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COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
April 20, 2009
TITLE
CONSULTANT SELECTION FOR GO
LOCAL PROGRAM STEP 2
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS (PROJECT
09-2505-C)
C Y MANAGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
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APPROVED
^ As Recommended
^ As Amended
^ Ordinance on 1~ Reading
^ Ordinance on 2"d Reading
^ Implementing Resolution
^ Set Public Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
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Authorize the City Manager to negotiate an agreement with Cordoba
Corporation to conduct the Go Local Program Step 2 technical analysis
for the Santa Ana and Garden Grove modern streetcar project identified
in the Go Local Step 1 Program, and return to City Council for final
approval.
DISCUSSION
The OCTA Go Local Step 1 Program solicited city-initiated local transit
concepts to extend Metrolink's reach into communities and improve access
to employment and activity centers. OCTA has found the modern streetcar
transit concept identified in the Santa Ana and Garden Grove Go Local
Step 1 Program to be a promising concept for providing connections from
the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center (SARTC) to central Santa
Ana and Garden Grove. On May 12, 2008, as a demonstration of this
support, the OCTA Board allocated $5.9 million in Step 2 funding to
Santa Ana for additional planning and development of this modern
streetcar concept.
while this concept-level study identified a modern streetcar as a
feasible and viable project to meet regional and local goals, the next
phase of project development needs to include a comprehensive, sound,
and defensible planning process, including an Alternatives Analysis (AA)
to advance the project toward implementation. The AA, supported by
engineering and environmental technical analysis, financing strategies,
and public involvement, will determine the best alignment and streetcar
technology to meet the regional and local goals, objectives, and
criteria. The results of the Step 2 effort will be selection of a
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Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) including an alignment and streetcar
technology, full environmental clearance for the LPA, conceptual
engineering (30%) drawings, a sound financing plan, and a project
delivery strategy.
On September 2, 2008, Council authorized staff to execute a cooperative
agreement with OCTA to receive the $5.9 million to complete the Step 2
analysis. Request for Qualifications (RFQs) were sent to fourteen firms
and the RFQs were reviewed by an evaluation committee. Three proposals
were received and all three consultant teams were qualified to perform
the Step 2 work. Additionally, on December 1, 2008, Requests for
Proposals (RFPs) were sent to all three prequalified consultant teams
and the proposals were submitted on January 15, 2009. The three teams
that submitted proposals are:
• Parsons Brinckerhoff (PB)/HDR,Inc.
• David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA)/IBI Group
• Cordoba Corporation/URS
On February 3, 2009, the consultant teams were interviewed by an
evaluation committee and, on March 16, 2009, each team made a
presentation to the City Council Transportation Committee. Following
the Transportation Committee meeting, staff has been working with the
Cordoba Corporation to finalize the organizational structure of the
consultant team. Our next step is to negotiate with the Cordoba
Corporation for the contract fee. If Council goes forward with the
selection of the Cordoba team, the Step 2 work is projected to take
approximately two years to complete.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
The cooperative agreement with OCTA for Go Local Program Step 2 funding
in the amount of $5.9 million requires a local match of City funds of
$100,000. The local match will be shared equally by Santa Ana and
Garden Grove. Funds are available in the Measure M - Street Construction
Fund (account no. 32-551-6611, project 09-2505-C).
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APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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Francisco (~atierrez
Executive Director
Finance & Management
Services Agency
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