AUTHORIZE staff to publish a Request for Proposals for hazardous materials testing and disposal monitoring of structures owned by the Agency that are scheduled for demolition in the area around the Salinas Intermodal Transportation Center, subject to the review and approval of Agency counsel.

The Salinas Rail Extension Kick Start Project is at 75% design, property is being acquired for the project, utility relocations are under negotiation, and now is the time to proceed with tasks required to demolish the structures acquired by TAMC for the project.

The total Kick Start project budget for all phases of work is $69 million funded through secured state funding; the estimated cost of the construction phase is $30 million. The project budget includes funding for hazardous materials testing and demolition activities. The independent cost estimate for this request for proposals is $80,000.

TAMC is planning for the extension of rail service from Santa Clara County to Monterey County, known as the “Salinas Rail Extension Project”. This project extends passenger rail service from Santa Clara County south to Salinas (68 miles). TAMC is currently pursuing a first phase of the Salinas Rail Extension Project, called the “Kick Start Project”. The Kick-Start project includes improvements at the Salinas Station (Package 1), a two-train layover facility in Salinas (Package 2), and improvements to the Union-Pacific-owned Coast Main Line track between Gilroy and Salinas, track improvements in Gilroy to allow for run-through service, and minor improvements to the Gilroy, Morgan Hill and San Jose Tamien stations (Package 3).

Transportation Agency staff is seeking to request proposals from qualified consultants for the testing and disposal monitoring of hazardous materials of structures to be demolished in Package 1 of the Kick Start project.  The testing of hazardous materials in advance of contracting with a demolition contractor is necessary to ensure that the bids the Agency receives for demolition are accurate and contain any potential costs associated with the presence and disposal of hazardous materials.  

Online as a Web Attachment is the draft scope of work for the Request for Proposals, subject to review and approval by Agency counsel. The tasks under this contract include hazardous materials testing and disposal planning, and the monitoring of the demolition contractor to ensure compliance with the disposal plan.

The RFP schedule is proposed as follows:

Date/ Timeframe                               Task

June 28, 2017                                   Release RFP

July 7, 2017                                      Questions Due

July 14, 2017                                    Revised RFP released (if necessary)

August 4, 2017                                 Proposals Due

August 5-11, 2017                            Sub-committee review and ranking of submittals

August 14-21, 2017                          Interviews, if necessary

August 24, 2017                                Recommendation to the Rail Policy Committee

September 11, 2017                        Rail Policy Committee recommendation to TAMC Board

September 27, 2017                        TAMC Board approval of consultant contract

September 27-October 6, 2017       Circulate contract for signatures; issue Notice to Proceed

October 2017                                   Kick-off meeting