AGENDA ITEM 11-D
ACTION ITEM
TO:
CHAIRMAN BULOVA AND THE VRE OPERATIONS BOARD
FROM:
DALE ZEHNER
DATE:
APRIL 15, 2011
RE:
AUTHORIZATION
TO
AWARD
A
CONTRACT
FOR
ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR
ADDITIONAL PARKING AT THE BROAD RUN VRE STATION
RECOMMENDATION:
The VRE Operations Board is being asked to authorize the Chief Executive
Officer to award a contract to Dewberry of Fairfax, Virginia for engineering and
environmental services for additional parking at the Broad Run VRE station in the
amount of $1,846,603, plus a 10% contingency of $184,660, for a total amount
not to exceed $2,031,263.
BACKGROUND:
The existing parking facilities at the Broad Run VRE station consist of several lots
that accommodate a total of approximately 1,070 vehicles. Parking at the station
consistently exceeds capacity. To address this growing demand, a number of
parking expansion projects have been completed in recent years:
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2001 – 396 spaces added to the main lot
2004 – 88 spaces on a parcel of land leased from the Manassas Regional
Airport.
2005 – 113 spaces on a parcel of land leased from Prince William County
2006 – approximately 100 spaces by making improvements to the access
road shoulders
2010 – 180 spaces added by Prince William County
Despite these expansions, parking demand continues to exceed capacity and
passengers are again parking on the shoulders of the station access road. Given
the current and projected parking demand, planning and engineering work must
begin to initiate efforts to again increase parking capacity. Due to the lack of
buildable real estate and the current level of surface parking, it is anticipated that
a parking garage will be the only viable option to accommodate demand.
As such, in February 2010, the Operations Board authorized issuance of an RFP
for engineering and environmental services for a parking expansion project. Eight
proposals were received in December 2010 in response to the RFP. The project
selection committee evaluated the proposals and Dewberry was selected as the
highest ranked offerer.
This authorization will allow design and environmental work to commence to add
approximately 700 spaces to the station. The scope of services, including
environmental and engineering work, is expected to take two years to complete.
The scope also covers construction engineering services for the following one to
two years of construction.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds for the project are included in VRE’s CIP as part of the Broad Run parking
expansion project. Funding is via a FY 2011 CMAQ grant. No local match is
required.
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TO:
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
CHAIRMAN BULOVA AND THE VRE OPERATIONS BOARD
DALE ZEHNER
APRIL 15, 2011
AUTHORIZATION
TO
AWARD
A
CONTRACT
FOR
ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR
ADDITIONAL PARKING AT THE BROAD RUN VRE STATION
RESOLUTION
11D-04-2011
OF THE
VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS
OPERATIONS BOARD
WHEREAS, additional parking is needed at the Broad Run VRE station due to an
increased growth in ridership; and,
WHEREAS, an RFP for engineering and environmental services for a parking
expansion was issued on October 25, 2010; and,
WHEREAS, on December 10, 2010, eight proposals were received, with the most
responsive being from Dewberry.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the VRE Operations Board
authorizes the Chief Executive Officer to award a contract to Dewberry for
engineering and environmental services for additional parking at the Broad Run
VRE station in the amount of $1,846,603, plus a 10% contingency of $184,660,
for a total amount not to exceed $2,031,263.
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