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Amendment to Cooperative Agreement with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority for the San Juan Creek Bridge Replacement Project
overview
Overview
On April 14, 2020, the Orange County Transportation Authority entered into a cooperative agreement with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority for construction capital and construction support services for the San Juan Creek Bridge Replacement Project. Board of Directors’ approval is requested to amend the cooperative agreement for additional funding for construction capital and construction support services.
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Recommendations
A. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 1 to Cooperative Agreement No. C-0-2540 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, in the amount of $22,578,258, for additional construction capital and construction support services for the San Juan Creek Bridge Replacement Project. This will increase the maximum cumulative obligation of the cooperative agreement to a total contract value of $59,481,903.
B. Authorize the use of up to $17 million in SB 125 (Chapter 54, Statutes of 2023) Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program funds and $5,578,258 in SB 1 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017) State of Good Repair funds from fiscal year 2024-25 for the construction phase of the San Juan Creek Bridge Replacement Project.
C. Authorize staff to process all necessary amendments to the Federal Transportation Improvement Program and execute or amend all necessary agreements to facilitate the above actions.
D. Amend the Orange County Transportation Authority’s Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget by $22,578,258 to accommodate the additional budget needed for the San Juan Creek Bridge Replacement Project.