Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes a competitive service contract with -AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for design services on the North-South Bus Rapid Transit project. The Transportation Department’s 2023 capital budget includes $7m for the project in 2023. Expenditures under this contract would count towards the City’s local share should N-S Bus Rapid Transit be funded in the Federal Transit Administration’s Small Starts program. The sum of all purchase orders under the contract will not exceed total budget authority at the time of issuance.
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SUBSTITUTE - Authorizing the City to execute a competitive service contract with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., for project development and other engineering services associated with N-S Bus Rapid Transit.
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WHEREAS the 2013 Madison Transit Corridor Study identified both an East-West and a North-South Bus Rapid Transit Corridor;
WHEREAS Madison’s 2018 Imagine Madison Comprehensive Plan illustrated a future North South Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Phase; and
WHEREAS Metro Transit’s Transit Network Redesign study and project further identified a high frequency North-South corridor, Line B, as a critical component in providing high frequency transit service to Madison’s north and south sides; and
WHEREAS the Common Council and Mayor, recognizing the need for high quality transit service to Madison’s North and South sides, incorporated $67 million in the 2023 Capital Budget for design and consulting services associated with the North-South Bus Rapid Transit Corridor; and
WHEREAS the Department of Transportation/Metro Transit issued a request for qualifications for project development consultant services on the North-South Bus Rapid Transit Corridor, with -AECOM Technical Services, Inc being the selected consultant in an open and competitive process; and
WHEREAS, -AECOM Technical Services, Inc has satisfactorily performed similar services for Bus Rapid Transit Projects in other cities;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute contract(s) for professional design and engineering services from -AECOM Technical Services, Inc for project development activities for the entirety of the North-South project; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the maximum contract value may exceed current budget authority, but the sum of all purchase orders may not exceed total budget authority at the time of issuance.