The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (Santa Clara VTA) has awarded a $490 million contract for the development control services and products of Bechtel Company in strengthen of the Bay Space Fast Transit (BART) Silicon Valley extension. The contract is about for a 10-year duration, finishing June 2034.
“This contract award represents a vital step towards placing processes and techniques in position to get a shovel within the floor. We’re happy to be running with Bechtel, who used to be integrally concerned within the first segment of the BART extension, to assist us ship this venture,” mentioned Santa Clara VTA Leader Megaprojects Officer Tom Maguire.
Underneath the contract, Bechtel will determine a program-wide organizational construction, processes and procedures for efficient control of all levels of development, together with early works development, tunneling, stations, machine checking out, commissioning, close-out and turnover of amenities. Moreover, Bechtel will arrange and administer development contracts, development prices and time table, alternate orders, claims and disputes, in addition to development high quality and protection.
The BART Silicon Valley venture will take the six-mile, four-station extension of BART into downtown San Jose and finishing in Santa Clara, Calif., to the relief of automobiles at the highway that create cleaner air to development our long run economic system.
“This newest rail extension will supply a quick and handy transit choice for primary trip corridors,” mentioned Bechtel Company Senior Vice President Kelvin Sims. “We’re proud to be partnering with Santa Clara VTA once more to assist ship this crucial venture for the realm.”
Building is expected to start out later this 12 months to arrange for the coming of the tunnel dull gadget.