview
The Orange County Transportation Authority is currently underway with the implementation of the OC Streetcar project. Staff is seeking Board of Directors’ approval of a revised OC Streetcar budget and funding plan. Staff is also seeking Board of Directors’ approval for two contract amendments for project management consultant services and construction management consultant services needed to support the ongoing delivery of the OC Streetcar project.
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Recommendation(s)
A. Approve the revised OC Streetcar Federal Transit Administration Full Funding Grant Agreement budget of $649 million.
B. Direct the use of $22 million in Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program funds, previously approved for OC Streetcar operations and future potential capital needs to be used for the OC Streetcar project and authorize the use of up to $47.84 million in Local Measure M2 Transit funding, which will increase total funding for the project from $579.16 million to $649 million.
C. Authorize staff to make all necessary amendments to the Federal Transportation Improvement Program, update any air quality conformity requirements, and execute any required agreements, amendments, or grants with the Federal Transit Administration to facilitate the recommendation above.
D. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 34 to Agreement No. C-4-1854 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and HDR Engineering Inc., in the amount of $4,783,234, and extend the agreement term through December 31, 2026, for continued OC Streetcar project management consultant services. This will increase the maximum cumulative obligation of the agreement to a total contract value of $49.3 million.
E. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 24 to Agreement No. C-6-0926 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and PGH Wong Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $6,918,266, and extend the agreement term through June 30, 2026, for continued OC Streetcar project construction management consultant services. This will increase the maximum cumulative obligation of the agreement to a total contract value of $49,700,836.