June 10, 2022
City of Santa Clarita
Attn: Carla Callahan
Senior Civil Engineer
Department of Public Works
23920 Valencia Blvd. Suite 300
Santa Clarita, CA 91355
RE: Vista Canyon Multi Modal Center – Additional SCRRA Construction Support Costs
Dear Carla,
The Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) wrote to the City of Santa Clarita on March 27, 2020 citing potential additional costs associated with our support to the Vista Canyon Multi Modal Center Project. We defined improvements made to our On-Track Safety Procedures with requirements for additional railroad protective services needed to ensure the safety and compliance of all persons on or about the railroad, stating the potential for increased flagging costs to support these enhancements above those budgeted in our August 11, 2020 Construction and Maintenance (C & M) Agreement with the City.
Construction is now in the final phase before completion and to date the original flagging budget has been exceeded due to the requirements for more than one Roadway Worker in Charge (RWIC) per shift, to control the operational safety of the railroad throughout construction and comply with the above.
Based on Icon West’s April 2022 Schedule Update Submittal #0264, there will be significant activity through this summer, where I anticipate two (2) RWICs working daily.
SCRRA anticipates that a further approx. $520,000 will be required to provide flagging and training support through to the end of the project, scheduled for November 2022.
There have also been additional costs for SCRRA’s signal contractor, Balfour Beatty to support the City’s prime contractor, Icon West’s phasing and work that was not originally anticipated in our scope and budget. This includes operating out of service switches, locating cables and phasing changes that required additional work and wiring modifications. This additional support we estimate to be approx. $160,000.
In addition to the unused Design Support Agreement funds of $297,009 that will be transferred to the C & M support budget, SCRRA is requesting a further $403,551 be
Vista Canyon Multi Modal Center – Additional SCRRA Construction Support Costs
made available, as detailed in Exhibit A, attached, to support SCRRA services through to the completion of the Project. SCRRA will draft an Amendment to the C&M Agreement to memorialize this additional budget.
SCRRA looks forward to continuing to work with the City to ensure the successful and timely completion of the project and realize the benefits the new Multi Modal center will bring to the travelling public.
Andy Althorp
Assistant Director- Construction
Vista Canyon Multi Modal Center – Additional SCRRA Construction Support Costs
Exhibit A
Vista Canyon Cost Summary
Service C&M Costs
Actual Costs as
of June 1, 2022
Projected Final
Costs
Additional
Costs
Project Management, Public Relations
staff support, Communications staff
support and Admin. Staff support $ 798,360 $ 562,300 $ 798,360 $ - PTC Updates $ 235,000 $ 28,484 $ 50,000 $ (185,000) Railroad Protection estimated to 650
10-hour EIC shifts, 20 safety classes and
cable marking during construction
period $ 1,182,500 $ 1,216,683 $ 1,701,683 $ 519,183 Signal Construction and Materials $ 2,437,870 $ 2,394,382 $ 2,599,382 $ 161,512 Test Trains - 3 work windows $ 75,000 $ 15,780 $ 20,000 $ (55,000) Communication Equipment and
Materials and Passenger Phone $ 165,000 $ - $ 165,000 $ - Maintenance Support incl. 3 track
stabilizations, signal support to cut-
overs and track support (includes
Humphreys Siding rehabilitation) $ 120,000 $ 342,628 $ 379,865 $ 259,865 $ -
Total $ 5,013,730.00 $ 4,560,257 $ 5,714,290 $ 700,560
Less Available
DSA Funds $ 297,009
Additional
Funding to
Completion $ 403,551