Section 30952.05 Of Chapter 4.3. Metropolitan Transportation Commission From California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 4.3.
30952.05
. (a) The authority and the department shall amend the
cooperative agreement required by Section 30952 to incorporate the
project oversight and control responsibilities described in this
section relative to the construction of the Benicia-Martinez Bridge,
as described in Section 30917, and the state toll bridge seismic
retrofit program, as described in Section 188.5 as that section read
on January 1, 2005.
(b) The department shall develop specifications and bid documents
and invite bids and award contracts for the Benicia-Martinez Bridge,
as described in Section 30917, and the state toll bridge seismic
retrofit program projects. All contract specifications and bid
documents shall be reviewed and approved by the authority prior to
their release.
(c) The Toll Bridge Program Oversight Committee, created pursuant
to Section 30952.1, shall implement a project oversight and project
control process for the Benicia-Martinez Bridge project and the state
toll bridge seismic retrofit program projects. The committee's
project oversight and control processes shall include, but not be
limited to, reviewing bid specifications and documents, providing
field staff to review ongoing costs, reviewing and approving
significant change orders and claims (as determined by the
committee), and preparing project reports.
(d) The authority may contract with, and oversee, one or more
consulting firms to provide the services described in subdivision (c)
and subdivision (a) of Section 30952.1. All contracts shall be
reviewed and approved by the committee prior to their execution. The
authority's expenses incurred for project oversight and control
services may be reimbursed by toll revenue collected pursuant to
Section 30916, 31010, or 31011.
(e) To ensure that the department manages the risks associated
with the toll bridge seismic retrofit projects, the department shall,
at a minimum, take all of the following actions:
(1) Establish a comprehensive risk management plan that clearly
defines roles and responsibilities for risk management and addresses
the process by which it will identify and quantify project risks,
implement and track risk response activities, and monitor and control
risks throughout the duration of the project.
(2) Quantify the effect of identified risks in financial terms.
(3) Develop and maintain documents to track identified risks and
related mitigation steps.
(4) Regularly update its estimates of capital and capital outlay
support costs.
(5) Regularly reassess its reserves for potential claims and
unknown risks, incorporating information related to risks identified
and quantified through its risk assessment processes.
(6) Regularly integrate estimates for capital, capital outlay
support costs, and contingency reserves into a programwide report.
(7) Ensure that reports to the Federal Highway Administration and
others reflect current data and provide an accurate representation of
the project's status.
(8) When unexpected events occur, quickly inform the committee
created in Section 30952.1 describing the effects of these key events
on the project's overall budget and schedule.