AGENDA ITEM 8-B
CONSENT AGENDA ITEM
TO:
CHAIRMAN MILDE AND THE VRE OPERATIONS BOARD
FROM:
DALE ZEHNER
DATE:
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
RE:
AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE AN RFP FOR PRELIMINARY
ENGINEERING
AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
WORK
FOR
ADDITIONAL PARKING AT THE BROAD RUN STATION
RECOMMENDATION:
The VRE Operations Board is being asked to authorize the Chief Executive
Officer to issue an RFP for preliminary engineering and environmental work for
additional parking at the Broad Run VRE Station.
BACKGROUND:
The existing VRE parking facilities at the Broad Run station consist of several lots
that accommodate a total of approximately 890 vehicles. Due to parking demand
at this station, engineering and environmental work must begin to initiate efforts to
increase parking. Several parking expansion projects have been completed in
recent years, including:
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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 via improvements to the access road
shoulders
The work being solicited includes a Phase I & II National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) environmental site assessment and preliminary engineering. The NEPA
analysis must be completed in order to obtain a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in order to eventually
perform the final design on the project. The EA will take approximately 18 months
to complete, after which time the design can be finalized.
Once proposals are received, an RFP committee will complete an evaluation and
return to the Operations Board with a recommendation for award. A more defined
schedule will be provided at that time.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this project is included in VRE’s CIP as part of the Broad Run Parking
expansion project. Funding for this element of the project is from a FY 2010
CMAQ grant. No local match is required.
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TO:
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
CHAIRMAN MILDE AND THE VRE OPERATIONS BOARD
DALE ZEHNER
FEBRUARY 19, 2010
AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE AN RFP FOR PRELIMINARY
ENGINEERING
AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
WORK
FOR
ADDITIONAL PARKING AT THE BROAD RUN STATION
RESOLUTION
8b-02-2010
OF THE
VIRGINIA RAILWAY EXPRESS
OPERATIONS BOARD
WHEREAS, due to increased growth in ridership, additional parking is needed at
the Broad Run VRE station; and,
WHEREAS, Phase I & II NEPA environmental site assessments are required in
order to obtain FTA approval to eventually perform the final design; and,
WHEREAS, an RFP will be issued to procure a consulting firm to perform the
environmental work and preliminary engineering.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the VRE Operations Board
authorizes the Chief Executive Officer to issue an RFP for preliminary engineering
and environmental work for additional parking at the Broad Run VRE Station.
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