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Algiers Ferry Barges Replacement Project
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DESCRIPTION: : Requesting Board authorization to award the task order for design to Infinity Engineering and negotiate fee |
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ACTION REQUEST: ☒ Approval ☐ Review Comment ☐ Information Only ☐ Other |
RECOMMENDATION:
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Authorization for the Chief Executive Officer to issue a Notice to Proceed with Infinity Engineering, a Certified DBE/SLDBE contracted as part of the on-call Architecture and Engineering pool, to complete preliminary and final design for ferry barges at the Algiers Point and Lower Algiers Ferry Terminals for an amount not to exceed $1,365,265.56.
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ISSUE/BACKGROUND:
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The landing barges at the Algiers Point Ferry Terminal and the Lower Algiers Terminal are both at the end of their useful life. Each of these facilities provides a unique and distinct purpose to the agency’s ferry system, which provides essential connections to the region’s residents. In 2022, RTA received two grant awards from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Passenger Ferry Grant Program to replace each of these barges to ensure reliable service for these ferry routes. The RTA’s intent is for the final design of the new barges to be a “universal barge concept” capable of serving multiple locations. The Barges Replacement Project - Design Phase will complete the design component of the barge replacement project. This is aligned with the Agency’s Strategic Mobility Plan-World-Class Rider Experience goal.
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DISCUSSION:
The Barges Replacement Project will deliver the following:
• Design of new barges to replace existing barges at Algiers Point and Lower Algiers Terminals. This includes preliminary design documentation, specifications and cost estimates at 30%, 60% and 90% design for RTA’s review and approval, as well as final design documentation, including specifications and cost estimates. This phase is estimated to start in May 2024 and complete in April 2025
• Construction Support Services for Barge Replacement Construction activities. These activities are estimated from May 2025 to July 2026.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The project is funded by LA2022-030 and LA2022-006 grants. The total project amount (including design and construction) is not to exceed $13,670,000; the federal share is $10,936,000 and the local share is $2,734,000. The design portion of this project, to be completed by Infinity, is not to exceed $1,365,265.56. This fee was found to be reasonable and inline with standard fee estimates using the State of Louisiana Design Fee Calculator (see attachment 5). This fee will require a budget revision to grant LA2022-006 for moving $134,625 of the federal share from contingency to engineering/design require that requires FTA approval - these are fairly common requests as budgets are refined as the project advances from initial planning stage to contracting. A total of $1.56 million, or 11%, of budget will still be available for contingency during the construction phase.
NEXT STEPS:
Staff will finalize the agreed-upon fee, issue the Notice-to-Proceed to Infinity Engineering, and kick off the project with all project stakeholders
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution
2. Request for Technical Proposal (RTP) 23-03 - sent to on-call A&E vendors only
3. Infinity Engineering RTP Proposal
4. Infinity Engineering - Fee Estimate
5. Change Order #203 Approval
Prepared By: Joanna Farley, jfarley@rtaforward.org
Title: Senior Transportation Planner
Reviewed By: Dwight Norton, dnorton@rtaforward.org <mailto:dnorton@rtaforward.org>
Title: Chief Planning and Capital Project Officer
Reviewed By: Gizelle Johnson-Banks
Title: Chief Financial Officer
4/30/2024
Lona Edwards Hankins Date
Chief Executive Officer