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Approval of a resolution authorizing the President & CEO, or his designee, to finalize and execute a Design-Build contract with Modern Railway Systems, Inc. for Positive Train Control (PTC) Optimization, Engineering, Construction and Support Services in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this action is available in the FY2022 Capital Budget and the 5-year Capital Improvement Plan.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
Strategic Goal Alignment:
☒ 1. Internal/External Customer Service Excellence ☐ 2. Stakeholder Engagement
☐ 3. Financial and Environmental Sustainability ☐ 4. Staff Development ☐ 5. Agency Growth Management
Strategic Objectives:
☒ 1.1 Safety & Risk ☒1.2 Continuous improvement ☐ 1.3 Dynamic Change
☐1.4 Culture of Innovation ☐2.1 Be an Employer of Choice ☐2.2 Organization Development
☐2.3 Organization Culture ☒3.1 Resource optimization ☐3.2 Safety Culture
☐3.3 Environmental Leadership ☐4.1 Educate & Call to Action ☐4.2 Build Partnerships
☒4.3 Value of Transit ☐4.4 Project Connect
EXPLANATION OF STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT: Modern Railway Systems is the prime contractor who assisted Capital Metro in implementing a PTC system that complies with the federal mandate. They will lend their expertise once again in this Design-Build Contract to enable Capital Metro to optimize its existing PTC system and ensure we are providing our customers with a reliable, safe, and excellent transportation service.
BUSINESS CASE: Capital Metro has competitively procured the services of Modern Railway Systems to perform Positive Train Control (PTC) Optimization, Engineering, Construction and Support Services on its railroad. Capital Metro along with our consultants have identified opportunities to optimize its existing PTC system.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: This item was presented and recommended for approval by the Operations, Planning and Safety Committee on April 13, 2022.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: On August 10, 2020, Capital Metro implemented a Positive Train Control (PTC) system on its regional rail corridor in response to a mandate from Congress via the 2008 Railroad Safety Improvement Act (RSIA). The RSIA required all railroads with regularly scheduled commuter rail passenger service to fully implement a Positive Train Control (PTC) system that increases safety by reducing human errors. Following the implementation of PTC, Capital Metro along with its O&M contractor and consultants have (1) identified opportunities to optimize our PTC technology to mitigate its impact on commuter and freight rail operational efficiency; and (2) identified the need for technical oversight of future construction that may impact the Positive Train Control system. Examples include PTC wayside and/or on-board software optimization and PTC technical oversight for potential double tracking in multiple locations along the Capital Metro PTC protected corridor.
DBE/SBE PARTICIPATION:
The DBE goal is 11%. The prime contractor will meet the goal utilizing the following DBE subcontractors:
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DBE Subcontractors |
Race/Gender |
Services/Products |
DBE Responsive |
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HAFCO Services Austin, TX |
Hispanic/ Male |
Furnish / Install Track Material |
1% |
|
Generation Cable Corp Atlanta, GA |
White/ Female |
Electrical Wire, Cable, Material Supply |
2.5% |
|
McAllen Signal and Boring McAllen, TX |
Hispanic/ Female |
Install Signal System |
2.5% |
|
JLM Strategic Talent Partners Long Beach, CA |
Black/ Female |
Supply- Personnel Staffing, administrative assistance |
1.5% |
|
Eagle Barricade McKinney, TX |
Black/Female |
Traffic Control |
.50% |
|
QN Management Solutions Dallas, TX |
Asian/Male |
Equipment procurement, scheduling, critical path review, time impact analysis |
3% |
|
|
|
|
11% |
PROCUREMENT: This procurement follows the Design-Build procurement process approved by the Board in 2016 to procure design and construction services. A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was issued to develop a short list of qualified firms on August 17, 2021. One SOQ submittal was received from Modern Railway Systems (MRS) by the due date of September 17, 2021. Since there was only one proposal, the scope of work and pricing structure were discussed in several meetings with MRS. A Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued to MRS on February 2, 2022, to provide technical and price proposals. MRS submitted a proposal by the due date of March 4, 2022. An award of Indefinite-Quantity, Indefinite-Delivery Task Order contract is recommended to MRS. The term of the contract shall be five base (5) years with one (1) option year from the contract award date for a cumulative not-to exceed total amount of $6,000,000.
RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: Rail Operations
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RESOLUTION
OF THE
CAPITAL METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TRAVIS
A1-2022-345
WHEREAS, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors and Capital Metro management recognize the need to both optimize the existing PTC technology, and to expand the PTC technology onto the new railroad infrastructure being constructed in the central corridor; and
WHEREAS; the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors and Capital Metro management recognize the need to provide a safe, efficient, and reliable rail service to our customers; and
WHEREAS, the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors and Capital Metro management recognize the need to finalize and execute a Design-Build contract secured through competitive bidding.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors that the President & CEO, or his designee, is authorized to finalize and execute a Design-Build contract with Modern Railway Systems, Inc. for Optimization, Engineering, Construction and Support Services on Capital Metro’s Commuter Rail Corridor in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000.
____________________ Date: ____________________
Secretary of the Board
Leslie Pool