Valley Metro Development Program DBE & Small Business Update - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Valley Metro Development Program DBE & Small Business Update Wulf Grote, PE Director, Planning and Accessible Transit December 9, 2015

Valley Metro – Who Are We? • Operate Regional Transit Services • Valley Metro and Phoenix are region’s primary service providers • Light Rail and Bus • Project Development • Rail and bus corridors • Support facilities 2

Region’s Transit Services • 23 miles of light rail • 59 local bus routes • 19 Express/RAPID • 21 circulators • 2 LINK routes • Supporting dial-a-ride service • 412 Vanpools 3

Upcoming Procurement Activities • Planning and Public Involvement Support Services • Program Management/Construction Management • General Consulting Support Services • Light Rail Vehicles (11 + options) • Tempe Streetcar Vehicles (6) • Rail Transportation Services • Medium and Heavy Duty Buses • Financial Audit Services • Audit Services for National Transit Database 4

Existing Light Rail Line 5 5 5

Downtown Mesa – Light Rail Opening 6

Northwest LRT Extension

Defining LRT Success: Ridership • Exceeding all expectations: – Exceeded opening year forecast by 34% – Nearing 2020 ridership projection – 20-mile average – 44,000/day – 23-mile Sept. – 51,0000/day – Super Bowl – all-time high 126,000/day 8

Development Along 20-mile Light Rail 9 9

Development Along Light Rail Residential Public/Institutional Commercial 10

Future High Capacity Transit System 11

High Capacity Transit Funding Sources • 66-Mile System Funding – Tempe Sales Tax - 1996 (Prop 400) – Phoenix Sales Tax - 2000 (Prop 2000) – Mesa General Fund – Glendale Sales Tax – 2001 (Prop 402) – Regional Sales Tax 2004 (Prop 400) • Regional Public Transportation Fund (PTF) – Phoenix Sales Tax – 2015 (Prop 104) – Federal Transit Administration • New Starts, CMAQ and STP 12

Gilbert Road LRT Extension Project Current Phase Status Complete Phase Complete  2019 Design 2016 Design team hired and at 30% plans  CM@Risk contractor hired and assisting designer  Artists hired 13

Tempe Streetcar Project Current Phase Status Complete Phase Complete  Submitted Final Small Starts project justification 2019 FTA Project Fall rating materials on Oct 28 th Development 2015  Received FONSI on October 28 th  Continuing with Preliminary Engineering activities

South Central Project Current Phase Complete Phase Complete Environmental Summer 2034 (tentative) Analysis 2016 Status  Phoenix voters approved additional transit funding Approved into FTA’s New Starts  Project Development Phase  Preliminary Engineering underway  Environmental Assessment underway

Northwest LRT Extension Phase II Project Current Phase Status Complete Phase Complete  Phoenix City Council approved revised alignment – 2026 Preliminary Summer Engineering 2016 Nov 2014  Refining project design and cost estimates 16

Capitol/I-10 West LRT Extension Project Current Phase Status Complete Phase Complete  2023 Environmental 2016 ADOT, County and City coordination on-going  Assessment Draft Environmental Assessment complete (EA) 17

West Phoenix/Central Glendale Project Current Phase Status Complete Phase Complete  2026 Alternatives Spring 2016 Completing alternatives analysis  Analysis Downtown Glendale alignment analysis near complete  Preparing for council approval process 18

50 th Street Light Rail Station 50th Street Station

Other Rail Efforts/Studies • Phoenix Proposition 104 passed in August 2015 – .7 cent sales tax in Phoenix through 2050 – Assessing high capacity corridor priorities and additions – Significant enhancements to bus network • Improve LRT frequency on existing system – Acquire 8 new vehicles – Target: Fall 2019 20

Planning & Accessible Transit and Communication & Marketing Divisions Procurements

Planning and Public Involvement Support Services Contract • Five-year initial contract period anticipated – Optional extension periods being considered – Provide planning and public involvement support activities • Will provide support to Valley Metro Rail and RPTA • For rail and bus projects/activities 22

Support Services Requested • Corridor and facility planning studies • Transit system planning studies • Transit service planning studies • Community relations consulting support 23

Planning and Public Involvement Support Services • Corridor and Facility planning studies: – Corridor planning studies – Environmental studies and assessments – Preliminary engineering – Transit facility studies and preliminary engineering • Transit centers • Park and rides • Bus Stop shelters • Maintenance facilities 24

Planning and Public Involvement Support Services • Other planning support services: – Transit Feasibility studies – Facility site selection – Travel forecasting – Graphics and visual renderings support – Data collection and transit ridership surveys – Service planning and scheduling – GIS – ITS planning 25

Community Relations Consulting Services • Provides community relations support for Valley Metro RPTA and Rail activities • For rail capital program, supports projects in planning, design and construction • Additionally, provides business assistance support and major event planning/execution 26

Design & Construction Division Procurements

Program Management/ Construction Management Services Contract Scope • Program Management • Project Management • Design Management • Construction Management 28

Program Management/ Construction Management Services Contract (cont.) • Project Controls • Project Scheduling • Rail System Integration/Startup Services • Safety and Security Certification 29

Program Management/ Construction Management Services Contract (cont.) Project Delivery Experience • Public-Private-Partnership • Design-Bid-Build • CM @ Risk • Design-Build 30

General Consulting Support Services Contract Scope • Engineering Services • Document Control • Budget and Cost Control • Schedule Control 31

General Consulting Support Services Contract (cont.) • Cost Estimating • Environmental Services • Laboratory Testing • Real Estate Support 32

Operations & Maintenance Division Procurements

Medium & Heavy Duty Buses: • Joint procurement with the City of Phoenix for the purchase of Valley Metro’s bus fleet requirements over a 5-year period. • Request for Proposals (RFP) being issued during 1 st Quarter of 2016. • 30 ft., 40 ft. & 60 ft. buses being purchased. • Estimate 300 buses to be purchased over the 5-year period.

Rail Transportation Services : • Valley Metro will be issuing an RFP in the 1 st quarter of 2016 to competitively procure a qualified contractor to operate the Rail Transportation Services beginning January 1, 2017. • Operations of the Light Rail system to include provision of management, operators, dispatching, scheduling, labor relations and the operations control center (OCC). • The contract will be for 5 years plus 5 one-year options.

Rail Vehicles : • Light Rail Vehicles – 11 vehicle base – Options for additional vehicles • Streetcar Vehicles – 6 vehicles

Finance Division Procurements

Audit Services: • Financial Audit Services • Audit Services for National Transit Database

Questions? 39