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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08111992 - TC.1 STC � 4 ,.�-- -���•. Contra TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS •;'�, 1' Costa FROM: Transportation Committee ��^ � County DATE: August 10, 1992 .SUBJECT: Report on Consultant Services Agreements for the Greater East Bay Rail Opportunities Coalition and the East Bay Commute Rail Proposal SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS Authorize the Director of Community Development to pF..,jotiate and sign consultant service agreements with the following firms : 1) Korve Engineering to provide generaltransporu,-kion consulting assistance for the Greater East Bay Rail Opportunities Coalition, for an amount not to exceed $240, 000; 2) Wilbur Smith Associates to provide technical assistance for the Greater East Bay Rail Opportunities Coalition and Contra Costa County in reviewing and evaluating the Southern Pacific Transportation Company's East Bay Commute Rail Proposal, for an amount not to exceed $30, 000. FISCAL IMPACT There will be no impact to the County General Fund. Funding for these consultant services would be paid through the County' s Petroleum Violation Escrow Account (PVEA) grant from the State of California, which is restricted to the specific purpose of rail transit planning as mandated by state legislation (A.B. 1145) . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER to SIGNATURE(S) : r Schroder Tom Torlakson ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED 1< OTHER _ VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A T�UNANIMOUS (ABSENT) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. S Contact: P. Roche, CDD, 646-3131 ATTESTED cc: Caltrans District 4 PHI BATCHELOR, CLERK OF GEBROC THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY 7'�-t�t� , DEPUTY Report of Consultant Services for GEBROC and East Bay Commuter Rail August 10, 1992 Page Two BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS A Request For Qualifications (RFQ) from transportation consultants was issued on May 22, 1992 by the Contra Costa County Community Development Department on behalf of Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano counties, which comprises the Greater East Bay Rail Opportunities Coalition. Statements of Qualifications were sought from qualified transportation planning consultants to provide the Greater East Bay Rail Opportunities Coalition (GEBROC) with technical assistance in its mission to identify, evaluate and prioritize opportunities for rail and/or mass transit facilities for the three counties, and prepare a blueprint for a staged rail transit development program in the East Bay. Statements of Qualifications were submitted by seven consultant teams. A selection committee composed of staff from the member jurisdictions of GEBROC reviewed the consultant qualifications of each team. Based on the Statement of Qualifications, five consultant teams were then selected for interviews and asked to prepare a proposed scope of services describing their approach to the initial work program already approved by GEBROC. Following the interviews and review of their proposed scope of services, the selection committee evaluated and ranked each team based on their previous experience, understanding and knowledge of the issues, and work program approach. The two top ranked teams, Korve Engineering and Wilbur Smith Associates, were then asked to submit cost price proposals and provide other supplemental information. Korve Engineering, an experienced firm located in Oakland, received the highest overall ranking among the five teams. The Korve Engineering team includes the following subconsultants: ■ R.L. Banks & Associates - rail transit operations and institutional matters; ■ Sharon Greene & Associates (Women Owned Business Enterprise) - transportation finance and policy; ■ G.R. Swanson & Associates - public transportation finance and economics; ■ Gabriel Roche, Inc. (Minority Owned Business Enterprise) - transit operations, and land use compatibility. The Transportation Committee has reviewed this matter and recommends the Board of Supervisors authorize the Director of Community Development to negotiate a consultant services agreement with the Korve Engineering team to serve as transportation consultant to GEBROC for an amount not to exceed $240, 000. On June 23 , 1992 the Board of Supervisors received a presentation on an East Bay Commuter Rail Proposal from the Southern Pacific Transportation Company (SPTCo. ) . The Board referred this proposal to GEBROC asking that it evaluate the potential to implement a one year demonstration of commuter train service from Brentwood to Oakland and Suisun/Fairfield to Oakland. SPTCo. will present its proposal to GEBROC in September. Staff from GEBROC - jurisdictions- and-- County staff desire a timely independent review of this proposal. Therefore, the Transportation Committee recommends that the Board of Supervisors authorize the Director of Community Development to negotiate a consulting services agreement with Wilbur Smith Associates, to provide an independent evaluation of SPTCo's East Bay Commuter Rail Proposal for an amount not to exceed $30,000. Based on the consultant selection process for the GEBROC work program, staff concludes that Report on Consultant Services for GEBROC and East Bay Commuter Rail August 10, 1992 Page Three Wilbur Smith Associates' is highly qualified to conduct a review of this proposal and has the staff and resources to begin work immediately. Funding for both consulting services agreements would be provided by funds made available to the County through the Petroleum Violation Escrow Agreement (PVEA) grant. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION Should the Board of Supervisors reject this request, the rail planning efforts of both the County and the GEBROC would be significantly delayed.