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Valley Metro Development Program

DBE & Small Business Update

Wulf Grote, PE Director, Planning and Accessible Transit

December 9, 2015

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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

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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

Upcoming Procurement Activities

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• 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

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Existing Light Rail Line

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Downtown Mesa – Light Rail Opening

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Northwest LRT Extension

Defining LRT Success: Ridership

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• 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

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Development Along 20-mile Light Rail

Development Along Light Rail

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Residential Commercial Public/Institutional

Future High Capacity Transit System

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High Capacity Transit Funding Sources

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• 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

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Gilbert Road LRT Extension

Project Complete Current Phase Phase Complete Status

2019 Design 2016

• Design team hired and at 30% plans
• CM@Risk contractor hired and assisting designer
• Artists hired

Tempe Streetcar

Project Complete Current Phase Phase Complete Status 2019 FTA Project Development Fall 2015

• Submitted Final Small Starts project justification

rating materials on Oct 28th

• Received FONSI on October 28th
• Continuing with Preliminary Engineering

activities

South Central

Project Complete Current Phase Phase Complete 2034 (tentative) Environmental Analysis Summer 2016 Status

• Phoenix voters approved

additional transit funding

• Approved into FTA’s New Starts

Project Development Phase

• Preliminary Engineering underway
• Environmental Assessment

underway

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Northwest LRT Extension Phase II

Project Complete Current Phase Phase Complete Status

2026 Preliminary Engineering Summer 2016

• Phoenix City Council approved revised alignment –

Nov 2014

• Refining project design and cost estimates

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Capitol/I-10 West LRT Extension

Project Complete Current Phase Phase Complete Status

2023 Environmental Assessment (EA) 2016

• ADOT, County and City coordination on-going
• Draft Environmental Assessment complete

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West Phoenix/Central Glendale

Project Complete Current Phase Phase Complete Status

2026 Alternatives Analysis Spring 2016

• Completing alternatives analysis
• Downtown Glendale alignment analysis near complete
• Preparing for council approval process

50th Street Light Rail Station

50th Street Station

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• 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

Other Rail Efforts/Studies

Planning & Accessible Transit and Communication & Marketing Divisions Procurements

Planning and Public Involvement Support Services Contract

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• 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

Support Services Requested

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• Corridor and facility planning studies
• Transit system planning studies
• Transit service planning studies
• Community relations consulting support

Planning and Public Involvement Support Services

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• 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

Planning and Public Involvement Support Services

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• 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

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

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Design & Construction Division Procurements

Program Management/ Construction Management Services Contract

Scope

• Program Management
• Project Management
• Design Management
• Construction Management

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Program Management/ Construction Management Services Contract

(cont.)

• Project Controls
• Project Scheduling
• Rail System Integration/Startup Services
• Safety and Security Certification

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Program Management/ Construction Management Services Contract

(cont.) Project Delivery Experience

• Public-Private-Partnership
• Design-Bid-Build
• CM @ Risk
• Design-Build

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General Consulting Support Services Contract

Scope

• Engineering Services
• Document Control
• Budget and Cost Control
• Schedule Control

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General Consulting Support Services Contract

(cont.)

• Cost Estimating
• Environmental Services
• Laboratory Testing
• Real Estate Support

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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 1st

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 1st quarter of

2016 to competitively procure a qualified contractor to

• perate the Rail Transportation Services beginning

January 1, 2017.

• Operations of the Light Rail system to include provision
• f 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

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Questions?