NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA - Metro Transit

the supplier of the waterproofing material used during construction, to attempt additional remediation
work in Tunnel 2 and the Skinker Station in the hopes of making permanent repairs.
Due to the lack of measurable precipitation and the consequent drop in the water table affecting the St.
Louis region over the past year, the tunnels have not leaked enough to allow Gall Zeidler to perform a
meaningful study and propose a plan. Now, however, the Agency is hopeful that changing weather
conditions will permit Gall Zeidler to move ahead within the next several months. With the exception of
an exact start date, which is still to be determined, the Agency has reached agreement on the terms of a
contract with Gall Zeidler and a fixed fee of $234,000.00 to perform a final study and provide a
remediation plan for the leaks in Tunnel 2 and the Big Bend Station. At this time, Travelers Insurance
Company has agreed to reimburse the Agency for at least 25% of this cost. The draft contract is attached
as Exhibit 1.
Analysis:
Since WVS, not the Agency, retained Gall Zeidler as a consultant on the basis of their recognized skill
and experience, and not through the issuance of a request for proposal, and since Gall Zeidler has already
performed an initial study and mapped the leaks in Tunnel 3 and the Big Bend Station, in order to
enhance efficiency and build upon work already done, the Agency is requesting that the Operations
Committee recommend to the Board of Commissioners that it approve a sole source contract with Gall
Zeidler for the development of a final plan of work to remediate the leaks in Tunnel 3 and the MetroLink
station at Pershing and Big Bend Boulevard for a not-to-exceed amount of Two Hundred and Thirty-Six
Thousand, Three Hundred and Fifty-six Dollars and Zero Cents ($236,356.00).
Management Recommendation:
Management requests that the Operations Committee review and forward to the Board of Commissioners
for final approval, this request to award a sole source contract to Gail Zeidler Consultant LLC in an
amount not to exceed $236,356.00.
Attachments:
1. Draft Contract with Gall Zeidler