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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04 AMENDMENT 2 TO C-8-0863 -RAIL CROSSING SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS AT RED HILL AVE RAILWAY CROSSINGAGENDA REPORT Reviedweldm 4 City Manager Finance Director /A MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 5, 2013 TO: JEFFREY C. PARKER, CITY MANAGER FROM: DOUGLAS S. STACK, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS /CITY ENGINEER SUBJECT: APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. C -8- 0863 WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR RAIL CROSSING SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS AT THE RED HILL AVENUE RAILWAY CROSSING (CIP 40069) SUMMARY The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is currently administering construction of the Rail- Highway Crossing Safety Enhancements and Safety Measures Related to Quiet Zone Implementation at the Red Hill Avenue railway crossing. Work is proceeding under Cooperative Agreement No. C -8 -0863 between the City of Tustin and the OCTA. Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement will extend the term of the agreement as requested by the OCTA for final project closeout purposes. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended the City Council: Approve Amendment No. 2 to Cooperative Agreement No. C -8 -0863 with the Orange County Transportation Authority for Rail- Highway Crossing Safety Enhancements and Safety Measures Related to Quiet Zone Implementation at the Red Hill Avenue railway crossing, and 2. Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the document on behalf of the City. FISCAL IMPACT The final project cost is estimated to be $2,699,858. Pursuant to the agreement, the City is responsible for a 12% share of the construction cost. To date, the City has expended $301,983. A total of $113,533 has been budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2012 -2013 Capital Improvement Program (CIP 40069) for final invoicing, now estimated at approximately $22,000. BACKGROUND /DISCUSSION On September 2, 2008, the City Council approved Cooperative Agreement No. C -8 -0863 which authorized the OCTA to proceed with design and construction of safety enhancements at the Red Hill Avenue railway crossing. Approved July 6, 2010, Amendment No. 1 to this cooperative agreement extended the completion date of the agreement from December 31, 2009 to August 31, 2012. Upon substantial completion of the safety enhancements at Red Hill, the City filed a Notice of Establishment of a Quiet Zone with the Federal Rail Authority effective March 24, 2011. The countywide project is now coming to a close and in order to allow for final project closeout, the OCTA has requested that Amendment No. 2 be executed to extend the completion date from Amendment No. 2 to Cooperative Agreement No. C -8 -0863 February 5, 2013 Page 2 August 31, 2012 to June 30, 2013. The new completion date applies to all 52 railway crossing in the OCTA countywide contract and will allow the OCTA to reconcile final project expenditures and associated invoicing for signal materials installed and work performed by Southern California Regional Rail Authority's (Metrolink) contractors. The extension of this agreement is a result of negotiations between the OCTA and its contractor. The City Attorney has reviewed the amendment and approved it as to form. Stack, P.E. Public Works /City Engineer Attachment: Amendment No. 2 to Cooperative Agreement No. C -8 -0863 S: \City Council Itemst2013 Council Items\ Approval of Amendment No. 2 to Coop. Agmt. No. C- 8- 0863.docx 2 3 a 5 6 8 1u 1 12 13 IJ 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT NO. C -8 -0863 BETWEEN ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY AND CITY OF TUSTIN FOR RAIL - HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS AND SAFETY MEASURES RELATED TO QUIET ZONE IMPLEMENTATION FOR CITIES THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 is made and entered into this day of 2012, by and between the Orange County Transportation Authority, ( "AUTHORITY "), and the City of Tustin ( "CITY "). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, by Agreement No. C -8 -0863 dated November 10, 2008, as previously changed by Amendment No. 1 dated July 6, 2010, AUTHORITY and CITY entered into a cooperative agreement for the rail highway grade crossing safety enhancements and safety measures related to quiet zone implementations; and WHEREAS, AUTHORITY and CITY agree to extend the term of the agreement for ten (10) months to June 30, 2013 to allow for project closeout; and NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually understood and agreed that Agreement No. C -8 -0863 is hereby amended in the following particulars only: 1. Amend ARTICLE 9. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS, page 10 of 13, Paragraph B, as last amended by Amendment No. 1 to delete "August 31, 2012 ", as the expiration date of the Agreement and in lieu thereof, insert "June 30, 2013 ". The balance of Agreement No. C -8 -0863 remains unchanged. AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT NO. C -8 -0863 This Amendment shall be made effective upon execution by all parties. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. C -8 -0863 to be executed on the date first above written. CITY OF TUSTIN ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY Bv: Elwyn A. Murray Mayor ATTEST: By: Jeffrey C. Parker City Clerk Bv: David E. Kendig City Attorney Date: By: Meena Katakia Manager, Capital Projects APPROVED AS TO FORM: By: Kennard R. Smart, General Counsel Page 2 of 2