Common use of Background and Context Clause in Contracts

Background and Context. The Downtown Rail Extension (DTX or The Portal) is Phase 2 of the Transbay Program, which is led by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA). The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority (SFCTA) have co-led The Portal Governance Study, in order to recommend the institutional arrangement and governance structure1 through construction of the project, as described in Task 18 of the San Francisco Peninsula Rail Program Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU is a six-party agreement among the TJPA, the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain), the California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA), the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), MTC, and SFCTA (collectively, Partner Agencies and individually, Partner Agency). The MOU defines a project development work program for The Portal and establishes the Integrated Program Management Team (IPMT) and the Executive Steering Committee (ESC), to undertake and guide this work program on behalf of the TJPA Board.